New York: Nov. 28, 1984. Deckle-edged card, approx. 5 X 3-1/2 in., in matching envelope. Merrill writes to founding director of the Academy of American Poets ostensibly to decline an invitation to a holiday party, but he does so in the form of a spontaneously composed four-line poem made up..... More
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Moscow: Typography OGES, 1922. First Edition. 8vo, 35pp pamphlet in printed wrappers. The last work by the Russian futurist poet, an experimental poem/play written between 1920 and 1922. The cover art is by P.M., i.e. Petr Miturich, the artist friend of Khlebnikov who helped him see this book into print..... More
N.P. N.p., n.d. Single leaf of laid paper, approx. 7-3/4 X 7 in., with title and eight lines (two quatrains) in Merrill's hand in blue ink. Handsome fair copy of this poem, More
Warren, Ohio: Fantome Press, (1989). First Edition. 8vo, unpag. chapbook in printed wrappers, saddle-stitched with a red cord; housed in matching printed envelope. One of 300 numbered copies (16), the entire edition of this title poem from a forthcoming collection. Illustrated with an original woodblock print by William Mullaney, signed..... More
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(New York): N.p., n.d. First Edition. 8vo, unpag. pamphlet in black wrappers, stapled. Packaged condom stapled to rear wrapper. Handmade xerox book made by Pietri, founding father of the Nuyorican poetry movement in New York and a major presence in the downtown scene. This book was done in conjunction with..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. 8vo, 85pp; cloth-backed boards. One of 500 hardcover copies in the trade edition. More
Norwich, Ct. The Stone Press, (1974). First Edition. Small 8vo, unpag. chaobook in plain wrappers, stapled, with printed dust jacket. An uncommon collection, here in a nice association copy, inscribed affectionately by Blazek to fellow poet Russell Edson. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925. 8vo, 173pp + (12)pp notes; spare label tipped in at rear; cloth-backed boards. The unsigned preface and notes are by R.W. Chapman. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. 8vo, 121pp + (40)pp notes; spare label tipped in at rear; cloth-backed boards. One of 250 copies on handmade paper with a facsimile page of Austen's manuscript as a frontispiece. The unsigned preface and notes are by R.W. Chapman. More
London: Printed by J. Nichols [H. Hughs] for C. Bathurst et al. 1779-1781. First edition. 68 vols., small 8vos; with 29 engraved portraits; contemporary polished calf with gilt decorated spines and printed leather labels in red and brown. The complete set of what is, alongside his great dictionary, Johnson's magnum..... More
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1777-1788. Third edition of Vol. 1, First editions of Vols. 2-6. Six volumes, uniform 4tos; frontispiece portrait of Gibbon from a painting by Joshua Reynolds, I: [3], vi-vi, [18], (1)-704; II: [10], (1)-640, with folding map between pp. 22-23..... More
[Paris: L'usage de la Parole, 1940]. First Edition. 4to, 6 unpag. leaves loosely inserted in stiff wrappers. Thomson first set Hugnet's poems to music in 1927. They were his first French songs. Here the songs are printed, for the first time, in lithographic facsimile of Thomson's handwriting on S.A.V. Vélin..... More
New York: The New York Times Company, March 20, 1919. 4to, unpag, magazine in printed self-wrappers, stapled. A contemporary account of the progress of the Russian Revolution, richly illustrated with photographs. Also includes reporting on the aftermath of the Great War, with a focus on the American role in defeating..... More
Hyattsville, Maryland: Rebecca Press, (1984). First Edition. Miniature book, unpag., 5.5. X 7.3 cm; cloth with silver label. Edition limited to 2200 numbered copies, signed by the printer Rebecca Saady Bingham (copies 1-200 were specially bound and signed by Erté). Forty-four color reproductions from miniature maquettes made by the Art..... More
New York: Something Else Press, 1966. 8vo, 214pp; white cloth. An excellent copy of the indispensable Fluxus work. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. First Edition in book form. 8vo, frontispiece portrait, engraved title page, 190pp, no ads; contemporary three-quarter morocco with marbled endpapers and edges. Dickens's final book, unfinished at his death leaving the mystery unsolved. More
N.P. (Dublin): Printed by Irish Printing Resources for Blaithin de Sachy/Hendriks Gallery & On the Wall Gallery / Concern/World Vision Ireland, 1988. First Edition. 4to, unpag., glossy boards. One of 2500 stamp-numbered copies (no. 1875), the entire edition. The Irish rock star and frontman for the group U2 became deeply..... More
Paris: Olympia Theatre, 1934. Bifolium, approx. 6 X 7-1/2 in., printed on all sides. Printed program for Friday, July 13, 1934, featuring two 1931 comedies: "La Prison en Folie" and "Mam'zelle Nitouche." Haik was a producer and owner of several theaters, with a particular claim to fame among French film..... More
Paris: Aubert-Palace, n.d. (1949). Single leaf, approx. 11-3/4 X 4-3/4 in., folded twice to make a six-panel pocket-sized program, printed on both sides. Program, apparently from the initial run of Jean Grénillon's film with a screenplay by Jean Anouilh. Anouilh was initially meant to direct, but became ill and the..... More
Carcassonne: Comite des Fetes, n.d. (1951). 8vo, unpag. pamphlet in printed wrappers, stapled. Printed program from the first iteration of this festival, intended as a popular event for regular filmgoers rather than the specialized elite sort of festival represented by Cannes. Includes a preface by (and photographic portrait of) Jean..... More
Paris: Centre national de la Cinematographie, 1953. Single leaf, approx. 5-1/4 X 8 in., printed on one side only of green tinted cardstock. Blank form (no. 009,775) of the official visa allowing a film to be shown publicly in France. The system of such "visas d'exploitation" dates back the early..... More
Paris: France Dimanche, 1948. Single leaf, approx. 5-1/4 X 8-1/4 in., printed on both sides. Broadsheet entry blank for a contest sponsored by the tabloid journal "France Dimanche" asking for audience response to the film by Jean Delannoy based on a screenplay by Jean-Paul Sartre. The film, which premiered at..... More
Paris: Parisiana, n.d. (1928). Single leaf, approx. 5-1/2 X 8-3/4 in., printed on one side only. Handbill announcement of this screening of the 1925 film (now lost) by James Cruze, "The City That Never Sleeps," starring Ricardo Cortez. It was an early lead role for Cortez, whose career lasted into..... More
Paris: Parisiana, n.d. (1928). Single leaf, approx. 5-1/4 X 8-3/4 in., printed on one side only. Handbill announcement of this screening of the 1926 adaptation of Jack London's "Sea Wolf," directed by and starring Ralph Ince. London's novel was a popular source for filmmakers and had already been made into..... More
Paris: Parisiana, n.d. (1928). Single leaf, approx. 5-1/2 X 8-3/4 in., printed on one side only. Handbill announcement of a screening of the 1925 film by Herbert Brenon, which marked the cinematic debut of Louise Brooks in an uncredited role. More