Search Results: Authors starting with P from Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix

Brooklyn, NY: Win, 1977. First Edition. Very good.. Weekly pacifist publication, this a special issue focused on nuclear disarmament edited by Bruce Birchard, a Quaker activist and leader of the watchdog group National Action/Research on the Military Industrial Complex. The issue's theme is "peace conversion," the concept of converting war industries to civilian production. Includes articles on three community-based disarmament and peace conversion projects in Denver, Oahu and Santa Clara County, California. Wraps. 8" x 10.75" approx. in self wraps. Light toning, else fine. 31pp.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. First Edition. Very good + in a very good jacket.. Introduction by Richard Eberhart. Wide-ranging anthology of erotic poetry with texts from Sappho, Walt Whitman, Erica Jong, and numerous others. 8vo. Black cloth spine over black boards. In beige dust jacket. Edges scuffed, with a few touches of soil and small tears to jacket corners. SIGNED on title page and inscribed on half-title verso. Very good plus in very good jacket.

(Bolinas): Big Sky, 1974. First Edition. Very good +.. Cover by George Scheeman. Contains two poems: "Big Bluejay Composition" and "Crazy Otto." Wraps. Small 4to. Saddle stapled printed wraps. Single small crease to wraps near spine, very mild wear to corners; else very good. Interior clean and bright. Unpaginated.

London: Aloes Books, 1971. Limited ed. Very good.. Lovely limited edition of verse by Padgett, illustrated by Schneeman, from Jim Pennington's Aloes Books. Wraps. Oblong 32mo. Saddle-stapled wraps. Very good condition. From an edition of 200 copies. This copy unsigned, one of 50 unnumbered copies produced "hors commerce," and this stamped to colophon. Small tear to top of one leaf. Small chip to another leaf from poor opening; unobtrusive production error. Otherwise clean, bright throughout. [15]pp.

London: Aloes Books, 1971. Limited ed. Fine.. Lovely signed limited edition of verse by Padgett, illustrated by Schneeman, from Jim Pennington's Aloes Books. Wraps. Oblong 32mo. Saddle-stapled wraps. Fine condition. SIGNED by both Padgett and Schneeman at colophon. From an edition of 200 copies, 25 of which were signed by poet and illustrator, though this copy unnumbered. Clean, bright throughout. [15] pp.

New York: Ted Berrigan, 1966. First Edition. Very Good -.. Scarce May 1966 issue of "C," guest edited by Padgett and featuring work by Dick Gallup, William Saroyan, Harry Mathews, Kenward Elmslie, Berrigan's translations of Mallarmé, Gautier, and Apollinaire, and more. Last regular issue (and next to last issue overall) of Berrigan's quintessential NY mimeo, a cornerstone of the movement.Other contributors include Brainard, Max Jacob, Ron Padgett, etc. A magazine that over the last few years has grown increasingly scarce. Tall 4to. Original stapled wraps. Toning to edges, with a few faint smudges to covers. Small scuff mark to top edge; corners worn. Last few leaves detached from top staple, still securely fastened by remaining staples. Cover by Joe Brainard. [Clay and Phillips 160-65].

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004. First Edition. Very good + in a near fine jacket.. Catalog of an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts, featuring work by Sally Mann, Geoffrey James, Catherine Opie, and others, with 116 illustrations, including 71 color plates, several fold-out. With essays by Shirin Neshat, Ronald Jones, and Robert Harrison. Includes index and selected bibliography. Hardcover. Square 4to. Purple cloth boards in photographic dust jacket. Mild edgewear. Pages slightly toned at borders. 162pp.

[Leicester, UK]: [Cascelloid], 1930. Very good +.. Beautifully-produced trade catalogue from the Cascelloid "Palitoy" company, displaying a wide range of baby dolls and other toys. Several uncomfortable designs of black children (with pitch-dark skin), date this catalogue at roughly the 1930s, when the Cascelloid company was dubbed the "House of Constant Progress" by the industry press for its material innovations (with the plastics Bexoid and Plastex). One page features a celluoid model by the noted designer Mary Lucie Attwell, a doll named "Diddums." The catalogue also displays the company's offerings of animal dolls, die-cast trucks, pool toys, golf and ping-pong sets, rattles, pinwheels, and more. Needless to say, color photography was not the norm at this time, and this catalogue comprises a beautiful set of vivid and sharp photographic prints. A truly exceptional example, unlike anything we've seen: simultaneously surreal and nostalgic. Oblong 4to. album. Blue leather-covered boards. Contains… Read More

New York: Midwood Enterprises, Inc, 1970. Very good +.. Erotic sleaze pulp with a women's prison theme. One of two variant versions printed by the publisher in the same year; this edition in stark unillustrated chartreuse wrappers. Midwood #M 60221. Wraps. Mass market paperback. Chartreuse printed wraps. Price sticker to front cover. Minor wear. Very good plus. 203 pages.

