Search Results: Titles starting with R from Dividing Line Books

Boston: Beacon Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Uncommon first edition of this book containing transcriptions of a series of conversations on spiritual themes between Berrigan and Hanh. Illustrated with black-and-white reproductions of ten woodcuts by Vo-Dihn. Octavo, 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. 139pp. Brown vinyl boards stamped in gold on spine and front panel; in dust jacket. Mild shelfwear. Moderate foxing to textblock top, with light scattered spotting to fore-edge and bottom. Price-clipped jacket with light soiling/foxing to the front panel, mild toning to spine. A very good copy in like jacket.

Boston: Beacon Press, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 257pp, indexed. Green cloth. First edition. Top and bottom of textblock lightly foxed. Small split to cloth at bottom rear corner, which nonetheless remains straight and sharp. Light offsetting to front end paper. Unclipped "$10.95" jacket shows moderate rubbing and soiling, with tiny chip and related tear at bottom rear tip. A very good copy, unmarked and tightly bound, in a very good jacket. Uncommon in hardcover format.

NY: Kioka Productions, 1972. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. NY: Kioka Productions, 1972. First edition. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in photo-illustrated card wraps. 48pp.; illus. Near fine, with mild corner wear, a touch of soiling to rear cover. Signed and inscribed on title page: "Well, well, well... best left as is 'neough [sic] said.... Love Jacques." Self-published book of poems with the stated purpose of illuminating the realities of Black life "in and around Harlem, East Village, Brownsville, Bed-Stuy, and West Village and Court Steet [sic], Bermuda." According to the Library of Congress' Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1973: January-June, Jacques Goode was a pseudonym of William Henry Jones, about whom we can find little other information. Uncommon.

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition of this "first full-length account in English of Roussel's life and works." With a foreword by John Ashbery. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2000. Octavo, 8-3/4 x 5-5/8 in. Black boards; gilt spine lettering; dust jacket. Xxviii, 312pp., with index. Four leaves of glossy black-and-white plates at center. Moderate toning to textblock (poor quality paperstock). Else fine in a fine jacket.

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition of this invaluable guide to Gaddis's brilliant and referentially dense first novel. Consists of notes, synopses, and annotations (keyed to the Meridian and Avon editions of The Recognitions), along with a bibliography and three nonfiction pieces by Gaddis. Though Moore has made a revised edition of the work available online, this cloth edition quite uncommon. Octavo (6.25 x 9.25 in.); xi + 337pp., with index; blue cloth boards stamped in red and white, lacking a jacket as issued. A bump to the textblock has resulted in a minor crease echoing through the bottom corner of the leaves. Else a fine copy, sharp and unmarked.

NY: Free Press, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 788pp. Presumed first (no subsequent printings noted on copyright page). VG/VG. Hardcover bound in full turquoise cloth shows light shelfwear and dust soiling to top of textblock. Near ink underlining on ~20 leaves of three sections: the preface, the William James selection, and the editor's introduction to the Alfred North Whitehead selection. Otherwise clean and unmarked interior. Price-clipped jacket has a 1/2" closed tear at top of front panel, a darkened spine panel and light rubbing at the spine ends.

NY: Coward, McCann, & Geoghegan, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed presentation copy of this work surveying magical phenomena and their relationships to commonly accepted laws of nature. NY: Coward, McCann, & Geoghegan, 1971. First American edition. Xix, 236pp.; bibliography. 8vo. Gray boards, orange quarter-cloth; gilt spine titles; dust jacket. Softened spine ends; bottom corners lightly tapped; penned notes on half-title; neat ink underlining occasionally throughout. Unclipped ("$6.95") jacket with moderate wear and short closed edge tears, light fading to spine. Very good in a like jacket. Signed and inscribed by Bonewits on the ffep, which is printed with a faux ownership plate: "Allen Spraggett Watch out for those platypusses! P E I Bonewits." Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits (1949-2010) was an American Neo- Druid who served in the 1970s as leader of the Reformed Druids of North America, and in 1984 founded Ar nDraiocht Fein, "a… Read More

