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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 87 title(s) on 4 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
| Lolita Lobby Poster. Mexico:, Cinema International Corp.,, 1962 ., First edition. Paperback. Original lobby poster for the Stanley Kubrick movie LOLITA starring James Mason and Sue Lyon and (though not mentioned on the poster) a classic turn by Peter Sellers as Quilty. Screenplay credited to Nabokov, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. With five classic images from the movie including Lo in heart-shaped glasses. In Spanish, from Mexico. Color lithograph. (Approx. 12 1/2" x 16".) Fine.. USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 30.25 | £UK 27.25 | JP¥ 3972] Book number: 6872 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| [CLAIRE VAN VLIET]. Tower of Babel - Kafka. Paperback. Lithograph, printed in Senefelders Crayon Black on Arches White (archival paper) in 1974. Claire Van Vliet created this limited edition lithograph from a stone in 1974 at The Lakeside Studio. Printed and published by Lakeside Studio, MI. (chopmark lower right). 30" X 22" (paper) 21" x 17" (image). THE LITHOGRAPH IS SIGNED AND NUMBERED 31/50 BY THE ARTIST in pencil .. print is in mint condition.. USD 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.75 | £UK 51.25 | JP¥ 7502] Book number: 6594 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| ASTOR, SUSAN. Longevity. Roslyn:, Stone House Press,, 1983., First edition. Paperback. Broadside poem approx. 16" X 12"; wood engraving by John De Pol. Signed by the poet. From Portfolio One/1983; number 119 of 150 total copies of which 115 were for sale. Printed by hand/letterpress in two colors. Small wrinkle at bottom edge, else fine. (Brody 83.1.I.). USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 | £UK 39.25 | JP¥ 5737] Book number: 6694 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| BAUDELAIRE, CHRLES; ROBERT LOWELL. The Abyss - le Gouffre. Portland, OR:, Charles Seluzicki,, 2001.. Paperback. Broadside poem, circa 18" x 14 1/4"; original ink drawing by Paul Green Translated from the French by Robert Lowell; from his IMITATIONS. "Printed letterpress by Stern & Faye, Printers, on Folio Gray paper. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Green. Fine.. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6619] Book number: 6247 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| BERRIGAN, TED. Fragment: For Jim Brodey London:, Cape Goliard Press,, 1969.. Paperback. First edition. Illustrated broadside approx. 15.5 x 11.5 inches. Number 280 of only 327 copies made (the first 60 of which were signed by artist and poet), after which "the plates were destroyed & the type dissed". Printed on GreenÕs English hand-made paper; illustrated with a three-color offset lithograph by Jim Dine. Dine born in Ohio spent four years in London, during which time this piece was published. Jim Brodey, to whom the 12-line poem is addressed was a poet and like Berrigan associated with the New York School in the late sixties. A wonderful collaboration of one of the foremost pop artists, with a central figure of the so called Second Generation of New York School Poets The type is printed in blue and black and the toothbrushes in black, cream and pink. The colophon and limitation details are printed on the back of the sheet.In excellent condition, with only signs of handling to the edges, and faint soiling. Wonderful avant-garde piece that is as delightful and interesting as ever.. , . USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 | £UK 150.25 | JP¥ 22064] Book number: 6882 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| BOYLE, KAY, HOWARD NEMEROV, DIANE DI PRIMA ET AL. Portfolio 1983. Port Townsend, WA:, Copper Canyon Press,, 1983.. . Ten broadsides letterpress printed on rectos only under the direction of Tree Swenson on various paper and in sizes ranging from approximately 5 x 9 1/2 to 8 1/2 x 13. Some illustrated or with calligraphy. Poets: Carol Bangs, Marvin Bell, Kay Boyle, Diane Di Prima (2 different ones), Linda Gregg, Jim Heynen, William Kittredge (folded as a card as called for), Michael McClure, and Howard Nemerov. All fine with copyright/title broadside in a near fine folding printed green portfolio. A large and wonderful group, scarce separately and as a complete set. . USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 | £UK 60.25 | JP¥ 8826] Book number: 5485 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| BREATHNACH, COLM; PETER SIRR; AIDAN MATHEWS; THOM GUNN. An Bothar/the Road; the Laughter; the Death of Irish; the Bed. Dublin:, Poetry in Motion,, late 1990's., First edition thus. . Four DART posters for the "Poems on the Dart" program for the Irish Rail system. Three Irish poets and one Brit (Gunn); two signed: Breathnach and Siss; all used with edgewear: the Gunn poor with damage affecting the lettering, the rest with some soiling and use but close to very good. The three Irish poet posters are quite nice and very scarce, especially (as two are) signed. For the lot:. