Search Results: Titles starting with C from Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix

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].

[Reading, PA]: np, 1875. First Edition. Good.. An eccentric piece of 19th-century scholarly humor, the more remarkable for being the product of a small, provincial American city. The author, using the pseudonym of "Beaumont & Fletcher," purports to present a scholarly translation of a medieval Latin MS by one "Albigraecus Cacatus Pedo" (which loosely translates as "Dog Turd - Shit Foot") on the many shapes, varieties, and life-histories of the "Cactus Humanus," the author's euphemism for the singular unit of human excretion, or, if one prefers...the turd. Using the language and format of nineteenth-century scholarly botanical treatises (with which he is clearly familiar), the author delineates the taxonomy of various "Cactus" species, including sub-species and local variations. Throughout, the text is peppered with multilingual puns (Horace: "..."Exegi monumentum aere perennius"); broad double-entendres ("Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert air"); and… Read More

Sand Dollar, 1972. Very good.. First edition thus of this collection of poems written to illustrate the artist's paste-ups, published by Jack Shoemaker at Sand Dollar Press. Wraps. 4to. Publisher's printed wraps. Wraps mildly toned with a faint touch of foxing at front. Interior clean and bright. Very good. 73pp.

np: np, 1959. Very good.. An outstanding example of (presumably) amateur political protest art, depicting the House Un-American Activities Committee as a rabid King Kong on the verge of seizing the helpless damsel Civil Liberties. 1959 was the Committee's 21st year of existence, and it had by then become quite commonplace to condemn the HUAC's extremism, so much so that President Truman, in April of that year, called the committee "the most un-American thing in the country today." Still, it would take sixteen more years for HUAC to be officially abolished. We've been unable to trace the artist, but he (again, we presume) was clearly skilled, striking just the right balance between cartoon and editorial styles. A vivid piece of vernacular propaganda from the early days of the HUAC's decline. Light-brown paper hand-drawn in felt-tip marker; 24" by 18" approx. Evidence of having been hung up at corners: small pieces of tape at upper edge; two chips at bottom; plus 2" tear at center of bottom edge.… Read More

Detroit: The Human Press, 1976. First Edition. Very good +.. Inscribed first edition of this work of text and drawings "dedicated to all humans in cages," drawing inspiration from Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Ho Chi Minh. With a nice association between Greene and the Mikolowskis, stalwarts of Michigan's publishing community. Wraps. Oblong 32mo (5.5" by 4" approx.). Very good plus. ASSOCIATION COPY: INSCRIBED by Greene at front flyleaf to Ken and Ann Mikolowski (operators of Ann Arbor's Alternative Press). Mild touch of soil to rear. Trivial curl to book. Interior bright and clean throughout. Good and sound. Unpaginated.

(Washington, D.C.): Edge Books, 2007. First Edition. Near fine.. First printing of this late collection by the renowed British poet, with a nice association to Lang, the D.C. Language poet. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound wraps. Near fine. ASSOCATION COPY, INSCRIBED by Raworth to poet Doug Lang at half title: "For Doug / groupingly - / love - Tom / D.C. March 8th 2007." Trivial rubbing to wraps; clean, sharp throughout. 43pp.

Los Angeles / New York: Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Harry N. Abrams, 1994. First Edition. Very good + in a very good + jacket.. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. With 148 illustrations, including 47 in color. Essay by Irmas discusses her parents' guiding philosophy and -- for the time -- eccentric collecting interests. Includes photographs by Imogen Cunningham, Cecil Beaton, Robert Doisneau, Bruce Nauman, and numerous others. With exhibition checklist, biographies, and selected bibliography. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth boards in black and white photographic dust jacket. Mild shelfwear; very faint toning to page borders. Very good plus overall. 240pp.

Las Vegas: Neva Paperbacks, Inc. / Playtime Books Ltd, 1964. First Edition. Very good +.. An outing turns orgy when the campus queens and queers party." Sleaze pulp from the early sixties. A prototypical example of the era's college subgenre, complete with closeted football players, repressed sorority girls, and hostile economics majors. By a pseudonymous Richard Geis writing as Peggy Swan. Mass market paperback. Pictorial wraps. All edges tinted burgundy. Minor wear and remainder cut-out to top edge, else near fine. 160 pages.

Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1985. First Edition. Very good +.. Association first edition, inscribed to fellow Canadian poet George B. Johnston. Wraps. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Spine sunned, light edgewear. INSCRIBED on ffep: "for george [and] jeanne / love n all the greatest things to you / love bill". Very mild page toning. 128pp. Very good plus.

n.p.: N.P., Inc, 1969. First Edition. Near fine.. Pulp sleaze presented as the "first American edition" of a presumed French (or at least English) original, with a wicked Marquis and a wickeder Marquise. Design and cover by Maurice Segan. An Original Research Classic #939. Mass market paperback. Pink photographic wraps. Minor edgewear, light creasing. Near fine. 149 pages plus ads.