London: Souvenir Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition of the Czech psychiatrist's magnum opus, detailing eighteen years of research on the psychological and therapeutic effects of LSD; "probably the most important and certainly the most intellectually original single book on psychedelic experience" (Grinspoon & Bakalar, Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered, p. 349). London: Souvenir Press, 1979. 257pp. 8vo. Orange textured paper boards; dust jacket. Mild bumping to bottom corners; incidental smudging to textblock top. Near fine in a near fine jacket, clipped and repriced with sticker at base of front flap. Cover design by Craig Dodd.

NY: Session Press, 2017. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. NY: Session Press, 2017. First edition, one of 600 copies. Large 4to (13 x 9-1/2 in). Signature-bound in red photo-illustrated wraps. [116]pp. A touch of corner wear, else fine. Signed and inscribed by Ishikawa on the first page. A collection of full-bleed black-and-white photographs of women by the noted Okinawan photographer and activist Mao Ishikawa (b. 1953), including images from her first book, Hot Days in Camp Hansen, as well as unpublished work from 1975-1977; her first US monograph. With a brief essay by Ishikawa in both Japanese and English. A second edition of this title was published in 2022.

York Harbor, ME: Arcane Publications, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Sharp first edition of this work purporting to detail the scientific facts about past-life recall, by American writer, yoga instructor, and astrologer Marcia Moore (1928- 1979). York Harbor, ME: Arcane Publications, 1968. First edition (stated). Xv, 394pp.; bibliography; index. Foreword by Hans Hofmann. 8vo. Purple cloth; gilt spine titles; dust jacket. A couple of negligible smudges to textblock edges. Else fine in a near fine jacket, shallowly clipped at all four corners. One of several titles ostensibly co-authored with Moore's third husband Mark Douglas, and self- published on the Arcane Publishing imprint he founded to capitalize on his wife's recognition as an authority of sorts on matters metaphysical (though Douglas, a conman by most accounts, was more likely trying to capitalize on his wife's significant wealth as the daughter of Sheraton Hotel founder Robert L. Moore). Moore today is perhaps… Read More

Great Barrington, MA: The Figures, 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Great Barrington, MA: The Figures, 1987. 35pp. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in printed wraps. Soft vertical crease to toned covers, echoing through textblock. Light water rippling to rear cover and last several leaves. Very good. Signed and inscribed by Corbett on the title page: "Kenward's Book! All love, Bill 15 October '87." From the library of poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022).

Detroit: Broadside Press, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1972. First edition (stated first printing). 8vo. Blue cloth stamped in gilt on front board and spine; lacking a jacket as issued (reportedly only the 1973 second printing had a jacket). 215pp., with 12 leaves of b&w plates at center. Signed and inscribed by Brooks on the half-title: "For Paul, Sincerely Gwendolyn Brooks." Mild rubbing to front board gilt; one photo plate dog-eared to accommodate overcut printing error; slight foxing to tops of plates. Very good or better. A collection of autobiographical writings by the celebrated American poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), a vital contributor to the Blacks Art Movement. Contents include the titular memoir, an account of a 1971 trip to Africa, three interviews, and a one-page biography of her deceased dog Fluffy. With prefaces by Don L. Lee and George Kent.

NY: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1953. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 434pp. First thus. Blue cloth boards, grey-blue topstain. Light wear at spine ends and board tips, else about near fine. Unclipped dust jacket has a couple of closed tears at head of front panel, with light general toning. This translation first published in limited edition by the Lutetian Society in 1895. Translated from the French "Pot-Bouille" by Percy Pinkerton. Illustrations by Philip Gough & introduction by Angus Wilson. A title in the "Illustrated Novel Library" series.