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6619] Book number: 6035 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| BUKOWSKI, CHARLES . Mockingbird Wish Me Luck. Santa Barbara:, Black Sparrow Press,, [n.d.].. Paperback. Broadside printed on thin yellow paper in two colors. Promotional flyer no. 2. The title poem for Buk's new book issued in 1972. Folded twice as issued for mailing. Light creasing/handling to edges, else fine. Morrow & Cooney 122a. . USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 26.75 | £UK 24.25 | JP¥ 3530] Book number: 6935 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| BULLIS, JERALD. Homestead Act. [Winston-Salem, NC]:, Palaemon,, 1980., First edition. Paperback. Palaemon Broadside Number Seventeen (approx. 7 by 15 inches); one of 100 copies numbered and signed copies printed (126 in total), this is number 77, signed by the poet. Light creasing at the very top edge, otherwise fine.. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 1589] Book number: 4052 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| CAMPANA, DINO; CHARLES WRIGHT (TRANS.). Autumn Garden. [Winston-Salem]:, Palaemon,, 1984., First edition. Paperback. Palaemon Press Broadside Number Forty-Six (approx. 12x 9 in.); limited to 126 copies, 100 numbered (this copy is no.6), printed in black and red on heavy stock, signed by Wright. Fine. . USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 4055 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| CARVER, RAYMOND. Afghanistan. Concord, NH:, William B. Ewert,, 1985.. Paperback. First separate edition. Broadside poem, approx. 14" x 9" tall. One of 50 copies privately printed, signed by the poet (the entire edition). Issued to honor Carver on his induction into the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Fine. . USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 333.75 | £UK 300.5 | JP¥ 44129] Book number: 6230 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| CARVER, RAYMOND. The River. Concord, NH:, William B. Ewert,, 1986., First edition. Paperback. Illustrated broadside poem; approx. 13 x 20 inches. One of 100 numbered copies (total edition was 126) signed by Carver and John Jagel. Jagel's illustration is of two of king salmon; the poem originally appeared in POETRY. Fine.. USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 116.75 | £UK 105.25 | JP¥ 15445] Book number: 5258 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| O'CONNOR, MARY FLANNERY. Higher Education. [Winston-Salem]:, Palaemon,, n.d. [1980]., First edition. Paperback. Palaemon Press Broadside Number Sixteen (approx. 10x 8 in.); limited to 126 copies, 100 numbered (this copy is out-of-series), printed in black and red on heavy stock, not signed. First separate publication of this poem. Fine.. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 4054 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| COWLEY, MALCOLM. The Urn. Portland, OR:, Charles Seluzicki,, 1986., First edition. Paperback. Broadside poem, illustrated by Peter Blume. Approx. 12" x 19 1/2". One of 170 numbered copies signed by Cowley and Blume. Designed an printed by Leigh McLellan on Arches Cover. Although Blume is noted for his surrealist paintings, this is a sketch printed in two colors, and wonderfully appropriate to one of Cowley's best known poems. Fine. . USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6619] Book number: 6238 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| DAVIDISON, DONALD. An Epinician Ode in Honor of John Crowe Ransom. [Winston-Salem]:, Palaemon,, 1982., First edition. Paperback. Palaemon Press Broadside Number Twenty-Three (approx. 11 X 8 1/2 in.); limited to 126 copies, 100 numbered (this copy is no.82), printed in black and red. Not signed. Fine.. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 4065 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| DUNCAN, ROBERT. Passages / in Blood's Domain. First edition. Paperback. A broadside, one of 300 copies printed by Black Mesa Press in conjunction with Woodland Pattern Book Center. Measures 19 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (50 x 32.3 cm). Signed and numbered by the poet, with his handwritten erratum correcting the French. Fine.. USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 | £UK 45.25 | JP¥ 6619] Book number: 3662 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| ELLEDGE, JIM. Homemade. Roslyn:, Stone House Press,, 1985., First edition. Paperback. Broadside poem; original wood engraving by John De Pol. SIGNED by Elledge. Number 6 of 135 total copies of which 100 were for sale. Printed by hand/letterpress in two colors. 