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1957Best.-Nr. 508530Minneapolis: McCosh's Book Store 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition and first hardcover edition originally published as a pamphlet in Dublin in 1901. Tall octavo. 18pp. Printed cloth. Owner's ink name on front flyleaf else a near fine copy issued without printed dust jacket. Limited to 500 copies. McCosh's Book Store hardcover books
1939Best.-Nr. 584998New York: G. Schirmer 1939. Softcover. Very Good. Later printings. A set of three songs for voice and piano. Quartos. Nested bifoliums. Sticker shadow on the front cover of "Sleep Now" some edgewear and two internal tape repairs to "Rain Has Fallen" overall a very good and complete set. The work of two titans of 20th century artistic expression is brought together in this set of three compositions set to poems from Joyce's collection Chamber Music. Just as Joyce continues to be celebrated in the world of literature Samuel Barber remains an important figure in American music probably best remembered today for his heartbreaking Adagio for Strings. G. Schirmer unknown books
1916Best.-Nr. 780Laurence J. Gomme 1916. KILMER Joyce. THE CIRCUS AND OTHER ESSAYS. NY: Laurence J. Gomme 1916. 12mo. cloth & boards. First Edition earliest imprint. Later issued with an tipped-in slip stating that the publication had been taken over by Mitchell Kennerley. Near fine small ink name on the front endpaper. $85.00. Laurence J. Gomme unknown
1916Best.-Nr. 780Laurence J. Gomme 1916. KILMER Joyce. THE CIRCUS AND OTHER ESSAYS. NY: Laurence J. Gomme 1916. 12mo. cloth & boards. First Edition earliest imprint. Later issued with an tipped-in slip stating that the publication had been taken over by Mitchell Kennerley. Near fine small ink name on the front endpaper. $85.00. Laurence J. Gomme unknown books
1989Best.-Nr. 1125559792Bangor Maine: Self published by author 1989. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paper 156 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. Signed by author on title page. . Self published by author Paperback
1996Best.-Nr. 93889Berkeley CA:: Conari Press 1996. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in near fine dust jacket non-authorial inscription on half title page . First printing. A wonderful anthology - the first to combine in one volume contributions from such a significant number of the women writers of the Beat movement - starting with the 'precursors' like Helen Adams Madeleine Gleason and Jane Bowles. In addition to the contributors shown above this includes biographical information and writings by Carolyn Cassady Joan Vollmer Adams Burroughs Lenore Kandel Denise Levertov Elise Cowen and many others. When this book was first issued two panels at the San Francisco Book Festival in November were designed around it: one focused on the biographies and lives of these women the other on their poetry. Among the writers who participated in these panels were Lenore Kandel who came out of many years of seclusion to talk about her life and read her poems Cassady Joyce Johnson Hettie Jones and more. It was a memorable event - The book includes many photographs sidebars contributions some brief by writers like Ted Joans who wrote a recollection called 'Worthy Beat Women' and Herbert Hunke Ted Morgan etc. and individual bibliographies of each woman. Foreword by Anne Waldman Afterword by Ann Charters. INSCRIBED by Brenda Knight the editor on the title page. Index. Slightly oversized format. 366 pp. Conari Press, hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1477234918.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2018Best.-Nr. 188385Fayetteville Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press 2018. Hardcover. VG bumping & creasing to corners; spine top bumped. illustrated paper boards w/ black cloth & bronze printed spine. 223 pgs w/ color illustrations. In Robyn Horn's thirty years as a wood sculptor her work has evolved from small lathe-turned objects to ten-foot-high redwood compositions like her Already Set in Motion #1170 which graces a garden at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. In creating these forms that rise from the earth at improbable angles Horns primary tool is the chainsaw and yet a tenderness for her medium reveals itself in the delicate balance of planes that allows her sculptures to both loom and flow visually indicating that they are precarious when in fact they are sturdy.0The essays and images in The Sculpture of Robyn Horn sketch the industrious career of this Little Rock Arkansas-based sculptor illuminating her attention to geometry physics and the philosophy of design and exploring the context and origin of the various seriesGeodes Millstones Standing Stones and Slipping Stones among othersthat characterize her body of work.--WorldCat. The University of Arkansas Press hardcover
2018Best.-Nr. 188385Fayetteville Arkansas: The University of Arkansas Press 2018. Hardcover. VG bumping & creasing to corners; spine top bumped. illustrated paper boards w/ black cloth & bronze printed spine. 223 pgs w/ color illustrations. In Robyn Horn's thirty years as a wood sculptor her work has evolved from small lathe-turned objects to ten-foot-high redwood compositions like her Already Set in Motion #1170 which graces a garden at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. In creating these forms that rise from the earth at improbable angles Horns primary tool is the chainsaw and yet a tenderness for her medium reveals itself in the delicate balance of planes that allows her sculptures to both loom and flow visually indicating that they are precarious when in fact they are sturdy.0The essays and images in The Sculpture of Robyn Horn sketch the industrious career of this Little Rock Arkansas-based sculptor illuminating her attention to geometry physics and the philosophy of design and exploring the context and origin of the various seriesGeodes Millstones Standing Stones and Slipping Stones among othersthat characterize her body of work.--WorldCat. The University of Arkansas Press hardcover books
1942Best.-Nr. 3688Harbinger House 1942. MacLEAN Joyce. With Margaret HARMAN. ON DUTY DITTIES. Decorations by the Authors. NY: Harbinger House 1942. 8vo. yellow cloth in dust jacket; 59 pages. First Edition. A scarce war-time book: verses written about two teachers' experiences. "Not exactly an inspirational volume for aspiring pedagogues. But it is the funniest book ever written by and about school teachers"- from the front flap of the dust jacket. Signed by MacLean and Harman on the front pastedown with original drawings of two teachers or students. Very scarce! Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; minor soil few nicks & short tears; $1.00 price is present on the front flap d/j. Overall a nice & scarce book! $85.00. Harbinger House unknown