[Berkeley]: Sand Dollar, 1973. First Edition. Near fine.. Small collection of poems, printed letterpress and limited to 376 copies. A nice association. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stitched in publisher's green letterpress wraps. Minor toning, wear. Interior clean and bright. Near fine. Unpaginated. INSCRIBED by Palmer to publisher and fellow poet Larry Fagin: "For Larry Fagin / with my best wishes / Michael Palmer."

n.p.: Weyerhaeuser Company, 1980. First Edition. Very good.. A handsome trade catalog of paper samples in a variety of textures, weights and colors, primarily for art applications. Founded as a timber company in 1900, Weyerhaeuser expanded into a number of different lumber and forrest products, including paper in 1931, and is still in operation today. A charming production with bold colors and attractive illustrations at section dividers that correspond to each color collection. Wraps. 9.5" x 11" approx. comb-bound iin stiff wraps with die-cut detailing and photographic illustration. Contains 207 paper samples in a variety of colors and stocks in seven tabbed sections, with an envelopes section at rear. Plastic comb split at rear. Light sunning to wraps and edges. Contents generally fine. Very good overall.

[Paris]: (Antoine Paris), 2019. Fine.. Signed limited edition handmade pop-up book by the painter, street artist, and creator of Grosse Victime magazine, one of just five copies produced. Antoine Paris names among his influences George Grosz, Edward Gorey, and Valerie Solanas's SCUM Manifesto. According to his contributor biography in the zine The Fit of Sleep, he is "a really friendly guy." 11.25'' x 9.5''. Original decorative yellow and blue cloth. Hand-painted text with 5 pop-up spreads. Edition of 5 copies, this copy no. 1. Numbered and signed by the author on final page. Minor edgewear.

Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1979. First edition. Near fine.. Signed limited edition exhibition catalogue, including the work of Diane Arbus, John Baldessari, Louis Bernal, Jack Butler, William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, Robert Mapplethorpe, Bea Nettles, and Karen Truax, issued with several signed prints and set of original slides. Retrospective exhibition of the US 1970s in photography, curated and introduced by Parker as a personal selection from a "maze of images that were often boring, sometimes beautiful, frequently bewildering and occasionally very frightening" - very like the decade itself. Representative selections include work in both color and black and white, manipulated with collage, mixed media, and photomontage effects. This copy includes original signed prints of Keith Smith's "Homage to Balthus," Todd Walker's "Untitled", a print by Truax from her "Painted Women" series, and an image from Alex Sweetman's "Survivors"; also included are an embossed laminated offset… Read More

Turlock, CA: Marietta Publishing Company, 1986. First Edition. Fine.. 96pp. with bibliographies. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue boards. Trace shelfwear. Overall, bright, clean, sharp and tight.

(Berkeley): Oyez, 1976. Revised. Fine.. Second edition, with additional poems added. Illustrated throughout with drawings by "Ariel." A handsome edition. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound printed wraps. About fine. Interior bright, crisp, and clean throughout. Binding tight. 40pp.

Stockport, England: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Near fine.. First American edition of Parr's photobook, featuring full-bleed color plates of his strikign images throughout, no text. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Pictorial boards, no dust jacket as issued. Lightly bumped at corners and spine ends. Near fine. Unpaginated.

Istanbul: Mavi ON5, 2006. First Edition. Fine.. A collection of photos by the renowned Parr taken in Istanbul, most focusing on fashions found in the street. Hardcover. 4to. Plush blue cloth boards with blindstamped titles and printed wraparound band. About fine overall. SIGNED by Parr at title page. Clean, crisp throughout. 132pp.

(London): (Strange Faeces Press), 1972. First Edition. Very good.. First printing of this poem sequence by Paterson and Larcomb, from Opal L. Nations' press. A nice association with the Mikolowskis, whose Detroit-based Alternative Press published letterpress mail-art editions for over 40 years. Wraps. 8vo. Side-stapled photographic wraps. Very good. ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED by Larcomb to Ken and Ann Mikolowski at colophon. Light foxing to exteriors of wrappers. Clean and unmarred throughout. [12] pp. From an edition of 200 copies.

Yellow Springs, OH: Asphalt, 1972. First Edition. Very good.. Poetry magazine published at Antioch College (specifically at the campus' Outdoor Education Center). Features an impressive list of contributors, including Ray DiPalma, Judson Crews, Simon Schuchat, and Anselm Hollo. Scarce. Wraps. 4to. Side-stapled wraps. Very good. Wraps (larger than interior pages) a bit ruffled at edges, with small tears here and there. Interior remains bright, crisp, and clean throughout, with trivial corner creases at points. Pages throughout alternate between light green and light blue. Binding sound. Unpaginated.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1961. Very good plus in very good dust jacket.. Signed second printing of this book that rode the crest of the US surf craze, explaining the techniques of the sport as well as its Hawaiian history. Don't let the suit-and-tie portrait on the rear flap fool you: O. B. Patterson did his fair share of hanging ten as "an active surfer for many years in both Hawaii and California" (flap). 8'' x 8''. Original blue and white boards. Original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in black and white. 150 pages. Signed by Patterson to front flyleaf. Jacket with light edgewear and mild chipping to corners and spine ends; one 1" closed tear, a hint of warping to lamination. Binding with a bit of edgewear. Interior clean and bright.