Recent Arrivals from Division Leap, ABAA

Toronto: Gronk, 1967. First edition. 4to, three side-stapled leaves. "Limited number for public sale." Early issue of the longrunning Canadian avant-garde periodical devoted to concrete and sound poetry. This issue presents Barbara O'Connell's work Wordsdrawing Sequence. Near fine with some minor creasing, a touch of rusting to staples, and a single tiny, almost imperceptible stain to… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, 1984. 8 1/2 x 11" flyer, offset litho on white paper stock. Original flyer for this 1984 show by Tones on Tail in Los Angeles, at Music Machine. With Bonemen of Barumba opening. Fine.

[Canada]: CURVD H & Z., 2008. 4 x 6" card, printed in two colors. One of a limited edition of 111 copies. A concrete poem card, published as Curvd H & Z 467. Fine.

[Santa Rosa]: [Black Sparrow press], 1986. Large format printing block, metal mounted on a sheet of plywood, approximately 11 1/2" x 6 1/2." The original printing block for the rotational celestial design of the double title page of The Books of Saturn. A unique artifact from one of the most influential postwar small presses, and an exemplar of… Read more about this item

Cambridge & Gloucester: The Curiously Strong, 1970. First edition. Foolscap, four leaves mimeographed from typescript and stapled once at the upper left hand corner. This issue is notable for including a poem by the great Rolf-Dieter Brinkmann, entitled Cold, here translated by John James, and other contributions from Paul Selby, Derek Willey, & John James. … Read more about this item

Toronto: Spider Plots in Rat-Holes, 1985. 3 1/2 x 4 1/4" booklet, [4] pp, stapled into rubberstamped wraps with an illustrated pastedown to cover. One of a limited edition of 100 copies. Concrete poetry. Fine.

np: jwcurry, 2006. 2 x 3 1/2" card, printed in purple and black ink on purple card stock. A card listing reading times for this 2006 reading of bpNicholl's Martyrology at Majlis art center, organized by jwcurry. Hand numbered in blue ink "88." "THANKS FOR ATTENDING. - JWC." Fine.

Ithaca, NY: Eagles Cornell University Art Place, c. late 19th century. Silver gelatin print, mounted on a cabinet card with bevelled edges, 4 1/4 x 6 1/2", verso printed with a reproduction f a view of Cornell University. A cabinet card featuring two young women, likely Cornell University Graduates, reading a book held between them. The typography… Read more about this item

Vancouver, BC: blewointmentpress, 1970. First edition. Oblong foolscap format, side-stapled in photographically illustrated wraps. One of a limited edition of 700 numbered copies, though this one unnumbered and out of series. Artist book of concrete poetry and drawings. Some creasing and light soiling to wraps, but a very good example.

Cambridge & Gloucester: The Curiously Strong, 1970. First edition. Foolscap, seven leaves mimeographed from typescript and one drawing, and stapled once at the upper left hand corner. This issue prints J.H. Prynne's poem "A New Tax on the Counter-Earth," and other contributions from Barry MacSweeney and Fred Buck. Near fine with a narrow strip of… Read more about this item

Toronto: Spider Plots in Rat-Holes, 1984. First edition. One of 100 copies. 4to, unpaginated, 10 sheets, photo-mechanically reproduced on rectos only, side-stapled, and backed with black cloth tape. A collection of collages and poems, with contributions from the editors and Steve McCaffery, qaani lore, C.Mehrl Bennett / John M. Bennett, Chester Baker, Lillian Necanov, RDHanson, Randall Brock,… Read more about this item

Paris: presspresspress, 1990. 2 3/8 x 4 1/8" card, housed in a printed envelope. One of a limited edition of 34 copies. Fine.

Ottawa: [jwcurry], 2005. First edition. One of a limited edition of 127 numbered copies. 12mo, [20] pp. including covers, printed on found envelopes. Title from second leaf. "edited & etcetted by jwcurry in random order through late June, 2005 and others." Fine.

Los Angeles: Utopic Furnace Press, 1990. First edition. Oblong 64mo, [8] pp, saddle-stapled wraps. Prints a poem by the Canadian poet and member of the Parliament Street Librarty poetry group, published In Memoriam, shortly after his death due to complications after being stabbed while working as a taxi driver. Fine.

Bruxelles and Paris: Amenophis, 1970. First edition. Two large posters, the first 17 1/4 x 27", the second 17 x 24", printed in red and blue, respectively, both housed in a silkscreened folder. A gorgeous issue of the Belgian avant-garde periodical. Posters fine; folder near fine with toning and creasing to extremities.

np, 1976. 8vo, [24] p, saddle-stapled wraps. Photo-mechanically reproduced from typescript and diagrams, one of which is reproduced in color. The text of a lecture on the promises of solar energy given at the University of California at Berkeley by the groundbreaking biochemist, who won the Nobel Prize in 1961 for his discover (along with Andrew Benson… Read more about this item

Ottawa: One Cent Poetry, 2005. Single sheet of card stock, folded to 2 3/4 x 4 1/4", rubberstamped in three colors. Published in jwcurries One Cent series, as no. 368. With rubberstamped signature. One of a limited edition of 400 numbered copies.. Fine.

np: [jwcurry], 2007. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" broadside, mimegraphed on card stock with a single rubberstamped element to map. Signed. The leaflet announcing this reading of bpNicholl's Martyrology, with a map at verso showing the location of the reading. Fine.

np: Finger Printing Inkoperated, nd. Single card, folded once to 3 x 4". One of a limited edition of 50 copies, published as Feetprints #3. fibne.

New York: Software, 1965. 4to, 7 leaves, mimeographed from typescript on rectos only on different colors of paper stock, and side-stapled. Addressed and mailed in 1965 to the Gladys Hindmarch. Fugitive second issue of the little magazine, one of those primitive, gorgeous low-run periodicals such as Floating Bear which were very alive in NYC - with contributions… Read more about this item