Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1978. Paperback. 216pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Illustrated wraps. Near fine condition. The covers show light edge wear, and the pages are age-toned. Vanity of Duluoz in German. Jack Kerouac is known for his spontaneous method of writing, using themes such as Catholic spirituality, jazz, promiscuity, Buddhism..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. Hardcover. SIGNED. 339pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 brown cloth with tan paper covered boards. Beige speckled endpapers. With numerous black and white photographs in the text. Very good. The edges of the covers are very slightly sunned. The spine ends and the top fore..... More
San Francisco: City Lights, 2007. Paperback. 286pp. 20.5 cm. in black and white pictorial wrappers. Edited by Timothy Moran and Bill Morgan. Includes bibliographical references and index. New. More
San Francisco: City Lights, 2007. Later printing. Paperback. 286 pp. 20.5cm. Black, white and red photographic wrappers. From rear cover: "Edie Parker was 18 years old when she met Jack Kerouac at Columbia University in 1940. A young Socialite from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she had come to New York to..... More
Berkeley: The Arif Press, 1978. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 33pp. Very slim octavo [22 cm] 1/4 green cloth with decoratively patterned green paper over boards. Fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. With only minor rubbing to the extremities. In the acetate dust wrapper, with chipping at the head of the wrapper's spine..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth with black paper over boards, and blue, green and silver lettering on the spine and front cover. Very good plus condition. The foot of the spine is gently bumped. In a very good dust..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth with black paper over boards, and blue, green and silver lettering on the spine and front cover. The spine is a bit rolled back. The dust jacket, with the cover photograph by Donald Dane, is..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth with black paper over boards, and blue, green and silver lettering on the spine and front cover. The dust jacket, with the cover photograph by Donald Dane, is mildly toned and subtle edgeworn. A story..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth with black paper over boards, and blue, green and silver lettering on the spine and front cover. With the dust jacket, with the cover photograph by Donald Dane. A story reflecting the post-psychedelic generation. More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth with black paper over boards, and blue, green and silver lettering on the spine and front cover. The fore-edge of the text block has a handful of light marks. With the dust jacket, with the..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 151pp. Octavo [21 cm] 1/4 black cloth with black paper over boards, and blue, green and silver lettering on the spine and front cover. The foot of the spine is gently bumped. In a very good dust jacket, mild age-toning, and..... 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. 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
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 New Directions paperback edition. Paperback. 79pp. Octavo [20 cm] White and black pictorial wraps. With a compliments of the author slip, signed by Michael McClure, tucked in (this slip was at one time mounted to the verso of the front cover. The..... 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
San Francisco: Grey Fox Press, 1980. First Grey Fox Press printing. Paperback. 91pp. Octavo [23 cm] Gray wraps. With rubbing to the wraps, and a small stain on the rear wrap. Michael McClure played an important role in the poet's theater movement that gained momentum in San Francisco in the..... More
Göttingen: Verlag Altaquito, 1982. First German language edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 123pp. Octavo [21 cm] Black and white pictorial wraps. Mit einem Nachwort von Reinhard Harbaum. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Reinhard Harbaum. "Jaguar Skies" in German. This copy is inscribed by McClure on the title page. The author writes, "For____, a...... More