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DIVESTITURE--E
Buffalo, NY: Leave Books, (1993). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in original wraps. Toning aound spine and along top edge at rear. Stain along gutter at center page. Good plus. Unpaginated. Short collection of journal entries and observations from the Language poet.
FILM NOIR
Providence: Burning Deck, (1978). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled glossy wraps. Good plus. INSCRIBED by Andrews to poet Doug Lang at half title. Heavy smoke damage to wraps' edges. Internally fine. Unpaginated. Letterpress-printed book of poems by the Language poet. From Keith and Rosemary Waldrop's press. A nice inscription to.....
SONNETS (MEMENTO MORI)
San Francisco: This, 1980. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's glossy printed wraps. Published in an edition of 500. Very good. Light edgewear. Wraps curling slightly. Clean and bright interior. 78pp. Collection of verse published during Andrews' co-editorship of the influential L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E magazine.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Gran Canaria, Spain: Zasterle Press, 1994. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Printed card wraps. A very good plus copy. Mild shelfwear to wraps' edges. Internally bright, clean throughout. Binding tight; appears unread. 52pp. From an edition of 400 copies, a handsome book of texts by the noted Language poet.
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.....
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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.....
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.....
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.....
THE BUSSES
Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 1981. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's printed wraps. Very good with light wear at edges and some light touches of soil to wraps. Else bright and sharp overall. Limited to an edition of 450, this number 393. Tuumba 32, from the landmark series of chapbooks devoted (primarily).....
STATE LOUNGE
Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 1981. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's printed wraps. Very good with light wear at edges and small dampstain at front wrap. Else bright and sharp overall. Limited to an edition of 450, this number 232. Tuumba 33, from the landmark series of chapbooks devoted (primarily) to the.....
CONTENT'S DREAM: Essays 1975-1984
Los Angeles: Sun and Moon Press, (1986). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's glossy wraps. Mild shelfwear to wraps. Interior clean and bright. Near fine. 465pp. First edition (simultaneous with hardcover) of this significant work of poetry criticism; the major articulation of the aesthetics and philosophy of the Language poets.
DISFRUTES
np: (Peter Ganick), 1979. First Edition. Wraps. 12mo. Stapled printed self-wraps. Pho- to-offset printed. Near fine. Minor edge- wear. Faint toning. Else clean and sound. Limited edition, one of 100 unnumbered copies. First edition of this uncommon early collection from the noted Language poet. His fourth book, it was republished.....
ISLETS/IRRITATIONS
(New York): (Roof Books), (1992). First edition thus. Wraps. 8vo. Glossy printed wraps. Very good plus to near fine. Light touches of soil to wraps. Bright, clean, unmarked. 101pp. An early collection from the prominent Language poet, first published 1983.
MY WAY: Speeches and Poems
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1999). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. A near fine copy. Trivial edgewear, soil to wraps. Bright, clean, tight throughout. 321pp. A collection of essays, speeches, interviews, and other writings by Bernstein, which cover a wide array of topics.
POETIC JUSTICE
Baltimore: Pod Books, (1979). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Publisher's printed wraps. Good. Heavy toning along edges. Else clean and sound. From an edition of 500. Twelve poems composed by Bernstein between 1975 and 1977.
SENSES OF RESPONSIBILITY
Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 1979. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's printed wraps. Near fine with some wear to edges. Else bright and sharp overall. Limited to an edition of 450, this number 72. Tuumba 20, from the landmark series of chapbooks devoted (primarily) to the Language Poets, all letter-pressed and edited.....
SHADE
(College Park, MD): (Sun and Moon Press), (1978). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Side-stapled mimeo in offset wraps. Very good. ASSOCIATION COPY: INSCRIBED to poet Terence Winch at first page. Wraps a bit toned. Printed recto only. Unpaginated. Sun and Moon Contemporary Literature Series number one. 130 from an edition of.....
THE SOPHIST
Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1987. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Orginal color pictorial wraps. Near fine with touches of wear. Else clean and sound. 177pp. Collection of verse from the noted Language Poet.
ENTRANCE TO THE CITY
New York: Buffalo Press, (1978). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Side-stapled in stiff card jacket. Very good. Touches of toning, edgewear. Interior mildly toned, but clean. Short collection of verse.
P-E-A-C-E
Berkeley: Tuumba Press, 1981. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's printed wraps. Very good with light wear at edges and a few very small spots of foxing at rear wrap. Else bright and sharp overall. Limited to an edition of 450, this number 446. Tuumba 34, from the landmark series of.....
AVEC: A Journal of Writing: The "X" Issue (Second Issue)
(Penngrove, CA): (Avec), (1989). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Perfect-bound glossy wraps. A trifle toned inside and out; else fine – crisp, sharp throughout. 113pp. Issue of this literary magazine, including works by many representatives of the Language movement and other luminaries: Bruce Andrews, Rae Armantrout, Charles Bernstein, Ray DiPalma, Jackson Mac.....
FROM SOLIDS
(New York): Segue, (1983). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled printed wraps. Very good plus. Mild abrasion to back cover (2" by 1"). Interior bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. Unpaginated. From an edition of 300 copies. Contains poetic work by Child, also known as an experimental filmmaker. Portions of.....
FROM SOLIDS
(New York): Segue, (1983). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled printed wraps. Very good. ASSOCIATION COPY. INSCRIBED for poet Doug Lang at first page. Some mild darkening to cover. Interior bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. Unpaginated. From an edition of 300 copies. Contains poetic work by Child, also known.....
RADDLE MOON 7
(Sidney, BC): (Raddle Moon), (1989). First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Publisher's plain white wraps in original dust jacket. Very good plus in like DJ. Mild edgewear. Light toning to several pages. Otherwise bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. 107pp. Poetry magazine featuring work from associates of the Language movement, including.....