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Ms Coll/Miles Miles, Barry, 1943- Papers, 1958-2000. 15.5 linear ft. (ca. 5,000 items in 33 boxes). Biography: Editor, biographer, and bookseller. Manager, London's Better Books, 1965; owner/manager, Indica Bookshop, 1966-1970, which specializes in modern literature, especially post-war American and British authors; editor of International Times and of little literary magazines, including Long Hair, and Trees. He has recorded numerous spoken word albums and is the author of Ginsberg; a biography. Summary: Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials concerned with Miles' literary activities in London, which include a number of small literary magazines which he edited during the mid- sixties. Included are 30 letters and manuscripts from William S. Burroughs and a body of material relevant to Miles' and J. Maynard's William S. Burroughs: a Bibliography, 1953-1973, published in 1978, and many letters and manuscripts from Allen Ginsberg. In addition there are 7 letters and manuscripts from Richard Brautigan, 3 letters from Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 5 letters from Michael McClure, 19 letters and manuscripts from Gerard Malanga, and 13 letters and manuscripts from Brian Patten, and files from numerous authors, including some from other countries. Part 2: Research materials and working files for his biography of Allen Ginsberg, published by Simon & Schuster in 1989, with later revised editions. These files include photocopies of Ginsberg's letters to many associates, photocopies of Ginsberg's journal notebooks from 1953 until 1985, and 166 tape cassettes of interviews of and about Allen Ginsberg. Organization: Selected items cataloged; remainder arranged. (Box 1: Cataloged correspondence, A-Z; Box 2: Cataloged manuscripts, A-Z; Box 3-5: Arranged correspondence, manuscripts, & printed materials; Box 6/7: Original Allen Ginsberg letters & manuscripts, shelved in the vault; Boxes 8-34: Part 2, Research materials & working files for his biography of Allen Ginsberg, including photocopies of Ginsberg's journals, Boxes 23-26, and audio tapes of interviews, Boxes 33-34). William Burroughs letters are available on microfilm. Finding aids: Contents list, 91p. Available for faculty, students, and researchers engaged in scholarly or publication projects. Reader must use microfilm of materials specified above. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books & Manuscripts. 1. Brautigan, Richard. 2. Burroughs, William S., 1914- 3. Carr, Lucien, 1924?- 4. Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. 5. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926- 6. McClure, Michael. 7. Malanga, Gerard, 1943- 8. Patten, Brian, 1946- 9. Snyder, Gary, 1930- 10. Whalen, Philip. 11. Booksellers and bookselling 12. Little magazines—London (England). 13. Poetry. 14. Beats. 15. Beat literature. 16. Advertsements. 17. Announcements. 18. Audio cassettes. 19. Bibliographies. 20. Broadsides. 21. Brochures. 22. Catalogs (trade). 23. Collages. 24. Diaries. 25. Drafts (literary). 26. Drawings. 27. Essays. 28. Galley proofs. 29. Genealogies. 30. Handbills. 31. Lists. 32. Indexes. 33. Interviews. 34. Invitations. 35. Invoices. 36. Itineraries. 37. Manuscripts (literary). 38. Notebooks. 39. Notes. 40. Obituaries. 41. Photographs. 42. Photoprints. 43. Poems. 44. Posters. 45. Press releases. 46. Resumes. 47. Reviews. 48. Scripts. 49. Silkscreen prints. 50. Artists. 51. Authors. 52. Biographers. 53. Editors. 