41 X 32 cm (16" X 12 1/2"). Small wrinkle at bottom edge, else fine. (Brody 85.7). USD 65.00 [Appr.: EURO 43.5 | £UK 39.25 | JP¥ 5737] Book number: 6695 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| FORCHE, CAROLYN; THOMAS MCGRATH ET AL. Portfolio 1982. Port Townsend, WA:, Copper Canyon Press,, 1982.. . Eight broadsides letterpress printed on rectos only under the direction of Tree Swenson on various paper and in sizes ranging from approximately 6 x 7 to 8 1/2 x 12. Some illustrated or with calligraphy. Poets: Olga Broumas, Henry Carlile, Carolyn Forche "Because One Is Always Forgotten" (which is from her first book published as a limited edition by this press), Jim Heynen, James Laughlin, Thomas McGrath, Sandra McPherson, and Richard Shelton All fine with copyright/title broadside in a near fine folding printed blue portfolio. A nice group, scarce separately and as a complete set. . USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 | £UK 60.25 | JP¥ 8826] Book number: 5484 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| FORD, RICHARD; JAY MCINERNY; NEAL STEPHENSON; ROBERT OLMSTEAD; RICHARD RUSSO ET AL. Vintage Promotional Posters. New York:, Vintage Contemporaries,, 1984 and after., First edition. . A set of promotional posters in the original solid plastic frame with the Vintage Contemporary Logo. Intended for bookstores, the poster as each new book was released could easily be replaced in the frame. A number of the books promoted were issued as paperback originals: Bright Lights, Big City (shared with McGuane's Something To Be Desired); Mohawk; The Big U (these first three all first books); The Sportswriter. Also, Don DeLillo backlist, Susanna Kaysen's first novel Asa ..., Vintage Departures, and one poster "Best of a New Generation" listing eight titles including Ray Carver's Cathedral; Generally in near fine condition, the edges with some handling, but the original colors are bright. Comes with two frames which are somewhat scratched, the cardboard backing (which has four holes for hanging) worn but serviceable. 9 posters. Various designers, but all colorful, some iconic. Posters approx. 18 by 23 1/2. It is unlikely many of these posters would have survived in what is nearly a complete set of the earliest books in the series. . USD 300.00 [Appr.: EURO 200.25 | £UK 180.5 | JP¥ 26477] Book number: 7133 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| GALVIN, BRENDAN. Marchen. [Winston-Salem]:, Palaemon,, 1983., First edition. Paperback. A Palaemon Press Broadside (approx. 11x 7 1/2 in.); limited to 76 copies (this copy is no.35, in red), printed in black on heavy stock, signed by the poet. Fine. . USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 | £UK 15.25 | JP¥ 2206] Book number: 4056 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| GHISELIN, BREWSTER. The Dreamers. [Winston-Salem]:, Palaemon,, 1981., First edition. Paperback. Palaemon Press Broadside Number Twenty-SIX (approx. 8 X 11in.); limited to 126 copies, 100 numbered (this copy is no. 24), printed in black and red. Signed by the poet. Fine.. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 4071 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| GRAVES, JOHN; JOHN DE POL . Self-Portrait with Birds. Dallas:, Chama Press,, 1991., First edition. Paperback. Prospectus with eight woodcut engravings (one in green the rest B&W) for chapter headings and the double-spread title page, all by De Pol, two signed, one in full, one with his last name, and the rest with his characteristic "D". Thus all the interior artwork with prospectus of an edition limited to 330 copies. Prospectus (there are in fact two) folded, else fine, in plain folder. . USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 | £UK 60.25 | JP¥ 8826] Book number: 7063 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| HALL, DONALD. Ardor. Portland, ME:, The Cafe Review,, 1998., First edition. Paperback. Broadside poem, measuring approx. 11 1/2" x 18 3/4". Number 11 of 150 copies numbered and signed by the poet; printed by Wolfe Editions. Beautifully done with impressed design on heavy handmade paper. The poem, which first appeared in The New Yorker, addresses his late wife Jane Kenyon. Fine. . USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 | £UK 90.25 | JP¥ 13239] Book number: 6237 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| HALL, DONALD. Elbows. [Norfollk, VA]:, Mummy Mountain Press,, 1993.. Paperback. Broadside poem, tall, approx, 11 1/2" x 17". Design, relief cuts and printing by Karla Elling. Signed by Hall and Elling. One of 150 commemorating the tribute to Hall at the AWP conference. Scarce piece, and quite attractive. . USD 295.00 [Appr.: EURO 197 | £UK 177.5 | JP¥ 26036] Book number: 6231 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. | ||
| HALL, DONALD. Mouth. East Lansing:, Arts Workshop Press,, May 1, 1973., First printing. Paperback. Broadside, approx. 14" x 8 1/2" tall. One of 30 (#3) signed by the poet and printed on special paper (of a total edition of 350). Printed for distribution: Conference in Modern Literature - M.S.U. Attractively printed on thin paper; fragile, exceedingly scarce and very fine. . USD 550.00 [Appr.: EURO 367 | £UK 330.75 | JP¥ 48542] Book number: 6226 Click here to order or inquire at Alexander Rare Books. |
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