Philadelphia: From This Side, Inc., 1989. The first of only two published issues of this bilingual "cultural journal with a Latin American orientation, that arose out of the first Book and Crafts Fair organized by Taller Puertorriqueno of Philadelphia, held on April 25, 1987." This issue features mostly poetry, by..... More
Atlantic Beach, Florida: Whitebook, 1970. An elegant broadside prospectus for Whitebook, “a quiet, trustworthy contact journal for women seeking the friendship of other women.” The journal was to include poetry, literature reviews, art discussions, travelogues, opinions, news on women’s liberation movements, and articles of interest to women, although we find..... More
Ithaca, New York: 1982. A collection of poems, short fiction and essays by female students who attended the Women as Writers class at Ithaca College. Stapled wrappers (11" x 8 ½”), 39 p. Light rubbing and wear to wrappers. More
[Virginia]: [United Klans of America?], [197-?]. A United Klans of America variant of the Oliver Allstorm (b. Oliver Allstrom) anti-miscegenation poem, “The Saddest Story Ever Told,” about the marriage of a white woman and a black man and the birth of their mixed-race child. The poem begins, “When a white girl..... More
New York: Lorenz & Ellen Gude, 1964. The seventh issue of one of the important journals of the mimeo revolution, which featured many of the most prominent New York School poets and artists. C was edited by Ted Berrigan and published from 1963-67 in New York City by Lorenz Gude..... More
New York City: The Leonard Press, ©1922. First Edition. A collection of poetry written by artist and Wobbly Ralph Chaplin while serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to hinder the draft and encourage desertion during WWI. This copy with the signature of famed labor organizer and fellow Wobbly Elizabeth Gurley..... More
Providence: Clark Coolidge, 1966. The third and final issue of this literary magazine edited by Clark Coolidge and Michael Palmer that by this issue had transitioned to Concrete Poetry. Contributions from John Cage, Kenneth Rexroth, Bernadette Mayer, John Furnival, Aram Saroyan, John Perreault, Clark Coolidge, James Koller, Fielding Dawson, Stan..... More
Amherst: Drum, 1978. A single issue of this long-running, irregularly published black literary magazine published by students UMass-Amherst from 1969-1988. Content for this issue includes fiction by Jenée Gaskin, interviews with Dr. Carol Carter on sexism, playwright Larry Neal on aesthetics and culture. Dr. Femi Richards on design, pianist Oscar..... More
Brooklyn: Printed by W. E. Davenport, [1919?]. First Edition. A pamphlet of progressive doggerel written and printed by William Edward Davenport as a fundraiser for the Italian Settlement House in Brooklyn, which he founded and ran from 1901 until his death in 1944. Davenport's poems primarily extol his heroes and..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1915. A posthumously published collection of this celebrated African American's author's poetry, which was first published by Dodd in 1913. This copy notable for its scarce dust jacket. 8vo. Rust-colored cloth boards stamped in gilt to front board and spine, xxxii, 289 pp., half-tone..... More
Amherst: Drum, 1987. A double issue of this long-running, irregularly published black literary magazine published by students UMass-Amherst from 1969-1988. Selected content for this double issue includes a poem by Andrew Salkey to James Baldwin, an excerpt of a Jamaica Kincaid story, part I of Bill Strickland's article, "The Rise..... More
Silver Spring, Md. Vort, 1973. The fourth of nine published issues of Barry Alpert's magazine focused on profiling New American Poets. This issue is dedicated to Fielding Dawson and Jonathan Williams and includes interviews, critical reviews and appreciation, and selections from the poets' work. Stapled wrappers (11" x 8 ½”)..... More
Buffalo: Logos Press, 1971. First Edition. The seventh book of poetry by Michael C. Flanigan who was a protege of Charles Olson and the artist-in-residence at Buffalo State from 1969-72. Flanigan was orphaned at age nine after the murder-suicide of his parents and never completed high school. He arrived in..... More
Philadelphia: Black History Museum Committee, 1970. An anthology of black Philadelphia poets and published by the Black History Museum, which was founded in 1968 to preserve the legacy of black accomplishment by collecting and making accessible works of black history and arts. One of the contributors to this volume, James..... More
Santa Barbara: Dawn, 1915. An issue of this little magazine founded in late 1913 as The Germ by the millionaire social reformer, educator, and Renaissance Man, Prince (later Pryns, Prynce) Charles Hopkins (1885-1970). In January 1914, the magazine was renamed The Dawn (due to readers' dislike for the disease-sounding name)..... More
New York: R. H. Russell, 1901. Limited ed. 12mo. (18.75 cm); brown paper over vellum with gilt spine; pages printed in green and black; 57 pp.; illustrated frontis by John La Farge. A poem by the American poet, writer, racehorse owner/breeder, socialite and philanthropist, Helen Julia Jay Whitney. Paper chipping..... More
New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, 1984. First edition. Octavo; brown boards printed in gold to spine; x, 198 pp.; dust jacket. Scarce critical biography of the Indian writer, Bhai Vir Singh, who was a mystical poet, novelist, playwright and biographer. Includes a chronology and bibliography. Some bubbling to cheap binding material..... More
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Providence: Burning Deck, [1974]. First edition. Octavo. Plain wrappers in purplish, letterpressed dust jacket; unpaginated. Limited edition of 300 copies letterpress printed and designed by Rosmarie Waldrop. This copy 1/7 review copies that were sent out. Sunning to spine, else Fine. More
West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 1988. Machen's pamphlet Eleusinia was first published in 1888 in an edition of 100 copies. In 1931, there were only two known copies to exist, one of which was used to create this new edition. Beneath the Barley: A Note on the Origins of Eleusinia..... More
Amherst, Mass. Caliban, Inc., 1975. The inaugural issue of this semi-annual literary journal of essays, short fiction, poetry, documentary material and graphic art from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States' and Canada's own domestic "Third Words." "Caliban aims to to reflect the deepening commitment, the anti-imperialist and increasingly..... More
Fullerton, California: Educator Publications, [197-?]. A voluminous book of right wing Catholic poetry organized into the following sections: Our Lord and His Associates, Lives of the Saints, Lives of Great Men, Notable Lives, Nobility of Human Nature, The Christian Life, God's Goodness to Us, Things Extraordinary or Miraculous, and Satan..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1896. First Edition. The second volume of poetry by the lawyer and naturalist, Ernest McGaffey (1860-1941), who was a close friend of Edgar Lee Masters and was admired by John Burroughs and Theodore Roosevelt (Hallwas, p. 492). In this copy, McGaffey has written and..... More
n.p. n.p., [ca. 1964]. Patriotic, right-wing doggerel courtesy of Alan McIntosh, the long-time editor/publisher of the Rock County Star-Herald published in Luverne, Minnesota. The poem first appeared as an editorial in 1964 and was reprinted in newspapers across the country. The edition we’re offering appears to be the only one..... More
New York and Southampton: Survivor's Manual, 1971. The penultimate issue of this literary magazine edited and published by Sandy McIntosh. Contributors for this issue include Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, James Tate, Kayak publisher George Hitchcock, David Ignatow, Michael Heller, Daniela Gioseffi, David Huddle, Armand Schwerner, Harvey Shapiro, Charles Matz, H. R...... More
