literary magazines
DIANA'S BIMONTHLY - Vol. 1 No. 1 - Feburary 1972: "The First Rag"
(Providence): (Burning Deck Press), 1972. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Side-stapled printed wraps. Good plus to very good. A chunk of wraps is missing at upper edge, about 1/8" tall and 2" long. Else about near fine. Bright, crisp, and clean inside and out. Good and sound. 29pp. First issue of.....
DIANA'S BIMONTHLY - Vol. 1 No. 2 - April 1972: Providence Go with God
(Providence): (Burning Deck Press), 1972. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Side-stapled printed wraps. Printed offset throughout. Very good plus to near fine. Minimal corner crease to rear wrap. Mild foxing to fore edge. Pages remain bright and clean throughout (though lightly foxed at one spot). Good and sound. 51pp. Second issue.....
DIANA'S BIMONTHLY - Vol. 1 No. 2 - April 1972: Providence Go with God
(Providence): (Burning Deck Press), 1972. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled orange printed wraps. Printed offset throughout. Light wear and minor corner creasing to wraps; pages toned. Very good plus. 51pp. Second issue of this magazine from the essential poetry press. Features work from Rosmarie and Keith Waldrop, as well as.....
DIANA'S BIMONTHLY PRESENTS: Narrowleaf Harvest (Vol. 1 No. 5/6)
(Providence): (Burning Deck Press), 1972. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Side-stapled printed wraps. Very good plus to near fine. Mild corner bumps. Interior bright, crisp, and clean. Good and sound. 36pp. Fifth/sixth issue of this magazine from the essential poetry press. Features work from Michael Lally, Charles Hine, Ray DiPalma, Richard.....
DIANA'S BIMONTHLY - Vol. 1 No. 3 - June 1972
(Providence): (Burning Deck Press), 1972. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Side-stapled printed wraps. Near fine. Trace toning to several pages. Otherwise bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. 42pp. Pamphlet insert by Ron Silliman laid in; [4] pp. Third issue of this magazine from the esteemed poetry press. Featuring work from.....
DIANA'S BIMONTHLY - Vol. 2 No. 5
(Providence): (Burning Deck Press), [1972 or 1973]. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Side-stapled printed wraps. Very good plus. Mild curl to wraps. Small abrasion affecting one corner of rear wrap. Else about fine: bright, crisp, and clean inside and out. Unpaginated. Magazine from the esteemed poetry press, this issue featuring work.....
DIANA'S BIMONTHLY: RHINOCEROS (Vol. 2 No. 3)
(Providence): (Burning Deck Press), (1973). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Side-stapled printed wraps. Very near fine. Hints of foxing to wraps. Interior bright, crisp, and clean throughout. Appears almost new. [26] pp. Magazine from the essential poetry press, this issue featuring work from Bruce Andrews, David Daniel, James Camp, and several.....
VORT #4: Fall 1973
Silver Spring, MD: Vort, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Saddle-stapled in tan wraps. Dampstains, soil to wraps. Interior bright and clean. Very good. 112pp. DC area poetry mag featuring Fielding Dawson and Jonathan Williams, also including work from Robert Creeley, Donald Phelps, Eric Mottram, Larry Eigner, and others.
VORT #3: Summer 1973
Silver Spring, MD: Vort, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Saddle-stapled in blue wraps. Very good. SIGNED by Alpert to first page. Touches of darkening to wraps. Interior bright and clean. 87pp. DC area poetry mag featuring work by Robert Creeley, David Bromide, Donald Powell, Kenneth Irby and others.
UNMUZZLED OX - Vol. 3 No. 2
(New York): (Michael Andre), 1975. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound wraps. Very good plus, with tiny nicks and rubbing to wraps, light dampstain to fore edge, and a mild curl to pages at bottom of fore-edge. Interior clean and unmarred throughout. 125pp. Michael Andre's NYC art/lit mag. Features interviews with.....
UNMUZZLED OX - Vol. 4 No. 3
(New York): (Unmuzzled Ox), 1977. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound photographic wraps. Very good, with scuffed patches at head and tail of spine and rubbing to wraps. Spine sunned. Interior clean and unmarked throughout. 135pp. Michael Andre's NYC art/lit mag. Features interviews with Djuna Barnes, Philip Glass, and Gary Snyder.....
L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E April 1978
New York: 1978. Wraps. Large 8vo. printed stapled self-wrappers. Offset printed. Very good plus. Some toning at extremities. Else clean and sound throughout. Second issue of arguably the most important document to emerge from the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E movement, Andrews and Bernstein's journal published some 16 issues (13 issues proper, plus various.....
