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AMERICAN LITERARY AVANT-GARDE
BLACK MOUNTAIN, SAN FRANCISCO RENAISSANCE, BEAT GENERATION and NEW YORK POETS

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80/434 Adventures in Poetry No 1 12 all published  Ed L Fagin 80/434 Adventures in Poetry No 1 12 all published Ed L Fagin
80/ 434 Adventures in Poetry. No. 1-12 [all published]. Ed. L. Fagin. New York, Adventures in Poetry, 1968-1975, 12 issues, num. ills., entirely mimeographed, orig. not unif. dec. wr., large 4to.

- Fine set.

= An important periodical for the second generation of the New York School of Poets w. contributions by i.a. Joe Ceravolo, Dick Gallup, Ted Berrigan, Rob Padgett, Joe Carroll and Anne Waldman. Cover art by i.a. Jim Dine, Ed Ruscha (no. 4), Joe Brainard and Rudy Burckhardt. Clay and Phillips, p.194ff: "A typical issie was 300-350 copies, consuming thirty reams of 24# mimeograph paper, run through the Gestetner machine of The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church (...) Working at the Project and attending hundreds of readings over the years was a big advantage. If I heard something I especially liked at a reading, I would rush to the podium and claim the manuscript for Adventures. I was rarely refused" (Lary Fagin).SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE IX.

€ (800-1.000) 850
80 435 Angel Hair No 1 6 all published  Ed A Waldman and L Warsh 80 435 Angel Hair No 1 6 all published Ed A Waldman and L Warsh
80/ 435 Angel Hair. No.1-6 [all published]. Ed. A. Waldman and L. Warsh. New York, Angel Hair, 1966-1969, 6 issues, printed by The Chapel Press, orig. unif. col. letterpress paper wr. (5x)/ orig. dec. mimeographed wr.

- Wrapper of 2nd issue w. 2 sm. dam. spots. Otherwise a fine, complete set.

= Important early Second Generation New York School periodical which featured New York poets, but included a few other avant figures as well. Contributions i.a. by John Ashbery, James Schuyler, Gerard Malanga, Jonathan Cott, Ron Padgett, Bill Berkson, Ted Berrigan, Michael Brownstein, John Wieners, Clark Coolidge, Denise Levertov, Dick Gallup, Larry Fagin, Philip Whalen, Kenneth Koch, Joanne Kyger, Joe Ceravolo, Tony Towle, Aram Saroyan and Edwin Denby. Clay and Phillips, p.176ff: "Angel Hair helped define the community of poets on the Lower East Side in the late 60s (...) We lived together in that apartment for three years, and the table of contents of Angel Hair reflects not only our evolving tastes as poets but the constant stream of visitors who passed through our door".

€ (500-700) 500
80/436 The Ark/ Ark No 1 3 all published  Ed P Lamantia and S Russell 80/436 The Ark/ Ark No 1 3 all published Ed P Lamantia and S Russell
80/ 436 The Ark/ Ark. No. 1-3 [all published]. Ed. P. Lamantia and S. Russell. San Francisco, ARK, 1947-1957, 3 issues, 72; 5-46,(2); 45,(1)p., ills. by R. BLADEN, orig. not unif. wr.

- First issue w. tiny tears in fore-edge margin and partly sunned; 2nd issue w. owner's entry on frontwrapper. Otherwise a fine set.

= A key periodical of the early years of the Californian renaissance. The magazine advocates individual liberty and supports pacifist and anarchist viewpoints. With contributions by Kenneth Patchen, James Laughlin (founder of New Directions Publishing), Kenneth Rexroth, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Olson, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Richard Eberhart. Clay and Phillips, p.262.