West Branch, IA: The Toothpaste Press, 1976. First Edition. Fine.. First printing of this handsome poetry chapbook from the Iowa press. Designed by Allan Kornblum, letterpress on handmade Iyo Galzed paper with Bulmer and Crayonette types, in an edition of 750 copies. Wraps. 8vo. Stringbound printed wraps. About fine. Bright, crisp, and clean throughout. [20] pp.

Brooklyn: Clown War, 1980. First Edition. Near fine.. One from an unnumbered edition of 474. Verse collection from the New York School poet, one of his last before his untimely death. Unpaginated, approx. 15pp. Wraps. Oblong 8vo. Saddle-stapled in wraps. Touches of shelfwear. Interior bright and clean. Near fine.

Brooklyn, New York: Clown War, 1980. First Edition. Fine.. Chapbook (issued as Clown War 22) from the New York School poet, one of his last before his untimely death. Cover by Jan Vredeman De Vries. Wraps. Oblong 8vo. Beige stapled wraps. Fine. Limited edition, one of 26 copies SIGNED by Berrigan, this the "I" copy.

Chatsworth, CA: Barclay House, 1972. First Edition. Near fine.. Much like TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. this title tells you all you need to know. Typical sleaze in "scientific studies" form. OCLC finds one holding (UCLA). Pfeil also wrote sci-fi under his own name, as well as at least one other title for Barclay ("ANAL CULTS"). Uncommon. Wraps. 12mo. MMPB. Original color photographic wraps. Near fine. Trace wear. Else bright, clean, and sharp.

Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Co, 1975. First edition. Very good.. Inscribed first edition of this Blaxploitation pulp detective story "in the tradition of Perry Mason and Mike Hammer. But Leonard Robinson is Black, skilled in karate, and has a discipline and force all his own!" Mass market paperback. 224 pages. Moderate edgewear; spine ends scuffied; lower corner creased. Pages toned. Inscribed and dated on title page: "For Alice: Thank you for reading my book. Hope you enjoy it. / Ronald Ayers. 3-28-75."

Grandville, MI: Nada Press / Big Scream, 1981. First Edition. Very good +.. Charming mimeo collextion of poems by Swartz, from the Michigan poetry press, also publishers of BIG SCREAM magazine. Wraps. 4to. Pictorial side-stapled wraps. Very good plus. Light touches of rust-soil to wrappers. Interior clean, bright, and unmarred throughout. 26pp.

Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Gallery / UCLA, 1976. First Edition. Very good +.. Original catalog illustrated with black and white plates from the photographic collections of UCLA. Wraps. 4to. Silver metallic wraps. Lightly worn/rubbed, with some scuffs to spine. 70pp. Includes biographical notes on photographers. Introduction by Robert Heinecken.

New York: Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, 1906. First Edition. Near Fine.. 201 lots, many with illustrations. Hardcover. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Near fine. Faint rubbing, shelfwear. Else clean, sound, and complete.

Malden, MA: The Perry Pictures Company, 1934. First Edition. Very good.. Catalog and promotional packet for low-cost color reprodcutions marketed primarily as educational aides and intended for sale to schools, churches and individuals. The catalog features small samples of the pictures in black and white, as many as 75 to a page with product numbers, and a handful of larger reproductions (one in color.) Images include European and American master paintings, portraits of famous people, sculpture, historical landmarks and natural history for use in the classroom or home. A large selection of religious artwork and iconography is depicted as well. Additional material related to the "Course in Picture Study," consisting of pictures accompanied by educational text. Wraps. 7.5" x 9" appox. saddle-stapled catalog in wraps. Punched through at top left corner and strung with blue cord. Wraps lightly toned with wear near staples. Interior generally clean and bright. Very good. 64pp. Also includes promotional… Read More

(Various): n.p., 1907. Near fine.. Interesting travel album chronicling the automobile and train trip of the Racine, Wisconsin Commandery Number 7 of the Knights Templar to the organization's 30th Triennial Conclave at Saratoga Springs, NY. Via Ft. Wayne, Pittsburgh, Altoona, Harrisburg, Baltimore, Washington, Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, Arlington, Jersey City, Hoboken, Kaiser Wilhelm II, New York City, Bronx Park, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Hudson River Steamer, Albany, Troy, Boston, Nantasket Beach, Pemberton, Pittsfield, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Queeenston, (Ont.) and Detroit. 'SUCH A TIME WE NEVER HAD.'" Views capture a rail journey through Johnstown, PA and the Allegheny Mountains. The party also travels to Washington D.C., New York City and State, as well as Niagara Falls. Skillfully-executed images with detailed, hand written and dated (often humorous) captions throughout. Hardcover. Small oblong 8vo. album with leather covered boards. 25 black paper leaves, hand-lettered title page, 37 black and… Read More