L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E [Complete Set of 13 Issues, Plus Supplements]
New York: (1978-1982). First Edition. Wraps. First 16 issues large 8vo. printed stapled self-wrappers. Final volume, 8vo. perfect bound printed stuff wraps. Offset printed. Generally very good overall with some toning. Arguably the most important document to emerge from the L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E movement, Andrews and Bernstein's journal published some 16 issues.....
ABRACADABRA No. 2
Luxembourg: 1977. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled blue and white wraps. Light edgewear and soil to covers. Pages toned. Edition of 900 copies. Very good plus. Second issue of this Italian literary magazine published in Luxembourg. This issue featuring work in Italian, English, German, Dutch, and French, by Anne Waldman.....
POETRY WALES - Vol. 16 No. 3 - Winter 1981
(Bridgend, Wales): (Saylesbury Press), 1981. First Edition. Wraps. Small 8vo. Printed wraps. Near fine. Minimal shelfwear to wraps. Interior bright and clean throughout. Binding tight. 134pp. Welsh literary magazine. Features several pieces in Welsh, but most in English. Includes work from Richard Hughes, Gareth Alban Davies, an essay by Tony.....
ART AND LITERATURE I - March 1964
Paris: Art and Literature, 1964. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps. Near fine in an about very good glassine jacket. Original DJ is present and intact with some moderate chipping. Journal itself near fine with just touches of wear. Scarce this condition. Debut issue, featuring work from David Shapiro, Kenward Elmslie.....
LILLABULERO 13 [Thirteen] - Spring 1974
Northwood Narrows, NH: Lillabulero, 1974. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Printed wraps. Very good. Moderate edgewear; touches of soil to wraps. Interior bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. 117pp. Issue of this literary magazine featuring work from Erica Jong, Robert Bly, Andrei Codrescu, Gregory Orr, and many others.
LILLABULERO Number Eight - Winter 1970
Northwood Narrows, NH: Lillabulero, 1970. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Printed wraps. Very good. Moderate edgewear. Mild dampstaining and touches of soil to rear. Interior bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. 95pp. Brief "Kayak/Lillabulero/Nova Broadcast" catalogue laid in. Issue of this literary magazine featuring work from Robert Bly, Charles Simic.....
LILLABULERO Number Nine - Summer/Fall 1970
Northwood Narrows, NH: Lillabulero, 1970. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Printed wraps. Very good. Moderate edgewear; touches of soil. Interior bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. 100pp. Issue of this literary magazine featuring work from Robert Creeley, Fielding Dawson, W.S. Merwin, Charles Simic, and many others.
LILLABULERO Number Seven - Summer/Fall 1969
Northwood Narrows, NH: Lillabulero, 1969. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Printed wraps. Very good. Moderate edgewear. Rear cover shows light pen marks. Interior bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. 102pp. Issue of this literary magazine featuring work from Andrei Codrescu, Charles Simic, Wendell Berry, and many others.
BAYLISS BEZOAR #5
Gloucester, MA: Bezoar, n.d. (circa 1975-1981). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Six leaves stapled at top left corner. Very good. Mild toning and edgewear. Folded for mailing. Else clean and bright. Issue of the periodical BEZOAR, featuring the first section of Bayliss' work PROLOGOS. Bezoar was issued between 1975 and 1981.....
BEZOAR - Vol. 10 No. 4 - December 1977
Gloucester, MA: Bezoar, 1977. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Five leaves, formerly stapled at top left corner; staple missing. Else very good. Mild toning; folded for mailing. Pages clean and bright. Issue of the periodical BEZOAR, featuring the second section of Bayliss' novel PROLOGOS and work by Clifford Post. Bezoar was.....
BEATITUDE #17 (Oct-Nov 1960)
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1960. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Side-stapled photographic cover wraps. Offset duplicated rectos only. Very good plus. Minor wear. Else sound and clean. [22]pp. plus cover. The brainchild of Allen Ginsberg, Bob Kaufman, and John Kelly, BEATITUDE was originally conceived as a weekly newsletter for the.....
THE DIFFICULTIES - No. 1
(Kent, OH): (Viscerally Press), (1980). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound white wraps. Very good. Sunned at spine, with light soil to covers. Clean, bright throughout. Unpaginated. Tom Raworth's contribution, titled "Loose Alphabet (an excerpt)," consists of a 1.5"-wide plastic envelope adhered to the page, which is empty; likely missing its.....
EDGE 1 [Autumn 1963]
Edmonton: EDGE, 1963. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Yellow and black wraps. Light edgewear and rubbing to corners; mild soil to back cover. Very good plus. 122pp. First issue of this Canadian literary and political magazine, featuring a verse play by Jim Salt and poems by Salter Bauer, Fred Cogswell, Marya.....