El Cajon, CA: Unarius Educational Foundation, 1981. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. El Cajon, CA: Unarius Educational Foundation, 1981. Presumed first edition. 228pp.; illus. 8vo. Perfect-bound in illustrated wraps. Very good or better, with bumping to spine ends, light edgewear. A profusely illustrated travelog of sorts, being an overview of places and people on the "32 Confederation worlds," as psychically encountered by the author, an adept of the Unarius UFO religious group. Credited as "inspiration" is Uriel, the chosen name of Ruth Norman (1904-1993), co-leader with her husband Ernest L. Norman (1900-1971) of Unarius.

Lodon: Pax House, 1943. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. The Council for the Defence of Church Principles, Pamphlet 7. Small octavo (7.25" x 4.75"); 21pp.; saddle-stapled in printed brown wraps. Some oxidation to staples, else fine. Eliot's argument against a proposed plan to unite the Anglican dioceses in South India under a single entity, a scheme which he debases as "fundamentally unsound." The church union was, however, ultimately effected in 1947.

NY: Little, Brown, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 173pp. Signed by Jones and warmly inscribed to two "very good friends" on the front free end paper, with an asterisk leading to the phrase "very good friends" in the text on page 121. VG/VG. Orange boards lightly bumped at the corners, with dust stains and a few spots of soiling to the textblock edges. In an unclipped "$3.75" jacket with light fading to the spine panel, a small triangular chip out at the top fore-edge corner of the rear panel, and light general soiling and browning. A young adult adventure tale and story of friendship set in the South Pacific and China in the year 670.

Boston: Four Seas Press, 1917. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Small 8vo. 152pp. First edition. Translated from the Spanish and introduced by Mariano J. Lorente. With a preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Reddish brown boards with matching topstain and gilt titles. G+. Light wear at spine ends and board tips, some soiling to boards. Spine gilt somewhat dulled, yet still partially legible. Former owner's name neatly inked on front free end paper. Light foxing to fore-edge of textblock. Internal foxing, yet only on the glossy illustrated leaves and facing pages. Quite scarce indeed.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1972. First Edition. 498pp. Octavo; orange boards backed with blue cloth; bronze spine titles; dust jacket. Light shelfwear; toning to textblock edges. Very good or better in a very good jacket, unclipped ("$7.95"), with wear and smalls chips to ends of lightly faded spine, a creased tear to head of front panel. First edition of this colorful memoir of the 1960s underground by Diggers founding member Emmett Grogan (1942-1978). Jacket construction by Larry Rivers.

London: Faber and Faber, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Oblong octavo (9.75" x 10.5"); 128pp.; blue textured-paper boards, in dust jacket. Signed by both Hughes and Keen on the title page, and inscribed at length on the ffep by English fly fishing expert Dermot Wilson. Edges of boards faintly dust soiled, else about fine in a very good plus, price-clipped jacket, moderately toned and with some light crumpling along the top edges. Hughes and Keen met in 1976 at the suggestion of Hughes' second wife Carol, and quickly bonded over their shared love of fishing. Though conceived as a collaborative project soon after, according to Hughes scholar Ann Skea, the publication of "River" was delayed by several years as their agent worked to find a publisher willing to commit to high-quality color reproductions. Faber eventually brought the book out in an edition of 2,500 hardcover and 15,000 paperback copies, with Hughes' poems on the verso and… Read More

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Signed and inscribed second printing (in first edition jacket) of Maclean's collection of semi-autobiographical short fiction, a now-classic of Western literature and fly fishing, whose title novella formed the basis for the 1992 Robert Redford-directed film of the same name. Maclean's inscription, on the front endpaper, reads: "University of Chicago, / April 15, 1979. / To Bobby: / With deep affection and best wishes. / Norman". Although we can only guess at the identity of the inscribee--perhaps a former colleague at the University of Chicago, or a friend at the Press--Maclean's warm inscription and use of first name only suggests that the two were quite close. Octavo (5.75 x 8.75 in.); xiv, 217pp.; blue cloth boards, silver spine lettering. Second printing, as designated by number line and corrected ISBN on copyright page (but with the uncorrected misprinting of "always" as… Read More