54. Poets. ID: NYCR88-A24 HR - 8/92 HR - 5/02 Barry MILES Papers -1- Cataloged correspondence: Berkson, Bill Berrigan, Ted Brautigan. Richard Burroughs, William S. - Or) Charters, Ann Carr, Lucien Clark, Tom di Prima, Diane Fainlight, Harry Ferlinghetti, Lawrence Finlay, Ian Hamilton Ginsberg, Allen Giorno, John Gysin, Brion Box 1 Hollo, Anselm Kelly, Robert Laughlin, James LaVigne, Robert Lucie-Smith, Edward McClure, Michael Malanga, Gerard Olson, Charles Miles, Barry Orlovsky, Peter Owens, Rochelle Padgett, Ron Patchen, Miriam Patten, Brian Plymell, Charles Sanders, Ed Saroyan, Aram Swallow, Alan Snyder, Gary Tambimuttu Wakoski, Diane «- Williams, Jonathan Whalen, Philip Cataloged manuscripts: Ashbery, John Berrigan, Ted Brautigan, Richard Burroughs, William S, -- Box 2 di Prima, Diane Corso, Gregory Fainlight, Harry Ginsberg, Allen Hollo, Anselm Kelly, Robert Lamantia, Philip Malanga, Gerard Micheline, Jack Owens, Rochelle Patten, Brian Plymell, Charges Warhol, Andy Barry MILES Papers -2- Arranged correspondence and manuscripts (and printed materials) Ableman, Paul Agel, Jerome Aldrich, Michael Andrews, George Ballard, J. G. Barnett, Anthony Belart, Gerard Berner, Jeff Bierkens, Jef Birot, Mme Pierre Albert Bizot, Jean Francois Blazek, Douglas Bly, C. (Mrs. Robert) Bowering, George Brautigan, Richard Breger, Udo Burroughs, William S. Butler, Bill Butterworth, Michael Calder, John Callahan, James Box 3 Carroll, Donald Cassidy, Daniel Patrick, Jr. Christo City Lights Books Clements, Marshall Cobbing, Bob Cohen, Ira Combs, Tram Congden, Kirby Critchley, Julian Crozier, Andrew Cunliffe, Dave (& Tina Morris) De Loach, Allen di Prima, Diane Douglas, Alan Dowden, George Doyle, Kirby Durgnat, Raymond Dyke, Dick Elbert, Joyce Evans, Paul . Fainlight, Barry Fancher, Edwin Fanchette, Jean Fawcett, Anthony Fay, Robert Federman, Raymond Ferlinghetti, Lawrence Finlay, Ian Hamilton Fisher, Allen Fisher, Roy Fowler, John E. Froge, Gait Furnival, John Barry MILES Papers -3- Gamier, Pierre Gibson, Morgan Ginsberg, Allen Giorno, John Goliard Press Gomringer, Eugen Gordon, Giles Grinberg, Miguel Gyson, Brion Hansen, Al Hartmann, Walter Harwood, Lee Hazard, Geoffrey Heliczer, Piero Henri, Adrian Herman, Jan Box k Hollo, Anselm Holmes, David Horovitz, Frances Horovitz, Michael Houedard, Dom Silvester Houston, Libby Inman, Will Jay, Peter Johnson, B. S. Keen, Jeff Keys, John Kupferberg, Tuli Lawson, Andrew Lebel, Jean-Jacques Levy, D. A. Lewis, Harry Lionni, Paolo Lord, Sterling Lucie-Smith, Edward McBride, Bob & Dick McCarthy, Cavan McClure, Michael McGilvery, Laurence McNamara, Tom Malanga, Gerard Marlowe, Alan Maurer, Monique Maynard, Joe Mikriammos, Philippe Miller, Jeffrey Miller, Peter Montgomery, George Morris, Richard Morris, Tina Mottram, Eric . Murray, David New Yorker Magazine Box 5 Nuttall, Jeff Olson, Charles Parnell, Martin Patchen, Miriam Barry MILES Papers Patten, Brian Perret, Christopher Pickard, Tom Pivano, Fernanda Sottsas Ploog, Jurgen Plymell, Charles Pociao Randall, Margaret Rattray, David Box 5 Rayworth, Tom Resnick, Marcia Ricard, Albert Rene Richter, Daniel Rutherford, Malcolm Sanders, Ed Saroyan, Aram Shayer, Michael Shepp, Archie Sinclair, John Smith, Alexander Sommerville, Ian Spratley, Joanna Sullivan, Beris Tambimuttu Tarn, Nathaniel Thatcher, Brian Torrance, Chris (& Michael Dyle) Wagnon, Drew Wake, Brian Wall rich, Larry Weissner, Carl Welsh, David Wilentz, Ted Williams, Heathcote Williams, Jonathan Wyatt, Ian Catalogs & flyers Box 6 Cataloged Correspondence shelved in Vault Ginsberg, Allen (Original letters may not be used without the permission of the Librarian for Rare Books and Manuscripts. Reader must use photocopies in Box 1) -5- An Inventory of the Barry Miles Papers, Aug 15, 1987 Letters from William S. Burroughs to Barry Miles 1. t Is July 17, 1964 [WSB in Tangier to BM in London] [Starting magazine, Reich's Orgone accumulators] 2. t Is Oct 28, 1964 [WSB in Tangier to BM in London] [Discusses the 3-column technique and encloses ms for a new magazine] + ts 5p hollograph pagination. "Who Is The Written Third Walks Beside You?" [a cut-up using a line from Eliot's "Waste Land" as a starting point.] Published in "Tzarad Anthology. Copy enclosed. 3. a p/c Nov 20, 1964 [WSB in Tangier "'to BM in London] [Gives NYC address] 4. a p/c n.d.^f Dec ember 1972] [W^B in London to BM in NYC][Xmas card] 5. a Is n.d. [December 1973] [WSB in London to BM in NYC][Xmas card]-., 6. t Is Nov 30, 1970 2p with lOp enclosure. [WSB in London to BM in NYC][NYC and Hubbard, founder •-.