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Wakefield, Dan
New York in the Fifties
A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. 355 pages. Inscribed by author. Includes recollections by Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, Gay Talese, Calvin Trillin, Allen Ginsberg.
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Sackheim, Eric (translator)
The Silent Firefly: Japanese Songs of Love and Other Things
Black cloth spine and decorative paper covered boards show slight fading and edge wear. In card slipcase with woodblock print design. 4 5/8"w x 7 1/2"h. 203 pages. A collection of Japanese folk song lyrics (translated by Eric Sackheim) decorated with colored woodblock prints. Chapters are preceded by quotations from American blues songs.
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Reinhold Heller
Munch: His Life and Work
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 240 pages, loaded with b&w prints, some full page, full color, plus photos of salons, workshops, etc. History of the artist from 1863 through chapters of Indecision, Formation of a new aesthetic, Kristiania and Berlin, Years of crisis and success, and a Stranger to the World, ending in 1944.
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McBratney, Sam
Weisst Du Eigentlich, Wie Lieb Ich Dich Hab? [Guess How Much I Love You in German]
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Unpaginated. Illustrated by Anita Jeram. Text in German. Previous owner's inscription inside. "During a bedtime game, every time Little Nutbrown Hare demonstrates how much he loves his father, Big Nutbrown Hare gently shows him that the love is returned even more."
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Falk, Candace
Love, Anarchy, & Emma Goldman: A Biography
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight edge wear. 388 pages. Black and white photos.
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Staff
Found Magazine Collection: #1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7,#8,#9
Nine copies in consecutive order of Found magazine, with #1 inscribed to previous owner from the editor, Davy. All are in excellent condition, as new. Bindings are solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exteriors shows no blemishes, text/interiors are clean and free of marking of any kind. Found magazine publishes found letters, pictures, notes, grocery lists, posters, scrawlings and doodles, often with each issue having a theme: such as Hot Pursuit for love letters.
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Baring-Gould, William S.; Baring-Gould, Cil
The Annotated Mother Goose
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 350 pages. Full light green cloth boards show wear. 8 1/4"w x 10 7/8"h. Illustrated by Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenway, Arthur Rackham, Maxfield Parrish, and other early historical woodcuts. Chapter decorations by E.M. Simon.
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Cherry Hankin
Letters Between Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murray
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 300 letters from the heart of the London literary scene of the early 20th century. Previous owner's sticker on front end paper, minor blemishes to covers only.
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Gooch, Brad
Golden Age of Promiscuity
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Creases on spine. 301 pages, plus advertisements.
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Thomas, Dylan
A Prospect of the Sea: Stories and Essays
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full blue cloth boards are faded around edges and show a shadow of the title from the dust jacket as a darker color. Edge wear to price-clipped dust jacket. 136 pages. Fourth Impression.
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Koch, Kenneth
The burning mystery of Anna in 1951
Book is in excellent condition with creaseless covers and spine in trade size paperback. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 81 pages.
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Merton, Thomas
Thoughts in Solitde
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 124 pages.
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Littell, Jane
Street & Smith's Love Story Magazine Illustrated
Worn cover with small tears and pieces missing from top and bottom of spine. 100 pages.
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Munch, Edvard
Edvard Munch: Vancouver Art Gallery, May 31 to August 4, 1986
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 96 pages. 9"w x 10 1/2"h.
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Koch, Kenneth
One Train: Poems
Book is in excellent condition with 1/4 cloth black boards on yellow with embossed print on cover, gilt at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears. Marked "First Edition" on publisher's page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
Straits
Book is in excellent condition, with bright orange boards, 1/4 black cloth with gilt print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Upper front corner may be bumped, poss. publisher's error. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
A Possible World
Book is in excellent condition with blue boards, 1/4 red cloth, gilt lettering at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Marked "First Edition" on publisher's page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
New Addresses
Book is in excellent condition in dark blue boards with 1/4 black cloth, silver print at spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Marked "First Edition" on publisher's page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
The Pleasures of Peace and Other Poems
Book shows light shelf wear to covers, a little rubbing/scuffing to the back, where Mr. Koch looks like he's about 14 in a candid pose. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Previous owner: Jane Futcher in pen on half title page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth; Kate Farrell
Sleeping on the wing: An anthology of modern poetry, with essays on reading and Writing
Book shows slight sunning to edges, very light shelf wear at bottom edge, slight foxing to page ends. Light blue boards with 1/4 tan cloth, gilt print at spine, "K/F" in silver on front cover. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, , text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is price clipped, chipping and small tears at edges, wrapped in protective clear cover. Marked "First Edition" on publisher's page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
The Collected Fiction of Kenneth Koch
Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Marked "First Edition" "First Printing" on publisher's page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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KOCH, Kenneth
Ko, or A Season on Earth
Book has creaseless covers and spine, a little shelf wear, hole punched with a hole punch at upper (R) front cover. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Very clean considering age. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
The Red Robins
Book has creaseless covers and spine with very light shelf wear. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, age toned paper, 241 pages. Marked "First Edition" on publisher's page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
Hotel Lambosa (Coffee-To-Go Short-Short Story Series)
Book is in excellent condition: cute format trade size, but small with dust jacket over paper covers. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear at edges, no tears. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
A change of hearts;: Plays, films, and other dramatic works, 1951-1971
Book has creaseless covers and spine, Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows very light shelf wear only, slightly sunned spine, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind on age-toned paper. Marked "First Vintage Books Ediiton" on publisher's page. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
Thank You and Other Poems
Fairly worn ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. including large red WITHDRAWN stamp on one interior page. Binding is solid and text/interior is otherwise clean and free of marking of any kind. Nice Evergreen press though, pic of author on back looks to be about 12. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
Season on Earth (Poets, Penguin)
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Impressively clean paperback with no creasing to covers or spine. Shows Very light shelfwear but near new @ over 30 years old. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
On the Edge
Book is in excellent condition with light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 98 pages. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
Art of Love, the
Book shows light wear to covers, marked-out price at upper R. ; age toned text. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Mass mkt. size. 45 years old. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
Bertha: And Other Plays
Book shows light shelf wear to covers. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 134 pages. Black sharpie mark on half title page. Nice Evergreen Original. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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Koch, Kenneth
Days & Nights
Book is in excellent condition in black cloth with silver print. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears, wrapped in archival jacket. Marked "First Edition" on publisher's page. 83 pages. Smells a bit of Nag Champa incense.
