Names of People. by DUNCAN, Robert and Jess - 1968.

(San Francisco): Sand Dollar, 1972. Softcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Pictorial wrappers. Paste-ups by Jess. Near fine with spine head slightly bumped, light toning and rubbing. One of 2600 paperback copies.

San Francisco Museum of Art, 1968. First edition. Four printed leaves laid into an illustrated folder, the folder art by JESS. One leaf is by Robert Duncan: Structure Of Rime XXVII. The other three leaves list works by JESS, as well as a checklist and biographical timeline. Faint edge wear, but a fine copy. This copy not signed by either contributor, although there was a limited signed issue. Bertholf B23. The work by Duncan makes its first appearance here.

San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Arts Festival, (1963)., (1963).. Very good. - A 17-1/2 inch high by 12-7/8 inch wide broadside. The broadside is printed on heavy stock with a deckled right edge. The drawing by Jess, with abstract confetti-like snow or leaves falling from shadowy trees above a picket fence, is illustrated across four window panes. Duncan's poem, the opening lines of which read "Unkingd by affection? One exchanges the Empire of one's desire for the anarchy of pleasures....," is printed in holograph in two of the windows. George Lithograph Company's credits are printed at the bottom of the verso. There is minor soiling to the borders and minor creases to the edges. Near fine.
Edition of 300 copies signed by the poet and the artist. Printed by George Lithograph Company and distributed by Auerhahn Press.
The broadside was published as part of a poetry portfolio titled "San Francisco Arts Festival. A Poetry Folio". Published in an edition of 300 copies, the portfolio contained 8 unnumbered… Read More

Chicago, IL: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1972. First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran December 16, 1972 through January 28, 1973. Seven loose sheets. Brief text by Stephen Prokopoff. "Structure of Rime XXVII" by Robert Duncan on one sheet. Three sheets of illustrations by Jess. Also includes an artist chronology and list of the 39 works in the show. All sheets in very near fine condition and in a near fine folder that has some very minor wear. Surprisingly uncommon.

San Francisco: Ark, 1956. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. One of the most important postwar American underground literary magazines. This issue, co-edited with Michael McClure, contains early appearances by major Beat writers, as well as a range of exceptional contemporary writers. Unmarked copy from the library of Philip Lamantia; light sunning to wrappers and a little overall wear.

1964. Unbound. Near Fine. Measuring 3.25" x 4.75". Handmade Christmas card for 1964. Chinese-theme illustration pasted onto a folded card with a handwritten note: "to cast a Chinese lite on Christmas towards. Robert and Jess 1964 our love and constant wish for your Happy New Year 1965.

1963. Unbound. Near Fine. Handmade Christmas card for 1963. Measuring 5.5" x 7.75". Older lithographed illustration of a rose affixed onto a folded card, inside has a printed "Merry Christmas" with a handwritten greeting: "and a Happy New Year 1963-1964 from Robert Duncan and Jess Collins," with a hand-drawn ornament and star surrounding the printed "Merry Christmas.