€ (300-500)
80 437 Art and Literature An International Review No 1 12 all published  Ed J Ashbery A Dunn R Moynihan and S Orwell 80 437 Art and Literature An International Review No 1 12 all published Ed J Ashbery A Dunn R Moynihan and S Orwell
80 437 Art and Literature An International Review No 1 12 all published  Ed J Ashbery A Dunn R Moynihan and S Orwell 80 437 Art and Literature An International Review No 1 12 all published Ed J Ashbery A Dunn R Moynihan and S Orwell
80/ 437 Art and Literature. An International Review. No. 1-12 [all published]. Ed. J. Ashbery, A. Dunn, R. Moynihan and S. Orwell. Lausanne, S.E.L.A., 1964-1967, 12 issues, num. ills., orig. unif. wr., 6x w. glassine wr., 4x in orig. cardboard box.

- Final issue w. sm. price stamp and monogrammed in ballpoint on frontwrapper. Fine set.

= An influential literary magazine, with contributions by i.a. Frank O'Hara, Cyril Connelly, John Ashbery, Ted Berrigan, Jean Rhys, Stephen Spender, William Gass, Laura Riding, Boris Pasternak, Larry Rivers, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Robert Bly, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, William Burroughs, Anthony Burgess and Jean Genet. Clay and Phillips, p.170f: "Very high style, intense, and European (...) Ashbery produced a remarkable blend of poetry, fiction, and commentary dealing not only with the world of poetry and literature, but with avant-garde art, theater, film, performance, and installation art".

€ (200-300)
80/438 Athanor No 1 6 all published  Ed D Calhoun and G Butterick 80/438 Athanor No 1 6 all published Ed D Calhoun and G Butterick
80/ 438 Athanor. No. 1-6 [all published]. Ed. D. Calhoun and G. Butterick. New York, Leroy and Clarkson, 1971-1975, 6 issues, mimeographed, ills., 5 loosely inserted "microbooks" (as issued), orig. not unif. dec. wr. - WITH a typescript subscription form for the periodical (unused), 1 fold. leaf.

- Fine set.

= Beat-generation poertry review. A long interview with Jack Kerouac is published in installments in each issue. Contributions by i.a. Charles Olson, Cid Corman, Larry Eigner, Vincent Ferrini and Anselm Hollo. No.3 with photogr. cover by Robert Brummett. Incl. a duplicate of the first issue. Clay and Phillips, p.262.

€ (200-300)
80/439 Bastard Angel No 1 3 all published  Ed H Norse 80/439 Bastard Angel No 1 3 all published Ed H Norse
80/ 439 Bastard Angel. No.1-3 [all published]. Ed. H. Norse. San Francisco, H. Norse, 1972-1974, 3 issues, 50,(2); 64; 55,(1)p., num. ills., orig. not unif. pict. wr., printed in purple, large 4to.

- Fine set.

= "We will present new and established writers, with emphasis on the experimental and non-conformist in poetry, stories, excerpts from diaries and novels" (No.1, p.1). The third issue features the Beat Generation prints of Peter Le Blanc.

€ (200-300)
80/440 Beat Art Drawings by Gregory Corso Jack Kerouac Peter Orlovsky Philip Whalen and Others from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University Ed J D Masheck 80/440 Beat Art Drawings by Gregory Corso Jack Kerouac Peter Orlovsky Philip Whalen and Others from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University Ed J D Masheck
80/ 440 Beat Art. Drawings by Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, Peter Orlovsky, Philip Whalen and Others from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University. Ed. J.D. Masheck. New York, Columbia University, 1977, 38p., orig. wr. - WITH: a typescript letter SIGNED by the editor (1 fold. leaf, recto only).
€ (50-70)
80/441 Beatitude No 2 5 7 9 11 15 18 and 21 33 Ed J Kelly B Kaufman W J Margolis a o 80/441 Beatitude No 2 5 7 9 11 15 18 and 21 33 Ed J Kelly B Kaufman W J Margolis a o
80/ 441 Beatitude. No.2-5, 7-9, 11, 15-18 and 21-33. Ed. J. Kelly, B. Kaufman, W.J. Margolis a.o. San Francisco, Bread and Wine Mission/ City Light Books, 1959-1985, 25 issues, num. ills., partly mimeographed, orig. not unif. pict. wr., 4to.

