The Paper Snake. by JOHNSON, Ray - (2014).

New York: Something Else Press, 1965. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ray Johnson. A lovely copy of the February 1965 1st trade edition. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with 2 tiny, almost microscopic chips along the rear panel's edges. Oblong quarto, filled with Johnson's wild illustrations, correspondence art, doodles, poems, etc. Astute, pithy essay on Ray Johnson by William Wilson along the dustjacket flaps.

Something Else Press, 1965. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardback--1965 --book excellent--dust cover has slight edge wear

(N. Y.: Something Else Press, 1965). First edition, first printing, hardback issue. One of 1840 copies printed. A compendium of Johnson's mail art as sent to Dick Higgins. Inscribed by Johnson on the title-page: "With best wishes, Ray Johnson", underscored with a drawing of a snake. Dust jacket chipped, otherwise a very good copy, uncommon signed. Oblong 4to, original pictorial cloth, dust jacket. Dust jacket chipped, otherwise a very good copy, uncommon signed.

New York: The Something Else Press, 1965. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good +. Ray Johnson. The February 1965 limited edition, purportedly of 197 copies. In its rich-blue, patterned boards, this is a distinctly different binding from the pictorial cloth of the trade edition. Furthermore, this copy includes an original piece of Ray Johnson art, a 7" strip of collage (with thin striped paper running vertically against a deep blue), contained within an envelope fastened to the front pastedown. The book itself --an oblong quarto-- is clean and very presentable as well. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with light chipping --and just a touch of very lght creasing-- along the panel edges.