1942Best.-Nr. 3688Harbinger House 1942. MacLEAN Joyce. With Margaret HARMAN. ON DUTY DITTIES. Decorations by the Authors. NY: Harbinger House 1942. 8vo. yellow cloth in dust jacket; 59 pages. First Edition. A scarce war-time book: verses written about two teachers' experiences. "Not exactly an inspirational volume for aspiring pedagogues. But it is the funniest book ever written by and about school teachers"- from the front flap of the dust jacket. Signed by MacLean and Harman on the front pastedown with original drawings of two teachers or students. Very scarce! Very Good covers nice; contents clean & tight; minor soil few nicks & short tears; $1.00 price is present on the front flap d/j. Overall a nice & scarce book! $85.00. Harbinger House unknown books
1992Best.-Nr. 80140Princeton:: Princeton University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0691094748 . Illustrated. First printing. Fine in a near fine short closed edge tear on rear panel dust jacket. . Princeton University Press, hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 80140Princeton:: Princeton University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0691094748 . Illustrated. First printing. Fine in a near fine short closed edge tear on rear panel dust jacket. . Princeton University Press, hardcover books
1969Best.-Nr. 200213Albuquerque: University of New Mexico/New Mexico Quarterly 1969. 13p 8.5x11 inches poems prose very good literary journal in stapled pictorial wraps. The final issues of the Quarterly in 1969 had material which had been censored. This is the separate uncredited publication that printed the censored materials. Back cover is the Lennon/Ono nude with John's head replaced by what looks like a young J. Edgar Hoover. University of New Mexico/New Mexico Quarterly unknown
1969Best.-Nr. 200213Albuquerque: University of New Mexico/New Mexico Quarterly 1969. 13p 8.5x11 inches poems prose very good literary journal in stapled pictorial wraps. The final issues of the Quarterly in 1969 had material which had been censored. This is the separate uncredited publication that printed the censored materials. Back cover is the Lennon/Ono nude with John's head replaced by what looks like a young J. Edgar Hoover. University of New Mexico/New Mexico Quarterly unknown books
1899Best.-Nr. 5254London: Chatto & Windus 1899. 314 pages pictorial cover on red cloth. Solid with a spine lean bumps and fraying on the corners of the covers fraying at the top of the spine the covers and spine are soiled and the print on the spine can hardly be seen and a tiny spit in the cloth on the crease between the back cover and spine. Book plate on the inside front cover and pencil writing on the first two inside pages as well as the rear free end paper The interior also has some foxing. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Chatto & Windus
1995Best.-Nr. 213651Iowa City IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book 1995. First edition. Softcover. 24 pages. Artist book printed in an edition of 1250 copies produced by Jim Snitzer and Janice Frey. Includes numerous color illustrations. A fine copy in stapled wrappers and with laid in promotional postcard. Signed and inscribed by Neimanas to fellow photographer Joseph Jachna on the verso of the rear cover. A nice association copy. University of Iowa Center for the Book unknown
1995Best.-Nr. 213651Iowa City IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book 1995. First edition. Softcover. 24 pages. Artist book printed in an edition of 1250 copies produced by Jim Snitzer and Janice Frey. Includes numerous color illustrations. A fine copy in stapled wrappers and with laid in promotional postcard. Signed and inscribed by Neimanas to fellow photographer Joseph Jachna on the verso of the rear cover. A nice association copy. University of Iowa Center for the Book unknown books
1992Best.-Nr. 021940St. Paul Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications 1992. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 1st Edition. Pale trade size paperback with color illustration on the cover. Book has light edge wear with a crease on the back cover edge as only defects. Interior is clean tight and unmarked and there are no creases on the spine. This is the 1st book to focus on a broad range of psychic and spiritual experiences completely in the context of the African American community. 272 pages. Llewellyn Publications Paperback
1978Best.-Nr. 577106Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Beige patterned cloth. Fine in fine original acetate dustwrapper. One of of 300 numbered copies of a total edition of 330 specially bound and Signed by the author. Sylvester & Orphanos hardcover
Best.-Nr. 51-2164Northridge CA: Herb Yellin/Lord John Press 1979. Broadside. 14 x 8.5 inches on beige laid card. "This broadside is a facsimile of a rare press release issued upon publication of "Expensive People" in 1968 by Vanguard Press. One of 200 numbered copies. Top edge crimped. From the estate of Herb Yellin 1935 - 2014 publisher of the Lord John Press. Northridge, CA: Herb Yellin/Lord John Press, 1979 unknown
1976Best.-Nr. 568788New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a price-clipped near fine dust jacket with a small crease on the front flap. Signed by the author on the titlepage. The Vanguard Press hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 021358New York: Vanguard Press 1976 First printing of the first edition. Signed by Joyce Carol Oates directly on title page. Light bruise to front corner else book in fine condition; dust jacket with vertical creases to front flap a short closed tear to bottom front fold rubbing to covers mild edge wear and faint toning to margins else fine. Vanguard Press hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 404440New York: The Vanguard Press 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in a spine-faded very good dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author to publisher Brian Kirby. The Vanguard Press hardcover
1984Best.-Nr. 573205Northridge California: Lord John Press 1984. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Wrappers. Fine. Copy number 115 of 125 copies Signed by the author. Lord John Press unknown