= Large collection of this quintessential Beat publication. Each issue is rare, especially the early issues. Started by Allen Ginsberg, Bob Kaufman, and John Kelly, Beatitude was originally a weekly newsletter for the North Beach literary scene. It quickly abandoned the weekly schedule and became the unsurpassed outlet for Beat literature. Printed out of the Bread and Wine Mission run by Congregationalist minister Pierre Delattre (who also published in Beatitude), the magazine included the work of its founders, as well as Jack Kerouac, Michael McClure, and others. No.33 is titled Anthology of Beatitude magazine, Silver Anniversary. Edited by Jeffrey Grossman. Also with an issue of Beatitude East, no.17. Clay and Phillips, p.80f. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE IX.

€ (6.000-8.000)
80/442 Berkeley Miscellany No 1 2 all published  Ed R Duncan 80/442 Berkeley Miscellany No 1 2 all published Ed R Duncan
80/ 442 Berkeley Miscellany. No.1-2 [all published]. Ed. R. Duncan. Berkeley, n.publ., 1948-1949, 2 issues, 24; 32p., printed by the Libertarian Press, orig. unif. wr.

= Second issue MONOGRAMMED on frontwrapper by Robert Duncan. Literary magazine w. contributions by Robert Duncan, Mary Fabilli, Jack Spicer and Gerald Ackerman. Clay and Phillips, p.264.

€ (100-150) 100
80/443 Between Worlds An International Magazine of Creativity No 1 3 all published  Ed G Neiman 80/443 Between Worlds An International Magazine of Creativity No 1 3 all published Ed G Neiman
80/ 443 Between Worlds. An International Magazine of Creativity. No.1-3 [all published]. Ed. G. Neiman. San Germán, Inter American University, 1960-1962, 3 issues, 189; (1),192-349,(5); 126p., 10 full-p. photogr. ills., printed by A. Swallow, orig. unif. dec. wr. w. repeated ill. in different colours on frontcover by MAN RAY.

- First issue w. sm. dent at top of spine and some sm. ruststains from staples on upper joint; frontcover 3rd issue partly discoloured.

= An international review of poetry, prose and art. Contributors include i.a. Henry Miller, William Burroughs, Edward Abbey, Gregory Corso, Gary Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, David Ignatow, Philip Whalen, Man Ray, Harold Norse, Alfred Perles, Herbert Read, Marcel Duchamp and Malcolm Cowley.

€ (150-250) 150
80/444 Big Sky No 1 11/12 all published  Ed B Berkson 80/444 Big Sky No 1 11/12 all published Ed B Berkson
80/444 Big Sky No 1 11/12 all published  Ed B Berkson 80/444 Big Sky No 1 11/12 all published Ed B Berkson
80/ 444 Big Sky. No.1-11/12 [all published]. Ed. B. Berkson. Bolinas, Big Sky, 1971-1978, 12 issues in 11 vols., num. ills., orig. not unif. (col.) wr. by i.a. G. IRONS, A. KATZ, C.A. COOLIDGE, P. GUSTON, G. SCHNEEMAN and N. BLUHM.

- Very fine set.

= Mostly featuring work of the second wave of New York poets. Edited by the poet Bill Berkson, who also published books under the imprint Big Sky. Contributors include Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Anne Waldman, James Schuyler, Philip Guston, Tom Clark, Aram Saroyan, Joe Brainard, Robert Creeley, David Meltzer, David Antin, Clark Coolidge, Kenneth Rexroth, Philip Whalen, Allen Ginsberg, etc. No. 3 is the all-Clark Coolidge issue, no. 6 features a suite of 19 photographs by Rudy Burckhardt, no. 10 with drawings by Gordon Baldwin and no. 11/12 is a "Homage to Frank O'Hara". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE X.

