ART AND LITERATURE AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW by Ashbery, John, et al [eds] - 1967

Lausanne, Switzerland: Société Anonyme d'Editions Littéraires et Artistiques, 1967. Whole numbers one through twelve (all published). Twelve issues. Square octavo. Printed wrappers. Occasional plates and illustrations. U.S. price stamped on front wrapper of several issues, three issues near fine in lightly chipped glassine, remainder with occasional tanning or soiling to wrappers, #s 9 and 12 have tide-marks at lower fore-tips of plates and a few leaves, first number has short tear at top of upper joint, third number has a small chip to the upper wrapper, fourth number has a closed tear artlessly mended at the fore-edge of the rear wrapper, but otherwise a good set. Edited by John Ashbery, Sonia Orwell, et al. "A remarkably integrated magazine despite its wide range of subjects and sympathies...an elegant showcase for important new work from a variety of sources" - C&P. With contributions by Ashbery, D. Jones, Coleman, Fr. Rolfe, Butts, Sims, Crevel, Montale, Elmslie, Barthelme, Genet, Connolly, Koch, Rhys, Alex Katz, Burroughs, Jane and Paul Bowles, Burgess, Burroughs, Mathews, Guest, J. Schuyler, F. Porter, Cage, O'Hara, Jasper Johns, Bly, Ted Berrigan, Ron Padgett, Pasternak, Rivers, Hockney, Riding, Gass, Ackerley, Spender, et al. Between 4500 and 5500 copies of each issue were printed for distribution internationally. The fine paper issue of twenty-five numbered copies of each issue was never distributed. CLAY & PHILLIPS, pp. 170-1. KERMANI D4.