YELLOW FLOWERS
First (and only) printing of this infamous chapbook by the literary agent also known as The Jackal, published in his mid-twenties by Richard Hell's Dot Press.
First (and only) printing of this infamous chapbook by the literary agent also known as The Jackal, published in his mid-twenties by Richard Hell's Dot Press.
A beautiful hand-colored copy of Angus MacLise's first publication, issued by his high school friend Piero Heliczer's Dead Language Press.
Signed special limited first printing of this collection of witty and saucy poems from the winner of the 1971 Cholmondeley Award, with dust jacket and frontispiece illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Scarce collection of poems written between 1973 and 1976, with artwork and cut-paper insertions, by the British poet, artist, and translator.
Parallel text edition of Rilke's first ten Sonnets to Orpheus, inscribed by translator Robert Bly to poet Stanley Plumly.
The first of Tranströmer's books to be published in English as a whole work, with the original Swedish texts following Bly's translations.
First hardcover edition of this late-career collection from the Beat legend, published by the same house that printed his first: City Lights.
First printing of Saroyan's minimalist conceptual novel, with the author's hand-drawn smiley face and inscription from the year of publication.
Scarce inscribed first edition of this selection of Thomas's own poetry, followed by his translations of Italian poets Giacomo Leopardi, Umberto Saba, Giuseppe Ungaretti, Eugenio Montale, and Primo Levi.
First printing of this collection of 32 short poems, constituting a "major contribution to contemporary poetry."
First printing of the first collection by the avant-garde San Francisco Language poet, ten poems that "are one poem w/ 10 times or tenses."
First printing of this critical study of travel in post-war American poetry, with particular attention to the work of Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, John Ashbery, and Derek Walcott.
First printing of this bilingual edition of works by the 20th-century Spanish poet.
First edition of Quinn's collection, inscribed to contemporary poet and fellow Marylander Stanley Plumly.
Lovely limited edition of Thomas's translations of Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz, Paul Valery, Joseph Brodsky (with Tatyana Amelina) and four others.
First edition of this bilingual collection of Berger's poems, with English originals and German translations on facing pages.
First edition, association copy, with an extraordinary inscription and drawing from Bukowski at a pivotal moment in his career to Hal Norse, perennial literary scenester and author of the classic cut-up novel BEAT HOTEL.
Attractive and well-preserved copy of this Rebel Poetry Occasional Publication, containing the titular poem as well as Whelan's "Decade".
Early sections from Snyder's life-long project. Mountains and Rivers Without End would be published in its entirety in 1996.
First printing of this short story by the Black Mountain writer, published by Black Sparrow's monthly SPARROW.
Small collection of original Polaroids by Black Sparrow founder and publisher John Martin of letters to him from Charles Bukowski.
Beautifully made small-press collection of Knorp's poems, some of which first appeared in The Wayne Review.
Lovely small-press poetry collection from "hannibal". "I am so scared of you / world, / that I put you on paper / so I always know / where you are."
Beautiful signed limited first edition of Mathews' recollections of Georges Perec. One of only 200 copies.
Special limited first edition of this poetry chapbook, one of only 26 signed and lettered copies, designed and printed letterpress by Rosmarie Waldrop. Offset cover by Linda Lutes.