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Florence, MA: Red Trillium Press / Aqui en la lucha, 2009. First Edition. First Edition. One of a deluxe edition limited to 50 copies (this being No. 15) signed by the photographer Eduardo Hernandez Santos, with two signed original prints all housed in a gray clamshell case. A photographic exploration of one of Havana's hidden communities. Interweaving stark photography with excerpts from Virgilio Pinera, Santos shows us the vulnerable world of these night creatures, the young gay and transgender individuals who gather at the wall. "The seafront wall is a corporal image of the city and of the nation itself, a space of cultural alternatives and negotiations. In daylight, it is the postcard of poems, movies and tourist souvenirs. In the hours preceding dawn, it becomes the Havana of the others; the city turns against itself in nights of sea salt, rum, and troubadours. Havana becomes a transvestite garmented in mortar walls showcasing outlandish, assorted events: queens of the night, street vendors,… Read More

Florence: Galleria Victoria Miro, 1990. First Edition. First Edition, one of 300 unnumbered copies. All parts present. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Victoria Miro, Florence from November 3, 1990 through January 3, 1991. 6.25 x 32.75 inch Gatefold, containing a booklet, five cards printed on recto and verso, three printed on recto only, one blank, and 30 glassine imitation currency bills. Near Fine.

New York: HarperCollins [Harper Collins], 1996. First Edition. First Edition. Contains selections from book published during 1996 by HarperCollins. Includes an audio tape of readings. Authors and titles include: "Lip Service," by Kate Fillion; "A Chance top See Egypt," by Sandra Scofield; "Showing My Color," by Clarence Page; "Love and Awakening," John Welwood; "Señora Honeycomb," by Fanny Buitrago; "Going to the Sun," by James McManus; "Jamming," by John Kao. Selections on audio include: "Slouching Towards Gomorrah," by Robert H. Bork; "PawPaw Patch," by Janice Daugharty; "Heaven's Coast," by Mark Doty; "The Good Negress," by A. J. Verdelle; "Zen Physics," by David Darling." Slightly wavy, else Near Fine in printed, saddle-stapled wrappers, housed in a Near Fine cardboard chemise (9 x 9 inches) with velcro clasp and front paper label; audio tape appears not to have been played.

New York: Fluxus Editions, 1972. First Edition. First Edition, one of 250 copies (this being No. 34). Although not called for, this copy SIGNED by Mekas on the verso of the front board. Designed by George Maciunas. Featuring poetry by Mekas alongside photographs of his native Lithuania. Published the same year as his documentary "Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania," about his return trip to the village where he was born. Text in Lithuanian. Wooden boards bound with brass hinges. Faint toning to a few of the pages, else Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Outline for an unpublished novel. After moving to Argentina from Nazi Germany at the end of World War II, a German man decides to go back to Germany. He is then recruited by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, in order to bring more Nazis out of hiding. Black titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Outline, with credits for author John Melson. 43 leaves, with last leaf of text numbered 40. Xerographically duplicated, first generation copy, with no copied punch holes. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads.

New York: Fawbush Editions and Solo Press, 1985. First Edition. First Edition, one of 20 roman numeral copies (this being No. V) out of a total limitation of 120. SIGNED by both the author and illustrator. Folio-sized loose leaves, printed on 300 gram Arches paper, with 9 lithographs and two tipped-in color photographs, laid in stiff paper wrappers and housed in a blue linen clamshell box. A poem by Mamet, his first work for children, about a what keeps you warm, especially away from home. Clamshell box is Very Good plus, lightly rubbed and soiled, with a few faint dampstains. Interior pages Fine and bright. A scarce Mamet item.