literary ephemera
![9 DUTCH POETS: American Tour 1982 [Event Poster]. Karel APPEL](/images/noimage.png)
9 DUTCH POETS: American Tour 1982 [Event Poster]
New York: [One World Poetry / Millner Bros. Inc.], 1982. First Edition. Poster, 17'' x 11'' approx., red and black on yellow paper. Folded in quarters. Light wear and creasing. Very good. Poster advertising the Poetry Project appearance of: J. Bernlef, Hans Plomb, Lucebert, Remco Campert, Judith Herzberg, J.A. Deelder...
DETROIT ARTISTS WORKSHOP EVENT PROGRAM NOVEMBER 4-7, 2004
Detroit: [Detroit Artists Workshop], 2004. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled wraps. Near fine. [24pp.]. Event program issued on the occasion of the Detroit Artists Workshop's 40th anniversary reunion and celebration. Photographs by Leni Sinclair, cover logo by Gary Grimshaw, program book layout design by Brita V. Brookes.
![Xeroxed Flyer for a Reading by Kenward Elmslie]. Kenward ELMSLIE](/pictures/thumb/20773.jpeg?v=1561472698)
[Xeroxed Flyer for a Reading by Kenward Elmslie]
Portland, ME: Café No, [1990s]. Single sheet, xerographically printed recto only. Near fine with a single old horizontal fold line, else sharp. Poster for a reading at Portland's Café No, founded by Paul Lichter and David Snow. With a nice quote on Elmslie from John Ashbery.
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER [50 Issues]
New York: The Poetry Project, 1975-1982. First Edition. Wraps. 4tos. Mimeographed sheets stapled at upper left corners. Mild to moderate toning; creasing to some issues. Mailing address labels and postal markings to most issues. Very good overall. Set of 50 issues of The Poetry Project Newsletter, initially listing reading and...
ZAHRADNI SLAVNOST [The Garden Party]
Prague: [Divadlo na zabradli], 1964. First Edition. Wraps. Square 16mo. Saddle-stapled black and white wraps. Minor edgewear and very slight touches of staple rust. [16pp.] including covers. Theater stamp to upper right corner of first page. Very good plus. Illustrated with photographs by Viktor Richter, calligrams by Havel, and text...
![Flyer Sent to Ira Cohen from Piero Heliczer]. Piero HELICZER](/pictures/thumb/16884.jpeg?v=1561472082)
[Flyer Sent to Ira Cohen from Piero Heliczer]
New York: (1989). Single sheet measuring 8.5" x 11" approx. printed in black recto only in original envelope addressed to Ira Cohen in Heliczer's hand with simple line drawing at rear. Dampstain to lower portion of flyer. Folds for mailing. Envelope torn open at one end. Very good overall. Helicaer-designed...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 61 - January 1979
New York: The Poetry Project, 1979. First Edition. 4to. Five mimeographed sheets stapled at upper left corner. Folded once horizontally; mailed thus with address of poet Terence Winch adhered. About very good. Some toning; wear along fold and edges. Overall, clean. [10] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this...
ASCENSION 19: A POETRY READING
[Washington, DC]: [Ascension Poetry Reading Series], [1975]. First Edition. 4to. Single dark yellow sheet, printed recto only on stiff paper. Folded horizontally for mailing; original mailing address and postage to verso. Toned, with mild wear/scuffing to corners. Very good. Striking flyer advertising a reading by poets Ishmael Reed and Jayne...
AN EXHIBITION OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS BY ROBINSON JEFFERS
[San Francisco]: Book Club of California, 1959. First Edition. Wraps. Single 4to. sheet, folded once to make 4pp. 13.5" x 9" approx. Letterpress in red and black. Tiny crease to one corner. Near fine overall. Handsome keepsake program for this Jeffers exhibition mounted by the Book Club of California. Lelienthal...
PHILIP LEVINE READING MON APR. 12, 8 P.M.
[Detroit]: [1971?]. Broadside. 14" by 8.5" approx. Near fine with shallow creases visible to verso. Likely dating from the Golden Age of Detroit's Cass Corridor poetry/arts movement, a striking ephemeral broadside flyer for a reading from one of the most Detroit of the Detroit poets, on the campus of his...
![VEHICLE EDITIONS FALL 78 [Publisher's Promotional Broadside]. Annabel LEVITT, Publisher](/pictures/thumb/20963.jpeg?v=1561476322)
VEHICLE EDITIONS FALL 78 [Publisher's Promotional Broadside]
New York: Vehicle Editions, 1978. First Edition. Single sheet printed letterpress recto only, measuring 16" by 8" approx. Folded once horizontally, else fine condition. Clean and crisp. Handsome advertisement for this poetry press's new batch, including Christopher Knowles' TYPINGS, Ted Berrigan's TRAIN RIDE, and Michael Lally's JUST LET ME DO IT.
