Biotherm (for Bill Berkson) by O'Hara, Frank - 1990

San Francisco: Arion Press,, 1990.. First edition.. 24 pp. Fine in sewn wrappers. An essay entitled “Air and Such,” with a Glossary of Notes on Incidental References, Quotations, and Allusions in Order of Appearance in the Poem. Publisher’s note by Andrew Hoyem.

The Arion Press, San Francisco 1990. 4to. 16 pp. Soft Cover. Prospectus announcing the publication of "Biotherm (For Bill Berkson)." Very Good. Scuff marks on Back Cover. This is the Prospectus only, not a copy of the book. Includes order form insert. BW Images. Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). Nordland was a museum director, art critic, educator and author.Dean of the Chouinard Art Institute (1960-64), Director of the San Francisco Museum of Art (now SFMoMA) (1966-73), Milwaukee Art Museum (1977-85), and the UCLA Wight Art Gallery (1973-1977). He is the author of over 60 publications, including books on Lachaise, Nakian, Diebenkorn and Frank Lloyd Wright.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1990. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 150 numbered copies signed by the artist, this being copy no.127. Folio (57.75cm); loose lithographed sheets (ca.15" x 22"), housed in a red cloth clamshell case, with title printed in black on front cover, and the Companion To Biotherm booklet housed in a compartment on the inner front cover; with 42 lithographic prints by Jim Dine. A Fine copy. A striking production of O'Hara's last long poem, addressed to the poet and critic Bill Berkson, which first appeared in The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara. The 24pp booklet contains Berkson's essay "Air and Such," along with a glossary of notes, references, and quotations that appear in the poem, and a publisher's note by Andrew Hoyem. Arion No.32.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1990. First edition. First edition, signed by the artist, Jim Dine, on the limitation. #115 of 150 numbered copies from a total edition of 180. 44 leaves. 42 lithographs by Jim Dine. Folio. 55.7x38 cm (22" x 15"), leaves loose in red cloth portfolio box with companion essay contained in recessed pocket of portfolio's inside cover. Fine. Actor and comedian Robin Williams's copy, although unmarked. "Biotherm" is the last long poem of New York School poet Frank O'Hara, whose accidental death in 1966 at age 40 deprived America of one of its most vital and innovative poets. The poet and critic Bill Berkson, to whom the poem is addressed, provided an essay and compiled a glossary to explicate the references in the poem and to recount the circumstances of its writing.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1990. First edition, lettered issue; limited to 26 lettered copies ('reserved for participants in the project'), signed by Jim Dine, of total printing of 176 copies. 42 lithographs by Jim Dine. Folio (22 x 15 inches). Covers of red cloth portfolio are lightly soiled on front and rear covers, with small crease at one edge, else very good; the title page, printed leaves and lithographs are fine. First edition, lettered issue; limited to 26 lettered copies ('reserved for participants in the project'), signed by Jim Dine, of total printing of 176 copies. 42 lithographs by Jim Dine. Folio (22 x 15 inches). Signed by Jim Dine, one of 26 lettered copies. "'Biotherm' is the last long poem of Frank O'Hara, whose accidental death in 1966 at age forty deprived America of one of its most vital and innovative poets. The poet and critic Bill Berkson, to whom the poem is addressed, provided an essay and compiled a glossary to explicate the references in the poem and to recount the… Read More