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Los Angeles & Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1972-1977. First edition thus, trade editions, mixed printings. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Five octavo volumes [23 cm] bound in full cloth (each in a different material and color) with printed paper labels pasted to the front boards. Some very light dusting or occasional minor..... More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1978. First New Directions Paperbook 455. Paperback. SIGNED. 90pp. Slim octavo [20 cm] Wraps. Signed by the author on the title page. More
1965. First edition. Paperback. 70 pp (printed on rectos only). Slim quarto [33 cm]. White, brown and blue pictorial wraps. The wraps are mildly age-toned, soiled and creased. The true first edition of this work. Copyright page reads: "...for actors and friends of the auther only..." An underground theater classic..... More
Michael McClure / Privately Printed, 1965. First edition. Paperback. 70pp (printed on rectos only). Quarto [33 cm]; white, brown, and blue pictorial wraps. The rear cover is spotted. Internally, clean. The true first edition of this work. Copyright page reads: "...for actors and friends of the author only..." An underground..... More
Milwaukee, WI: Great Lake Books, 1967. Limited Edition. Paperback. 32pp. Very slim octavo [21.5 cm] Saddle-stitched white and black pictorial wraps. A play by Michael McClure. One in an edition of 500 copies numbered 11 to 510. More
Berkeley: Sand Dollar, 1973. Limited Edition. Paperback. Very thin octavo [20.5 cm] Sewn printed wraps, with light soiling to the rear wrap. Sand Dollar 9. One of 400 copies printed at the Arif Press. More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1976. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 79pp. Octavo [21 cm] Rose-red cloth over boards with black lettering on the backstrip. Near fine. The spine ends and edges of the covers are marginally rubbed, and the pages are tanned. In a very good dust wrapper..... More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1976. First American edition. Hardcover. 79pp. Octavo [21 cm] Rose-red cloth over boards with black lettering on the backstrip. Near fine. The spine ends and edges of the covers are marginally rubbed and bumped, and the pages are tanned. In a very good dust..... More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1976. First American edition. Hardcover. 79pp. Octavo [21 cm] Red cloth over boards with black lettering on the backstrip. This edition includes photographs by Ron Scherl from the original Magic Theater stage production. More
St. Paul, MN: Truck Press, 1978. Stewart Brand. Limited Edition. Paperback. Slim octavo [22 cm] Pictorial wraps. Very good. There is a small gouge in the surface of the rear wrap, near the spine. With photographs by Stewart Brand. One in an edition of 1026 copies, designed and typeset at..... More
St. Paul, MN: Truck Press, 1978. Stewart Brand. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 41pp. Octavo [23 cm] Heavily foxed white ivory cloth over boards. Fold-out frontispiece illustration (lightly creased). With photographs by Stewart Brand. One of one hundred casebound copies. This copy is not numbered. Signed by Michael McClure on the..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. Limited edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Quarto [27 cm] 1/4 decoratively woven orange, tan and yellow cloth with yellow paper covered boards, and an embellished title on the front cover. Deckled edges. Very good. The covers are very lightly soiled. Number 43 of 250 numbered copies..... More
San Francisco: Grey Fox Press, 1980. Paperback. 91 pp. Octavo [23 cm]; Grey paper wraps. Edges and corners are gently bumped, faces slightly rubbed. 91 pages of various format, odd poems, including "F**k Ode" and "For the Death of 100 Whales." More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1975. Paperback. SIGNED. 87pp. Slim octavo [20 cm] White and black pictorial wraps. Near fine. A signed edition from a poet associated with the "San Francisco Renaissance." Signed by Michael McClure on the title page. More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1975. First New Directions Paperbook Printing. Paperback. 87pp. Slim octavo [20 cm] White and black pictorial wraps. From the foreword- "With poetry we can meet an old perception on a mountain top or in a subway, or view a new perception loping in the..... More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 87pp. Slim octavo [21 cm] Beige cloth over boards with a red ink stamped title on the spine. Near fine, in a very good dust jacket, with age-toning. Michael McClure is a poet and playwright who was associated with the..... More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 87pp. Slim octavo [21 cm] Beige cloth over boards with a red ink stamped title on the spine. Near fine, in a very good dust jacket, with age-toning. Michael McClure is a poet and playwright who was associated with the..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First trade edition. Paperback. 42pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Bluish gray wraps. Blue free endpapers. Publisher's review copy, with review slip tucked in. With only trivial fading to the spine. Printed February 1969 in Santa Barbara by Noel Young for the Black Sparrow Press. Design..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First trade edition. Paperback. 42pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Bluish gray wraps. Blue free endpapers. With minor fading at the spine, and a previous owner's last name on the front free endpaper. Printed February 1969 in Santa Barbara by Noel Young for the Black Sparrow..... More
New York City: Poet's Press. First edition, limited. Paperback. Very slim square duodecimo [18 cm] Saddle-stitched blue pictorial wrappers. Copy number 49 in an edition limited to 150 copies. Signed by Michael McClure on the limitation page. More
San Francisco: Writing II; Four Seasons Foundation, 1966. Second printing. Paperback. 21pp. Slim octavo [23 cm] Blue wraps, with areas of light sunning to the wraps. More
New York: Frank Hallman, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Very slim duodecimo [19 cm] Plain white saddle stitched wraps, in a gray printed dust wrapper. With subtle sunning to the spine of the book's wrapper. Printed by M. Bixler in Boston. More
New York and London: Grove Press, Inc.; Evergreen Books Ltd., 1961. First printing. Paperback. SIGNED. 64pp. Slim octavo [20.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very good plus condition. The wraps are subtly age-toned. In 1953, Michael McClure settled in San Francisco, where his poems were published in a number of little magazines..... More
New York and London: Grove Press, Inc.; Evergreen Books Ltd., 1961. First printing. Paperback. 64pp. Slim octavo [20.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. The wraps are mildly age-toned, creased, and scratched. In 1953, Michael McClure settled in San Francisco, where his poems were published in a number of little magazines, and where..... More
New York and London: Grove Press, Inc.; Evergreen Books Ltd., 1961. Second printing. Paperback. 64pp. Slim octavo [20.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. with mild toning to the wraps. Ex-libris Northwestern poet Keith Abbott, with his name at the head of the half title. In 1953, Michael McClure settled in San Francisco..... More