€ (400-600) 400
80/445 Big Table No 1 5 all published  Ed I Rosenthal and P Carroll 80/445 Big Table No 1 5 all published Ed I Rosenthal and P Carroll
80/ 445 Big Table. No.1-5 [all published]. Ed. I. Rosenthal and P. Carroll. Chicago, Big Table Inc., 1959-1960, 5 issues, ills., orig. not unif. pict. wr.

- First issue backstrip darkened. Otherwise a fine set.

= One of the foremost magazines of the Beat Generation with contributions by Jack Kerouac, Norman Mailer, John Updike, André Breton, Allen Ginsberg, Edw. Dahlberg a.o. The first issue was edited by Irving Rosenthal as an alternative to the Winter 1959 issue of 'Chicago Review' which refused the contributions by William S. Burroughs or Jack Kerouac. Big Table No.1 was itself subject to prosecution by the Post Office because of Burroughs and Kerouacs' contributions. The first issue contains 10 episodes of Burroughs' Naked Lunch thus its first printing in any form. Clay and Phillips, p.265.

€ (300-500)
80/446 Birth Press  BIRTH No 1 3 all published  Ed T Kupferberg and S Topp 80/446 Birth Press BIRTH No 1 3 all published Ed T Kupferberg and S Topp
80/ 446 [Birth Press]. BIRTH. No.1-3 [all published]. Ed. T. Kupferberg and S. Topp. New York, Birth Press, 1958-1960, 3 issues in 4 vols., 88; 112; 80; 80p., ills., orig. not unif. pict. wr. - WITH the original prospectus for the 2nd issue (printed fold. leaf).

- First issue corners sl. dogeared.

= Rare complete set of the Greenwich Village periodical. Each issue with a different theme: no. 1: Greenwich Village and Bohemianism; no. 2: Children's Writings and no.3: Stimulants. Tuli Kupferberg was a New York City-based poet, author, cartoonist, publisher, and musician. In 1958, Kupferberg started Birth Press with Sylvia Topp, which published a number of beat and anarchist-influenced magazines and pamphlets, including Birth, Swing, and YEAH. Kupferbergs work often attracted controversy; he was a dedicated activist around issues including racism, censorship, and police brutality.

Swing. No.1-4 [all published]. Ed. T. Kupferberg and S. Topp. Ibid., idem, 1960-1961, 4 issues, ills., orig. not unif. photogr. wr.

= Periodical devoted to the writings and drawings of children. Rare, complete set.

YEAH: a satyric excursion. No.1-10 [all published]. Ed. T. Kupferberg. Ibid., idem, 1961-1965, 10 issues, orig. not unif. pict. wr.

- Rare, complete set.

= The first issue was published as a single sheet, printed on both sides. No. 7 and no. 9 with the small YEAH EXTRAS bound in. No. 10 with the rare supplement "FUCK FOR PEACE" loosely inserted (fold. leaf, printed in blue and black, n.d.). Contributions by i.a. B. Brecht, Y. Yevtushenko, A. Sillitoe, C. Farllon, C. Forsberg, B. Shay, K. Herz, S. Morland, A. Kaye, K. Mayamoto and E. O'Brien. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE X.

WITH: an announcement leaf for BIRTH No.3 and two other publications (YEAH and Swing) by T. Kupferberg (fold. leaf w. col. ills. Small closed tears. Rare).

€ (1.500-2.500) 1500
80/447 The Black Mountain College Review No 1 all published  Ed M C Richards A Kemeny and H Larsen 80/447 The Black Mountain College Review No 1 all published Ed M C Richards A Kemeny and H Larsen
80/447 The Black Mountain College Review No 1 all published  Ed M C Richards A Kemeny and H Larsen 80/447 The Black Mountain College Review No 1 all published Ed M C Richards A Kemeny and H Larsen
80/ 447 The Black Mountain College Review. No. 1 [all published]. Ed. M.C. Richards, A. Kemeny and H. Larsen. Black Mountain, Black Mountain College, June 1951, (32)p., col. linocut ill. by H. ROCO, 6 text ills. by S. VANDERBEEK, orig. dec. wr.