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O'Hara, Frank; Ashbery, John (intro)
The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara
Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear to covers only. Covers and spine are creaseless. Binding is solid and square, covers have a tiny bit of corner wear, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 586 pages. Frank O'Hara was a dynamic leader of the "New York School" of poets, a group that included John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler and the abstract expressionist painters in New York City during the 1950s and 1960s such as Larry Rivers, Jackson Pollock, and Jasper Johns. He was a poet, writer and art critic, long time front desk person and then curator at the N.Y. Museum of Modern Art.
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O'Hara, Frank
Poems Retrieved
Book is in excellent condition with light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have corner wear, some edge wear, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 242 pages. Frank O'Hara was a dynamic leader of the "New York School" of poets, a group that included John Ashbery, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, and James Schuyler and the abstract expressionist painters in New York City during the 1950s and 1960s such as Larry Rivers, Jackson Pollock, and Jasper Johns. He was a poet, writer and art critic, long time front desk person and then curator at the N.Y. Museum of Modern Art.
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Millar, Bill
The Drifters: The Rise and Fall of the Black Vocal Group
Book is in excellent condition with a little foxing to the endpapers only. Binding is solid and square, in bright blue cloth covers with silvers sparkles. Covers have sharp corners; exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Red dot at top page ends.
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True, Everett
Live Through This: American Rock Music in the Nineties
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 294 pages.
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Welch, Chris
Hendrix
Book shows light wear to covers only with some edge wear. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 100 page fanzine with lots of b&w pics, many large format and great, several two-page layouts: Hendrix in bed, with heart painted around navel, with two topless blondes, smoking, shaving, with lots of gear on; good show.
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Anderson, Terry H.
The Movement and The Sixties: Protest in America from Greensboro to Wounded Knee
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 500 pages.
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LeSueur, Joe
Digressions on Some Poems by Frank O'Hara: A Memoir
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 306 pages.
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Schuyler, James
The Letters of James Schuyler to Frank O'Hara
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 86 pages.
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Perloff, Marjorie
Frank O'Hara: Poet Among Painters
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 234 pages. Inscribed by Marjorie Perloff.
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Cummings, E. E.
May I Feel Said He
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Previous owner's inscription inside. Slight wear to dust jacket. 9 3/4"w x 11 3/4"h.
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Knight, Doris
Scandal Girl
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Price sticker residue and blemish from removal on front cover. Ink blob on last page and inside rear cover. Age-toned pages. Digest size: 5 1/4"w x 7 1/4"h. 120 pages.
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Brewster, Eliot
Plenty of Love
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Blemish from price sticker removal on front cover. Age-toned pages. Digest size: 5 1/4"w x 7 1/4"h. 128 pages.
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Branch, Florenz
Unfaithful: When a Wife Philanders
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Price sticker residue on front cover. Age-toned pages. Digest size: 5 1/4"w x 7 1/4"h. 128 pages.
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Gay, Carmen
Illicit Passion
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Price sticker residue on front cover. Age-toned pages. Digest size: 5 1/4"w x 7 1/4"h. 128 pages.
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Carter, Ralph
Torrid Love
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Price sticker residue and blemish from removal on front cover. Age-toned pages. Staple binding. Digest size: 5 1/4"w x 7 1/4"h. 128 pages.
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Breton, Andre; Edouard Roditi (translation)
Young Cherry Trees Secured Against Hares / Jeunes Cerisiers Garantis Contre Les Lievres
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Printed on blue paper. Wear to cover. In French and English. Illustrations by Arshile Gorky. Smells a bit of nag champa incense. First thus.
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Watanabe, Tsuneo; Iwata, Jun'Ichi
The Love of the Samurai: A Thousand Years of Japanese Homosexuality
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slightly bumped corners. Glossy pictorial cover. 6 3/4"w x 9 1/4"h. 158 pages. Black and white illustrations. Extracts from Jun'ichi Iwata's classic writings on ancient homosexual literature.
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Partridge, William L.
The hippie ghetto: The natural history of a subculture (Case studies in cultural anthropology)
Book shows light wear to covers, top of spine has a tear, some edge wear. Binding is solid and square, though splitting in the middle (see photo), text/interior is clean and free of marking to the text. 88 pages with occasional b&w photos including one, representative of the book's somewhat hard to fathom seriousness with the caption " Some of the common ritual items include a water pipe, and ounce of marijuana and cigarette papers": depicting a coffee table with a cheap radio alarm-clock and the mentioned items. The text may have moved into camp.
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Bates, Marsha
Decisive Years
Small piece of lower spine missing. Age-toned pages. 156 pages. "Hurriedly I lay beside him, pressing my nakedness against him, using only enough space to avoid falling to the floor. He stirred tiredly and his arms reached for me, gatheringme as closely to him as I wanted to get..."
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