The Memoirs Of a Shy Pornographer

New York: New Directions, 1945. First Edition. First Printing, one of 1,800 copies. Octavo (22.25cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [7],8-242,[2]pp. A review copy, with the publication date of September 14, 1945 rubber-stamped in red on front endpaper. Gentle sunning to upper board edges, faint dust-soil to cloth and upper edge of textblock; Very… Read more about this item

New York: New Directions, 1945. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition, first impression. Clippings on the rear endpapers else near fine, with tattered remnants of the dustwrapper (lacking the front panel and front flap). Book label of Greenwich Village artist Arthur Sturcke on the title page. Inscribed by Patchen: "for Arthur signed with great admiration & affection on this… Read more about this item

New Directions, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good copy of the first edition in the scarce original purple jacket, complete with $3.00 price on flap (jacket has some nicks, tears and wear).

London: Grey Walls Press Limited 1948. Small 8vo. First UK edition. 235 pp. Cloth with silver gilt lettering to spine in illustrated jacket. Chipping and short tears to jacket extremities and toning to rear panel. Minor spine lean to book. Internally clean, save light foxing to endpapers. A witty satire on contemporary American society and on the methods of building… Read more about this item

London: Grey Walls Press, 1948. [Counter culture] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.235. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, in a wonderfully evocative dust-jacket with images of flower petals, dilated pupils, hyperdermic needles and a handgun. Priced at 9s 6d to front flap. Spine panel a little age-toned else a fresh, fine copy. The work… Read more about this item

(New York): A New Directions Books, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Spotting on the boards and page toning thus very good in a very good spine-darkened dust jacket with internal tape repairs and tiny tears.

(London: Grey Walls Press, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Spine cocked else near fine in slightly spine-toned very good or better dust jacket. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip tipped-in.

(New York): New Directions, 1999. Softcover. Fine. Reprint. Wrappers. Introduction by Jonathan Williams. A fine copy.

The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer by Kenneth Patchen New Directions, New York, 1945. First edition. Blue cloth hardcover. Octavo, gilt lettering, no dust jacket, 242 pp. A nice copy of the first edition - in very good condition, age toned, unmarked, without the jacket. Kenneth Patchen's comic masterpiece is the hilarious saga of Albert Budd of Bivalve, New Jersey-a Candide-like… Read more about this item

San Francisco: City Lights, 1958. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. Small pocket paperbound book. 235 pp. Stated second printing. A very good example in photo-illustrated bound wrappers.

New York: New Directions, 1945. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 242pp. Several problems with this copy: The spine is sharply cocked; there are two (2) pin-like holes on the front cover that carry through to the half title page. The author has inscribed the following: for William Buford… Read more about this item

New York, NY: New Directions, 1945. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. First Papebook Printing stated on verso of title page; Some edge wear to card covers; some age toning to top and bottom of front cover; a bit of bending to back corners; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

Grey Walls Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. First Edition. 235 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners,… Read more about this item

[New York]:: New Directions,, [1945].. First edition.. original black cloth in dust jacket.. Former owner's name in red ink on front free endpaper; otherwise a nice copy in a dust jacket with a small area of transfer of the cloth color to its verso (rear panel); tanning to spine. chipping and soiling to the rear panel, and edge wear..… Read more about this item

London: Grey Walls Press, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition. 8vo. Pp. 235. Black cloth boards with silver spine lettering. Nice fresh copy, with only a few little nicks or spots to the else fine dust jacket, which is slightly more interesting than the American.

New Directions, 1975. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Book shows light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 242 pages.

First Paperbook Printing. Ring stain and a light pencil marking to the cover. Pages unmarked.

Grey Walls Press, 1948. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver gilt lettered black cloth (rubbed at head and tail of spine, small mark towards top edge of upper board, very slight lean to casing - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (loss at head and tail of spine and at corners - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 235 (no inscriptions). … Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: New Directions. 1945. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". F First Paperback Edition. H Paper Back. Collectible; Good. First Paperback Edition, 1st printing. Good, slight darkening to spine & edges of covers. 13.5 x 20. soft cover. 242pp. 4321

New York: New Directions, 1945. Cloth/no dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Good. blue cloth, gilt lettering, no dust jacket, 242 pp covers lightly worn Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.