- Wrappers w. some sm. stains and sl. sunned.

= The extremely rare first appearance and only issue of the periodical published by the famous Black Mountain College. The magazine would resume publication three years later with a different issue, again numbered Vol. 1, No. 1. Black Mountain College was a private liberal arts college founded by John Andrew Rice in 1933. In the 1950's the focus of the school shifted to the literary arts under the direction of Charles Olson. The school was an important incubator for the American avant-garde movement. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XI.

€ (700-900) 1000
80/448 The Black Mountain Review No 1 7 all published  Ed R Creeley 80/448 The Black Mountain Review No 1 7 all published Ed R Creeley
80/ 448 The Black Mountain Review. No.1-7 [all published]. Ed. R. Creeley. Black Mountain, Black Mountain College, 1954-1957, 7 issues, num. ills. by i.a. FRANZ KLINE and RENÉ LAUBIÉS, orig. unif. wr. w. the same ill. in different colours on frontwr. by K. KITASONO (4x)/ orig. unif. wr. by J. ALTOON, D. RICE and E. CIRBETT.

- Bookblock issue 7 broken and wrappers sl. smudged/ spine cracking; issue 3 and 4 sm. stain on wrappers. Otherwise a fine, clean set of this rare, complete periodical.

= With contributions by Robert Creeley (publisher of Divers Press in Palma de Mallorca), Charles Olson (who was the College Rector), Kenneth Rexroth, Paul Blackburn, Robert Duncan, Denise Levertov, William Bronk and Larry Eigner. The final issue was devoted to Beat authors and contains work by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and published a pre-publication excerpt from "Willam Lee's" Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs). Clay and Phillips, p.106ff: "The Black Mountain Review, printed in Palma de Mallorca where Creeley was producing his Divers Press books, developed from the friendship in daily correspondence between Creeley and Black Mountain rector Charles Olson, who thought a quality literary journal might help increase enrollement". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XI.

€ (3.000-5.000) 3000
80/449 Blue Beat No 1 all published  Ed G Montgomery and E Kiviat Introd by K Cogden 80/449 Blue Beat No 1 all published Ed G Montgomery and E Kiviat Introd by K Cogden
80/ 449 Blue Beat. No.1 [all published]. Ed. G. Montgomery and E. Kiviat. Introd. by K. Cogden. New York, Blue Beat Productions, 1964, (3),41,(1) lvs., entirely mimeographed, recto only, printed in 207 copies by Yowl Press, orig. pict. wr. by A. WIENER, 4to.

- Frontcover trifle foxed along outer margin. Otherwise a fine copy.

= First and only issue published. Important Beat publication. With contributions by i.a. Ted Berrigan, Paul Blackburn, Jack Micheline, Tuli Kupferberg, Gerard Malanga, John Keys and Judson Crews. Clay and Phillips, p.265. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XII.

€ (150-250)
80 450 Blue Pig No 1 14 16 and 18 80 450 Blue Pig No 1 14 16 and 18
80 450 Blue Pig No 1 14 16 and 18 80 450 Blue Pig No 1 14 16 and 18
80/ 450 Blue Pig. No.1-14, 16 and 18. Paris/ Northhampton, Sand Project Press, 1967-1968, 16 issues in 15 vols., orig. not unif. dec. mimeographed wr., 4to (1x obl.).

- First issue w. some vague waterstains on frontwrapper; 14th issue backwrapper detached. Otherwise a fine set.

