Recent Arrivals from Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA

Boulder, Colorado: Self-published, n.d. [ca. 1974]. Scarce publication in Jack Collom's "the" series of poetry journals. From 1966 to 1977, the Boulder poet and teacher published 14 "the" issues, this one being number 12. Many well-known poets would often contribute works. This issue is divided into two sections. The first section contains poems by Carmen Vigil, Denise Levertov, David Meltzer,… Read more about this item

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. First Nebraska Paperback Printing. Collection of poems about the Great Plains Blizzard of January 12, 1888. This is a University of Nebraska reprint of the 1986 edition from Bieler Press. Octavo, unpaginated. Some curling to corners but internally clean and unmarked. Near Fine.

n.p. [New York]: Self-published, 1995. Laser-jet print on heavy card stock, one of 250 copies signed by New York artist Les Levine (b. 1935), advocating an end to group shows. The print is accompanied by a signed statement on his stationery explaining his reason for opposing group shows, saying they exploit artists: "The artists are often told… Read more about this item

Georgetown, Kentucky: Finishing Line Press, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Slender poetry chapbook by Winifred Hughes, who lives in Princeton. Her poems are mostly about the natural world. No 147 in the New Women's Voices Series. Octavo, 27, [5] pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Slight creasing to corners, a bit of rubbing and soiling to wrappers. Internally, clean… Read more about this item

San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. A scarce and attractive first printing of Gregory Corso's "Gasoline," his second collection of poetry. Priced at 95 cents on the back cover, this collection was Number Eight in City Lights' Pocket Poet Series. According to the standard bibliography on City Lights, 1,500 copies were printed (Ralph… Read more about this item

New York: Vanity Press, 1981. Satirical poetry chapbook from Tuli Kupferberg (1923-2010), poet, activist, and co-founder of the Fugs. It features politically charged poetry, collages, and photos. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo, 30 pages, in stapled newsprint (soft cover). CONDITION: Moderate edge wear, heavily toned but clean and unmarked. About Very Good.

Philadelphia: Dauphine Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Rare book of prose and photos celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Specifically, Fat Tuesday, "the final day of bacchanalia before the Lenten fasting begins." Chris Peditto has written a short story about a drunken day in New Orleans filled with outrageous characters. That's followed by a series of… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Stolen Paper Review Editions, 1966. Later printing. Collection of four psychedelic erotic poems by Leonore Kandel (1932-2009) that led to an obscenity trial. This is a later printing of the First Edition, with a blue overprinting to the figures on the front cover. In May 1967, a jury in San Francisco found the book obscene… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Beat Poetry and Arts/BEST of San Francisco, 1994. SIGNED by Jack Hirschman (1933-2021) on the contents page. An anthology featuring numerous San Francisco poets. Hirschman, a former poet laureate of San Francisco and radical activist, has contributed a piece, "A Village Poem." Besides Hirschman, the anthology includes Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Bob Kaufman, Paul Landry (photo on… Read more about this item

Ibadan, Nigeria: General Publications Section, Ministry of Education, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. A scarce copy of the groundbreaking African literary journal, Black Orpheus, the first African literary journal in English. Ulli Beier, a lecturer at Ibadan University in Nigeria, founded Black Orpheus in 1957. The journal was influential in promoting African writing to a world-wide… Read more about this item

Temple, Maine: Juniper Books, 1968. Second Printing. A slim collection of poems by John Judson (d. 2019) issued by Juniper Books, his own imprint. Striking cover by Anne Swan. Octavo, 17, [1] pages, in sewn, illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Sunning to extremities, slight curling to wrapper corners. Very Good.

Paris: Moving Letters Press, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Poetry by Craig Watson, Tom Beckett, and Claude Royet-Journoud in Moving Letters 8. Illustrations by Tim Trompeter. From 1984 to 1990, Joseph Simas published 13 magazines and 5 chapbooks at his Moving Letters Press in Paris. Text in English. SCARCE. Octavo, [24] pages, in stapled, illustrated wrappers (soft cover).… Read more about this item

Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by Eric Leigh on the title page and dated March 2010 in the year of publication. A collection of poems by the San Francisco-based writer. This stunning debut collection deals with heartbreak and loss, featuring such diverse settings as drag bars, country roads, beer halls, and… Read more about this item

New York: Bound & Unbound, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Exhibition catalogue of printed works for Fluxus artist Davi Det Hompson (real name: David E. Thompson, 1939-1996) at Barbara Moore's Bound & Unbound in New York, September 21-October 26, 1991. Bound & Unbound was an important champion of Fluxus, performance art, and artists' books. The catalogue consists… Read more about this item

Georgetown, Kentucky: Finishing Line Press, 2007. First Edition. SIGNED by Lesley Wheeler on the title page, where she has drawn a line through her printed name and signed in ink above it. Wheeler's first poetry collection; all of the poems relate to World War II-era Liverpool. "A version of my mother, Patricia (Cain) Wheeler, is a protagonist here," she… Read more about this item

New York: Library & Museum of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Rare exhibition catalogue celebrating Caffe Cino, widely considered the birthplace of Off Off Broadway. The exhibition took place from March 5 to May 11, 1985, at the Vincent Astor Gallery of the Library & Museum of the Performing Arts at… Read more about this item

Easton, Pennsylvania: Anderie Poetry Press, 1995. Collection of poems by a psychologist; illustrations by Alex Shapiro. Octavo, 56 pages, in illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Some soiling to the white wrappers. Near Fine. Scarce in commerce.

Farnham, Surrey: The Sceptre Press, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Slender volume of poems by the Scottish poet George MacBeth (1932-1992), number 63 of 74 numbered copies from a total edition of 100 copies. There are three poems here: The Wolves, The Pain, and The Hector Syndrome. PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Octavo, 16 pages, in stapled white wrappers (soft cover). CONDITION: Some light dusting to… Read more about this item

València, Spain: IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 2001. Catalogue for a Zao Wou-ki retrospective in Belgium, organized by the IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern in cooperation with the Musée d'Ixelles in Brussels. The Belgian exhibition took place from July 18 to September 30, 2001, following an earlier show in València. Essays by Emmanuel Guigon, France Huser, and Louis Ucciani, followed by… Read more about this item

n.p. [Santa Barbara]: Work in Progress, 1967. A long poem by Peter Whigham (1925-1987), an English-born poet and translator who taught poetry at Berkeley. One of 500 copies (originally 300; print run hand-corrected on the colophon). First in a series of Work in Progress pamphlets. Attractive prospectus for the series laid in. PHYSICAL DETAILS: 16mo (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 inches;… Read more about this item