![THE DEBBIE HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUT POEMS [etc.] [Original Flyer for a Reading By Gerard Malanga]....](/pictures/thumb/16672.jpeg?v=1561472062)
THE DEBBIE HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUT POEMS [etc.] [Original Flyer for a Reading By Gerard Malanga]
(New York): Folklore Center, [1966]. First Edition. Oblong 4to. offset broadside, 8.5" x 11". Printed recto only. Folded three times for mailing, mild toning. Else near fine. Recently archivally framed in unfinished maple, floated above warm white mat with spacer and under Plexiglas. Frame very fine. Striking flyer for a....
![Original Mourning Card ("Carte de deuil") from Mallarme's Funeral]. Stéphane MALLARMÉ](/pictures/thumb/22097.jpg?v=1561472994)
[Original Mourning Card ("Carte de deuil") from Mallarme's Funeral]
[Paris]: [September, 1898]. 4" x 5" approx. card, letterpress printed on recto, with black borders on both recto and verso, the latter otherwise blank. Mild wear at edges. Near fine. Stark and haunting card of mourning from the September 10th, 1898 funeral of Stephane Mallarmé. Mallarmé had died two days...
![FRAMED, ORIGINAL BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF HENRY MILLER]. Henry MILLER, Arthur Knight,...](/pictures/thumb/9306.jpg?v=1561471775)
[FRAMED, ORIGINAL BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF HENRY MILLER]
n.p. n.p., n.d. [ca. 1953]. Photograph. In an elegant black frame with gold center trim and light grey matte. Image size: 12" x 16 1/4". Frame size: 17" x 20 3/4". Fine. A sharp and handsome black & white image by Arthur Knight (unsigned) of Henry Miller at Big Sur's...
![FESTIVAL OF POETRY 1963: American Poetry [Announcement for an Event Curated by Eric Mottram]....](/pictures/thumb/18720.jpeg?v=1561472324)
FESTIVAL OF POETRY 1963: American Poetry [Announcement for an Event Curated by Eric Mottram]
[London]: np, 1963. First Edition. Small 4to. Single sheet mimeographed recto only. Near fine with trace toning at edges. Flyer for an evening of readings curated by Eric Mottram, writer and tireless advocate for the British appreciation of modern American literature. Robert Lowell, Jonathan Williams, and others presented their work...
The Living Theater and Wesleyan University Press present "Where Are We Going? And What Are We Doing?" 4 lectures given simultaneously JOHN CAGE celebrating the publication of this book of essays, "Silence" [etc. Original Poster]
(New York): np [Living Theatre?], 1961. First Edition. Broadside poster, 14" x 8.5". Printed recto only in black and purple. 11 lines.Some faint staining and toning to edges, largely unobtrusive and not effecting any text. About very good. Original promotional poster announcing a reading by John Cage to celebrate the...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 42 - Feb 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice for mailing (and mailed to poet Terence Winch, with handwritten address, right under his own poem contribution on final leaf), showing moderate toning along folds. Else clean overall, with a bit...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 42 - February 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice horizontally for mailing, showing light to moderate toning and rubbing throughout. A bit handled, but overall clean. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this cornerstone of the New York poetry...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 43 - March 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice horizontally for mailing, showing light to moderate toning and rubbing throughout. A bit handled, but overall clean. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this cornerstone of the New York poetry...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 45 - May 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice horizontally for mailing, showing light to moderate toning and rubbing throughout. A bit handled, but overall clean. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this cornerstone of the New York poetry...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 46 - June 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice for mailing, and mailed to poet Terence Winch. Light yellowing to pages. Else clean overall, with several moderate corner creases. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at the cornerstone of...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 46 - June 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice horizontally for mailing, showing light to moderate toning and rubbing throughout. A bit handled, but overall clean. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this cornerstone of the New York poetry...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 47 - July 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice horizontally for mailing, showing light to moderate toning and rubbing throughout. A bit handled, but overall clean. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this cornerstone of the New York poetry...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 75 - May 1980
New York: Poetry Project, 1980. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded once horizontally for mailing, showing light toning along fold. Touches of handling wear throughout; else clean overall. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this cornerstone of the New York poetry...
THE POETRY PROJECT NEWSLETTER - No. 48 - October 1977
New York: Poetry Project, 1977. First Edition. 4to. Wraps stapled once at upper-left corner. Very good. Folded twice horizontally for mailing, showing light to moderate toning and rubbing throughout. A bit handled, but overall clean. [8] pp. Announces readings and workshops held at this cornerstone of the New York poetry...