= Collection of the early Parisian editions of this periodical. In total 23 issues were published. With contributions by Ted Berrigan, Tom Raworth, John Stanton, Andrew Crozier, Anne Waldman, Lewis Warh, Ted Greenwald, Ron Padgett, Larry Fagin, Christine Grodzcki, George Tysh and many others. Covers dec. by i.a. Carl Schurer, Boltanski, Jeff Nuttall, David Batchelder, Ed Hill, Sarkis, Michael Brownstein and Samuel Buri. Clay and Phillips, p.265.

€ (300-500) 300
80/451 Brilliant Corners A Magazine of the Arts No 1 10 all published  Ed A Lange 80/451 Brilliant Corners A Magazine of the Arts No 1 10 all published Ed A Lange
80/ 451 Brilliant Corners. A Magazine of the Arts. No.1-10 [all published]. Ed. A. Lange. Chicago, Brilliant Corners, 1975-1979, 10 issues, printed by Ad Hoc Press, orig. not unif. pict. wr.
€ (150-250)
80/452 Bulletin from Nothing No 1 2 all published  Ed C Pelieu M Beach and C Pozo 80/452 Bulletin from Nothing No 1 2 all published Ed C Pelieu M Beach and C Pozo
80/ 452 Bulletin from Nothing. No. 1-2 [all published]. Ed. C. Pelieu, M. Beach and C. Pozo. San Francisco, Bulletin from Nothing, 1965, 2 issues, (1),27; (28)p., num. photo-montage ills., orig. not unif. photogr. wr., large 4to.

- Very fine.

= Underground periodical with an emphasis on collage. With collages by i.a. Norman Ogue Mustill, Claude Pellieu and Chano Pozo. Contributions by i.a. Jeff Nuttall, Poxie Powell, Ed Sanders, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William S. Burroughs and Bob Kaufman.

€ (150-250) 150
80/453 C A journal of Poetry No 1 14 all published  Ed L Gude and T Berrigan 80/453 C A journal of Poetry No 1 14 all published Ed L Gude and T Berrigan
80/453 C A journal of Poetry No 1 14 all published  Ed L Gude and T Berrigan 80/453 C A journal of Poetry No 1 14 all published Ed L Gude and T Berrigan
80/453 C A journal of Poetry No 1 14 all published  Ed L Gude and T Berrigan 80/453 C A journal of Poetry No 1 14 all published Ed L Gude and T Berrigan
80/ 453 C. A journal of Poetry. No.1-14 [all published]. Ed. L. Gude and T. Berrigan. New York, the editors, 1963-1967, 13 issues (as published), ills., entirely mimeographed, orig. not unif. (pict.) wr. by i.a. JOE BRAINARD and ANDY WARHOL, folio. - TOGETHER WITH: C-Comics. No.1-2 [all published]. Ibid., C Press, 1964/ 1966, 2 issues, no pagination, ills., entirely mimeographed, orig. not unif. pict. wr., folio.

- Ad 1: without no.12 which was never published; occas. sl. dustsoiling. Ad 2: sm. tear in frontwrapper of C-Comic no.1.

= A very fine, complete run of this landmark Beat publication, one of the cornerstones of the 1960's mimeo revolution and poetry scene. Clay and Phillips, p.160ff: ""C" Press and its mimeograph-produced magazine and books provided an important early outlet for the writings of younger poets and their immediate predecessors. The first issue printed work bij the core group of Dick Gallup, Ron Padgett, Joe Brainard (who was also a visual artist), and Ted Berrigan (...) Berrigan's "C" magazine published poems, plays, essays, translations, and comics by a growing number of writers and artists, but always bore the distinctive imprint of its charismatic editor". No.4 was dedicated to Edwin Denby. The cover was designed by Andy Warhol and has on the covers the famed silk-screened images of Denby with Gerald Malanga. It marked the first time Warhol based a silkscreen on a polaroid, a technique that would become one of his defining methods in the 1970's. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XI.

€ (15.000-25.000)
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