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THE LARK [Whole Numbers 1 through 24] by Burgess, Gillette, et al - 1897

by Burgess, Gillette, et al

THE LARK [Whole Numbers 1 through 24] by Burgess, Gillette, et al - 1897

THE LARK [Whole Numbers 1 through 24]

by Burgess, Gillette, et al

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San Francisco: C.A. Murdock & Co. [1st number only]; then William Doxey, 1897. Twenty-four issues (of 25 published, lacking the EPILARK). Wire-stitched and sewn pictorial self wrappers, numbers 9 and beyond printed on one side of leaf only. Heavily illustrated. Usual occasional tanning, some chipping along fore and bottom edges of first number, a few other snags and creases at large overlap edges, but generally a very good set. Half morocco slipcase and cloth chemise. Edited by Gillette Burgess and Bruce Porter. A complete run, less the EPILARK, including the separate plates in the first two numbers and the separate leaflet supplement, "Vals de Monterey Viejo," to #22. The first number is in the scarce first printing, without Doxey's imprint. The chief literary organ of the Bayside Bohemians of the last decade of the 19th century. Gelette Burgess was responsible for much of the text, along with illustrations and cover designs by Florence Lundborg, Gelett Burgess, Ernest Peixotto, Hervert Van Vlack, Newton Tharp, Reginald Rix, Willis Polk and Bruce Porter, and other contributions by Maynard Dixon, Yone Noguchi, Porter Garnett, et al. A number of Stevenson relics appear in the early issues, and the first number includes the first appearance of Burgess' whimsical ditty, "I Never Saw a Purple Cow...," published later as a separate. While the clothbound issue in two volumes (which includes the second printing of the first number) is readily available, substantial runs of the original separate issues, with the first printing of the first number, are now elusive.
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  • Place of Publication San Francisco
  • Date Published 1897
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SLICE I:2 [From the Once series]

SLICE I:2 [From the Once series]

by Clark, Tom [ed]

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Brightlingsea, Essex, UK, [nd but ca. 1967].. Legal format. Stapled mimeographed text, with pictorial outer leaves (by Joe Brainard - a credit inserted in most copies of this issue in manuscript by Clark). Some smudging and dust-soiling to the outer leaves at edges, otherwise very good or better. Edited by Tom Clark. An eclectic periodical, published coincident with Clark's Fulbright study and posting as Instructor in American Poetry, at the University of Essex. The titles varied (all words concluding with 'CE') but each was denoted "A One Shot Magazine ... No Copyright No Nothin." Fielding Dawson, Bernadette Mayer and Michael McClure contribute the text to this number. CLAY & PHILLIPS, p.288.
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The Illiterati 4 (Summer 1945)

The Illiterati 4 (Summer 1945)

by Sheets, Kermit, and Kemper Nomland (eds.), William Everson, Glen Coffield, Henry Miller, Kenneth Patchen, Alex Comfort, George Woodcock, et al

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Waldport, Oregon: The Illiterati / Untide Press, 1945. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Wide 8vo, 28pp, stapled wrappers. Impressive, scarce periodical founded at the Camp Angel Civilian Public Service camp in Waldport, Oregon, during World War 2. Beautifully designed and printed. No markings, light wear and a few very small tears to edges of lap wrappers.
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Ampersand (Amper&and, March 1969)

Ampersand (Amper&and, March 1969)

by Kryss, T. L., and R. Wolter (eds.), Charles Bukowski, D.r. Wagner, Douglas Blazek, Howard McCord, Kent Taylor, Bill Bissett, Don Gray, Richard Krech, et al

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San Francisco: T. L. Kryss and R. Wolter, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 80pp, stapled wrappers with red taped spine (as issued). Scarce poetry collection from 1969 San Francisco, includes work by Bukowski, Blazek (including a poem on d.a. levy's suicide), et al. Unmarked copy, light wear and abrasion from spine adhesive.
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Adventures in Poetry 3 (Number Three, January 1969)

Adventures in Poetry 3 (Number Three, January 1969)

by Fagin, Larry (ed.), Clark Coolidge, Aram Saroyan, Tom Veitch, Francis Picabia (translated by Ron Padgett), Gordon Baldwin, et al

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New York: Larry Fagin, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 57 leaves (mimeographed one side), stapled wrappers. Rare third issue of this key New York School poetry journal, includes writing by Clark Coolidge, Aram Saroyan, et al. Back cover is detached from staples; otherwise, an unmarked copy with a bit of wear and soil.
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Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

by Reed, Foster, and David Moe (eds.), Bob Kaufman, Jack Hirschman, Neeli Cherkovski, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ruth Weiss, Beau Beausoleil, Cesar Vallejo, Ed Dorn, Harold Norse, George Tsongas, Ernesto Cardenal, Kristin Wetterhahn, et al

