Antechamber & Other Poems
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
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
San Francisco: Writing II; Four Seasons Foundation, 1966. First edition, limited. Paperback. 21pp. Slim octavo [23 cm] Blue wraps. Gently sunned at the extremities. Printed in an edition limited to 1,000 copies. More
1967. Broadside. Broadsheet [13 1/2 inches wide by 13 inches tall], folded once through the center, and illustrated with a photo montage by Dorothy Hawley. Light creasing to the bottom edge. A Portents broadsheet printed in an edition of 300 copies. More
New York and London: Grove Press, Inc.; Evergreen Books Ltd., 1961. Second printing. Paperback. 64pp. Slim octavo [20.5 cm] Illustrated wraps. The wraps are mildly age-toned. In 1953, Michael McClure settled in San Francisco, where his poems were published in a number of little magazines, and where he grew to..... 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
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: The Phoenix Book Shop, Inc, 1965. First edition. Paperback. 36pp. Slim octavo [22 cm] Saddle-stitched tan wraps. The rear wrap has several prominent red ink stains, however the pages are clean. A bibliography which covers McClure's books, pamphlets, broadsides, contributions, recordings, and translations. More
San Francisco: Coyote, 1966. 2nd printing. Paperback. Very slim duodecimo [20 cm] Saddle-stitched pictorial wraps. McClure's poem written in protest of the Vietnam War. More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] Blue cloth over boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine. A collection of 75 poems demonstrating McClure's "bio-alchemical" aesthetic. More
New York: A New Directions Book, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] Blue cloth over boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine. A collection of 75 poems demonstrating McClure's "bio-alchemical" aesthetic. 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
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
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
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
Michael McClure / Privately Printed, 1965. First edition. Paperback. 70pp (printed on rectos only). Quarto [33 cm]; white, brown, and blue pictorial wraps. Light staining to the spine; 1" closed tear to the paper at the foot of the spine. The true first edition of this work. Copyright page reads..... More
San Francisco: [Privately printed], 1965. First edition. Paperback. Very slim duodecimo [20 cm] Saddle-stitched pictorial wraps. Previous owner's name at head of title page. McClure's poem written in protest of the Vietnam War. More
San Francisco: [Privately printed], 1965. First edition. Paperback. Very slim duodecimo [20 cm] Saddle-stitched pictorial wraps. McClure's poem written in protest of the Vietnam War. 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: 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
San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation with Dave Haselwood Books, 1968. First edition. Paperback. Slim octavo [23.5 cm] Saddle-stitched printed wraps. The wraps are mildly age-toned. One of 1200 copies bound in paper. More
San Francisco, CA: Beatitude, 1972. First Edition. Stapled. 67pp. Quarto [28cm]. Printed wraps. Mild yellowing and creasing at edges. There is a moderate amount of rust on and around staples that bind the periodical. Very good. Twenty-fourth issue of a small press poetry magazine dedicated to the San Francisco Beat..... More
San Francisco, CA: Beatitude, 1972. First Edition. Stapled. 67pp. Quarto [28cm]. Printed wraps. Mild yellowing and creasing at edges. There is a moderate amount of rust on and around staples that bind the periodical. There is a 2-inch crease on back cover, encompassing last 4 pages. Very good. Twenty-fourth issue..... More
San Francisco, CA: Beatitude, 1972. First Edition. Stapled. 67pp. Quarto [28cm]. Printed wraps. Mild yellowing and creasing at edges. There is a moderate amount of rust on and around staples that bind the periodical. Very good. Twenty-fourth issue of a small press poetry magazine dedicated to the San Francisco Beat..... More
San Francisco, CA: Beatitude, 1972. First Edition. Stapled. 67pp. Quarto [28cm]. Printed wraps. Mild yellowing and creasing at edges. There is a moderate amount of rust on and around staples that bind the periodical. Very good. Twenty-fourth issue of a small press poetry magazine dedicated to the San Francisco Beat..... More
San Francisco, CA: Beatitude, 1972. First Edition. Stapled. 67pp. Quarto [28cm]. Printed wraps. Mild yellowing and creasing at edges. There is a moderate amount of rust on and around staples that bind the periodical. Very good. Twenty-fourth issue of a small press poetry magazine dedicated to the San Francisco Beat..... More