£ Scientology] + ts carbon "The Reactive Mind" lOp with hollograph pagination. 7. t Is May 23, 1970 [WSB in London to BM in NYC][Andy Warhol, magazines, C a] 2p 8. "t Is Aug 30, 1970. [WSB in London to BM in Cherry Valley, NY][Corso, Hubbard, His article on Scientology] 9. t Is Dec 13, 1970 [WSB in London to BM in NYC][Scientology] 10. t Is April 10, 1972 [WSB in London to BM in Sedlescombe, Sussex] [re selling his archives. 11. t Is 2p July 20, 1973 [WSB in London to BM in NYC] [Details regarding sale of Burroughs' archives 12. t Is Aug 14, 1973 [WSB in London to BM in NYC][Archives. Dutch Schultz] 13. t Is Dec 16, 1974 [WSB in NYC to BM in London][Decribed reading tour w/John Giorno. Ginsberg] 14. t Is Jan 30, 1975 [WSB in NYC to BM in London][Re disposing of contents his apt] 15. t Is Nov 8, 1975 [WSB in NYC to BM in London] [Archives sale and bibliography] -6- 16. t Is [to Richard Aaron] Feb 25, 1973 [WSB in London to RA in Ollon, Suisse][regarding the Catalogue of the WSB Archive by Miles that Aaron published.] 17. t Is Jan 20, 1976. [WSB in NYC to BM in London][re: WSB intro to BM's Bibliography of his work.] + ts 6p "Introduction for Miles' Bibliography of WSB" 18. t Is March 22, 1976 [WSB in NYC to BM in London][Re; Bibliography] 19. t Is April 20, 1976 [WSB in NYC to BM in London][London flat, Ian Sommerville's death.] 20 t Is June 22, 1976 [WSB in NYC to BM in London][Port of Saints, articles Cravdaddy magazine and financial matters.] 21. ts [carbon] MOB (My Own Business) dated Dec 9, 1969 4p 22. ts [carbon] 8p [1965] [contemporary with the Paris Review interview] -Y- s letters to William Burroughs* [all carbon copies unless stated] TL Nov 17, 1967, Ip TL Teb 12, 1968, lp TL Aug 4, 1970, 2p [from Ginsberg's farm] TL Nov 18, 1970, lp TL April 17, 1972 Cable: Burroughs to Miles, May 31, 1972 Cable: Burroughs to Miles, June 23, 1972 Cable: Burroughs to Miles, July 12, 1972 TL July 27, 1972, lp TL Aug 22, 1972, 2 sides Cable: Burroughs to Miles, Aug 23, 1972 [Photocopy] Deed of Partnership between W. S.Burroughs and Brion Gysin, Oct 30, 1972, regarding the description and sale of their joint-archives.
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    catalog one tomberg rare books CATALOG ONE: Rare Books, Mimeograph Magazines, Art & Ephemera PLEASE DIRECT ORDERS TO: tomberg rare books 56 North Ridge Road Old Greenwich, CT 06870 (203) 223-5412 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tombergrarebooks.com TERMS: All items are offered subject to prior sale. Please email or call to reserve. Returns will be accepted for any reason with notification and within 14 days of receipt. Payment is expected with order and may be made by check, money order, credit cards or Paypal. Institutions may be billed according to their needs. Reciprocal courtesies to the trade. ALL BOOKS are first edition (meaning first printing) hardcovers in original dust jackets; exceptions noted. All items are guaranteed as described and in very good or better condition unless stated otherwise. Autograph and manuscript material is guaranteed and may be returned at any time if proven not to be authentic. DOMESTIC SHIPPING is by USPS Priority Mail at the rate of $9.50 for the first item and $3 for each additional item. Medial mail can be requested and billed. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING will vary depending upon destination and weight. Above: Item 4 Left: Item 19 Cover: Item 19, detail 1. [Artists’ Books]. RJS & KRYSS, T.L. DIALOGUE IN PALE BLUE Cleveland: Broken Press, 1969. First edition. One of 200 copies, each unique and assembled by hand. Consists entirely of pasted in, cut and folded blue paper constructions. Oblong, small quarto. Stiff wrappers with stamped labels. Light sunning to wrappers, one corner crease. Very good. rjs and tl kryss were planning on a mimeo collaboration but the mimeograph broke, leaving them with only paper.