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San Francisco: Beatitude Press, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Folio, 54pp, stapled wrappers. Unusually nice copy of this scarce oversized mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a range of luminaries. Unmarked copy with light wear and toning.
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SLICE I:2 [From the Once series]

SLICE I:2 [From the Once series]

by Clark, Tom [ed]

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Brightlingsea, Essex, UK, [nd but ca. 1967].. Legal format. Stapled mimeographed text, with pictorial outer leaves (by Joe Brainard - a credit inserted in most copies of this issue in manuscript by Clark). Some smudging and dust-soiling to the outer leaves at edges, otherwise very good or better. Edited by Tom Clark. An eclectic periodical, published coincident with Clark's Fulbright study and posting as Instructor in American Poetry, at the University of Essex. The titles varied (all words concluding with 'CE') but each was denoted "A One Shot Magazine ... No Copyright No Nothin." Fielding Dawson, Bernadette Mayer and Michael McClure contribute the text to this number. CLAY & PHILLIPS, p.288.
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The Illiterati 4 (Summer 1945)

The Illiterati 4 (Summer 1945)

by Sheets, Kermit, and Kemper Nomland (eds.), William Everson, Glen Coffield, Henry Miller, Kenneth Patchen, Alex Comfort, George Woodcock, et al

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Waldport, Oregon: The Illiterati / Untide Press, 1945. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Wide 8vo, 28pp, stapled wrappers. Impressive, scarce periodical founded at the Camp Angel Civilian Public Service camp in Waldport, Oregon, during World War 2. Beautifully designed and printed. No markings, light wear and a few very small tears to edges of lap wrappers.
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Ampersand (Amper&and, March 1969)

Ampersand (Amper&and, March 1969)

by Kryss, T. L., and R. Wolter (eds.), Charles Bukowski, D.r. Wagner, Douglas Blazek, Howard McCord, Kent Taylor, Bill Bissett, Don Gray, Richard Krech, et al

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San Francisco: T. L. Kryss and R. Wolter, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 80pp, stapled wrappers with red taped spine (as issued). Scarce poetry collection from 1969 San Francisco, includes work by Bukowski, Blazek (including a poem on d.a. levy's suicide), et al. Unmarked copy, light wear and abrasion from spine adhesive.
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Adventures in Poetry 3 (Number Three, January 1969)

Adventures in Poetry 3 (Number Three, January 1969)

by Fagin, Larry (ed.), Clark Coolidge, Aram Saroyan, Tom Veitch, Francis Picabia (translated by Ron Padgett), Gordon Baldwin, et al

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New York: Larry Fagin, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 57 leaves (mimeographed one side), stapled wrappers. Rare third issue of this key New York School poetry journal, includes writing by Clark Coolidge, Aram Saroyan, et al. Back cover is detached from staples; otherwise, an unmarked copy with a bit of wear and soil.
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Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

Beatitude 27 (Beatitudes 27, Mayday 77, 1977)

by Reed, Foster, and David Moe (eds.), Bob Kaufman, Jack Hirschman, Neeli Cherkovski, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ruth Weiss, Beau Beausoleil, Cesar Vallejo, Ed Dorn, Harold Norse, George Tsongas, Ernesto Cardenal, Kristin Wetterhahn, et al

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San Francisco: Beatitude Press, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Folio, 54pp, stapled wrappers. Unusually nice copy of this scarce oversized mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a range of luminaries. Unmarked copy with light wear and toning.
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Highchair Magazine; Brainwork from a Whole Cadre of Experts; Special  Expert Police Tactic (Cover...
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Highchair Magazine; Brainwork from a Whole Cadre of Experts; Special Expert Police Tactic (Cover Title).

by Bullard, Robin

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San Rafael, CA: By the editor. Near Fine. 1982. Softcover. Light soil to covers. ; Signed by Robin Bullard bottom margin first page. 24pp; 8vo; pale yellow wrappers; a chronological narrative of 18 full page black & white photographs with captions depicting Suspicions, Questions, Arrest, Atomization, etc. ; Signed by Author(s) .
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Oxygen Scavenger 5.

