Poetry : Modern : Periodicals from Philip Smith, Bookseller

San Francisco: Tractor, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Square 4to, 64pp, printed wrappers. Scarce little magazine from 1975 San Francisco, includes work by George Oppen, Clarence Major, et al. Unmarked copy, light cover soil and toning.

Blue Bell, PA: Paper Air Magazine, 1979. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 60pp, stapled wrappers. Experimental review from the epicenter of 1979 Blue Bell. This unmarked copy, from the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations, has a bit of outer wear and soil.

Gambier, OH: Kenyon College, 1990. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 196pp, printed wrappers. This thick later issue, from the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations, is focused on experimental work. Unmarked copy, light wear.

Trinidad, CA: Duck Down Press, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Good+. 4to, 48pp, printed wrappers. Scarce first issue of this peripatetic seventies literary mag. Original publisher's leaflet laid in. This unmarked copy from the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations has some surface wear to the front cover.

Los Angeles: Larry Ziman, 1978. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 96pp, stapled wrappers. Exuberant little magazine from 1978 Los Angeles, this copy from the collection of exudative contributor Opal Louis Nations. Unmarked example with a bit of staple rust and reading wear.

New York: Barbara Howes, 1946. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 56pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of this important 1940s literary magazine edited by Barbara Howes and Ximena De Angulo from Greenwich Village. Issue leads with three poems by Thomas Merton. Unmarked copy, sunning to covers (mainly affects back).

New York: Barbara Howes, 1944. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Solid copy of this important 1940s literary magazine edited by Barbara Howes and Ximena De Angulo from Greenwich Village. Includes Henry Miller. Unmarked copy, closed tearing at head of spine and light bumping.

New York: Barbara Howes, 1947. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 80pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of this important 1940s literary magazine edited by Barbara Howes and Ximena De Angulo from Greenwich Village. This issue focuses on Detective Fiction and includes an article on Graham Greene. Unmarked copy, a little toning to covers.

New York: Barbara Howes, 1946. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 88pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of this important 1940s literary magazine edited by Barbara Howes and Ximena De Angulo from Greenwich Village. This issue focuses on Myth and includes Joseph Campbell on Finnegans Wake. Unmarked copy, a little toning to covers.

New York: Barbara Howes, 1945. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 56pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of this important 1940s literary magazine edited by Barbara Howes and Ximena De Angulo from Greenwich Village. Includes Henry Miller. Unmarked copy, minor wear.

San Francisco: Gallimaufry, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 48pp, stapled self-cover. Choice copy, from the personal collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations, of this uncommon 1970s creative tabloid from Northern California. Unmarked copy, a little tearing of the fragile tabloid stock.

Point Reyes Station, CA: Floating Island Publications, 1980. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 160pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy, from the collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations, of this book-length cultural magazine from Northern California. Unmarked copy, a little reading wear.

San Francisco: Gallimaufry, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Choice exemplar, from the personal collection of contributor Opal Louis Nations, of this uncommon 1970s creative tabloid from Northern California. Unmarked copy, light wear, typical toning of tabloid stock.

Monterey, CA: Blue Suede Shoes, ca. 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 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. Unmarked copy, minor toning… Read more about this item

London: Ambit, 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 56pp, stapled wrappers. Peak issue of this important and long-running UK magazine of experimental writing and art. Includes David Hockney, Eduardo Paolozzi, Gerald Laing, et al. Unmarked copy, a bit of reading wear.

London: Ambit, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Peak issue of this important and long-running UK magazine of experimental writing and art. Unmarked copy, a bit of reading wear at staples.

London: Ambit, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 52pp, stapled wrappers. Peak issue of this important and long-running UK magazine of experimental writing and art. Includes illustrated coverage of the Orgien-Mysterien Theatre of Hermann Nitsche by Kurt Benning and Rudger Joppien. Unmarked copy, a bit of spotting to back cover.

London: Ambit, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Peak issue of this important and long-running UK magazine of experimental writing and art. Includes J. G, Ballard's infamous textual autopsy on Dallas (referenced on the cover). Unmarked copy from the collection of Sir Joseph Gold, radiant reading creases and marginal spotting… Read more about this item

London: Ambit, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Early issue of this important and long-running UK magazine of experimental writing and art. Subscription form laid in. Unmarked copy, reading wear to covers and bump to one corner.

London: Ambit, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Early issue of this important and long-running UK magazine of experimental writing and art. Unmarked copy, reading wear to covers.