Oxygen Scavenger 5.

by (Zine)

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(San Francisco): Room 101 Publications. Fine. N.D.. First Edition. Softcover. 24 unnumbered pages; 8vo; photo-illustrated light gray wrappers with illustrated acetate cover overlay. Illustrated with 13 images, chiefly photographs, or negatives in various sizes 5" x 3.5" , 4" x 5", etc. , all laid in loose, but inserted into pasted down photo corners, with facing text . .
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Worlds Beyond - All Three Volumes
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Worlds Beyond - All Three Volumes

by Cyril M. Kornbluth, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds,Graham Greene, John Christopher, Lester del Rey, Judith Merril. P.G. Wodehouse et. al

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United States: Hillman Periodicals, 1950. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. December vol. one has mild edgewear, toned pages and the magazine band is still attached. January vol. two has mild edgewear and two pages have closed tears that does not effect the text. February vol. 3 has edgewear and spine creases. This is the complete run.
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Universe Science Fiction June, September 1953; March, September 1954; January 1955
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Universe Science Fiction June, September 1953; March, September 1954; January 1955

by George Bell, Ray Palmer, Bea Mahaffey (editors)

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United States: Bell Publications, 1953. Soft cover. Very Good. Malcom H. Smith; Robert Gibson Jones. Magazines have some edgewear, spine creases and toned pages. There is a small closed tear on the front cover of the first issue as well a small tape repair on the bottom of the spine. Issue #2 has a date stamp on the rear cover. Volumes 1, 2, 4, 7 and 9. Original cover price is 35 cents.
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Tottel's 17 (Tottels, 1978)

Tottel's 17 (Tottels, 1978)

by Silliman, Ron (ed.), Lynne Dreyer, Bob Perelman, Lyn Hejinian, Alan Davies, Charles Bernstein

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San Francisco: Ron Silliman, 1978. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Folio, 42pp (mimeographed both sides), printed covers on blue card stock. Scarce issue of this rare "private circular for interested parties" edited by Ron Silliman (estimated circulation 50-150 copies). Contains work by important language poets. No markings, light overall wear.
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Retrofuturism 13. Hypermedia Magazine by the Tape-beatles / July 1990.  [cover title]
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Retrofuturism 13. Hypermedia Magazine by the Tape-beatles / July 1990. [cover title]

by the Tape-beatles

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Iowa City: Drawing Legion. Near Fine. 1990. Softcover. Page 1551 to 1632; sq. 8vo; stapled wrappers; articles, essays, copier art; inserted sleeve with RRR/R12 EP record, with fold-out section of 'liner notes'. Light wear to covers, record fine. Scarce .
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Blue Suede Shoes 6 (VI, 1968; published ca. 1971)

Blue Suede Shoes 6 (VI, 1968; published ca. 1971)

by Abbott, Keith, and Steve Carey (eds.), et al

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Monterey, CA: Blue Suede Shoes, ca. 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 14 leaves (mimeographed one-side), self-stapled. Rare early issue of this experimental poetry magazine edited by Keith Abbott and Steve Carey, in very nice condition. This sixth issue mainly comprises material prepared before the first issue of this series.
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The Triangle 7 (Volume 7, September 1968) - includes four poems and a text piece by editor...

The Triangle 7 (Volume 7, September 1968) - includes four poems and a text piece by editor William Wantling

by Wantling, William (ed.), Sam Zafirri, Robert Nelson Moore Jr., Thom Young, et al

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Normal, IL: Illinois State University, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 64pp, stapled self-cover. Scarce literary magazine edited by William Wantling during his time at Illinois State University, includes four poems and an excerpt from a novel by Wantling. Unmarked copy, outer leaf pulling at staples, which have some rust.
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Locus Solus 1 (I; Winter 1961)

Locus Solus 1 (I; Winter 1961)

by Ashbery, John, Kenneth Koch, Harry Mathews, and James Schuyler (eds.), Frank O'Hara, Edwin Denby, Barbara Guest, Rudolph Burckhardt, Fairfield Porter, Robin Blaser, George Montgomery, et al

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Lans-en-Vercors, France: Locus Solus, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 12mo, 168pp, lap-edge wrappers. The first issue of one of the most impressive and influential English-language literary periodicals of the 1960s. Includes John Ashbery, Rudy Burckhardt, Edwin Denby, Barbara Guest, Kenneth Koch, Harry Mathews, Frank O'Hara, Fairfield Porter, James Schuyler, et al. Unmarked copy with light toning and wear to wrappers (spine has reading creases).
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Lysergic World 1 (San Francisco, April 16 - 19, 1993)

Lysergic World 1 (San Francisco, April 16 - 19, 1993)

by Horowitz, Mike (Michael), Albert Hofmann, Genesis P-Orridge, Kathleen Harrison, Dana Reemes, et al

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San Francisco: Lysergic World, 1993. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. Tabloid format, 16pp (self-cover on white paper). An uncommon and typically extravagant production released in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the legendary Dr. Hofmann's important discovery. Hofmann provides a brief text, and Genesis P-Orridge (credited as "Art Historian" on the masthead) contributes a short piece on flyers of the 1960s and 1990s. Nice copy (appears unread), just about as new.
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