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Bristol, England: Scorpion Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. This is one of 90 specially bound UK first edition copies, signed by Hartland on the first page. With appreciations by Eric Homberger and Ted Allbeury. First UK edition, signed and numbered issue. A fine copy in quarter leather and marbled-paper covered boards with a fine clear acetate jacket (as issued). This is copy 53 of 75 numbered copies.

[North Hollywood, CA]: L'Imagerie Editions Fine Art, 1990. First Edition. Ephemera. Fine. Four 20 by 20 inch single color (black) serigraphs / screenprints of cover art designs Crumb made for the Winds of Change environmental newspaper in the early 1980s. Crumb joined the staff as an art director and drew many covers, spot drawings, and cartoons, but ultimately he found the work-which involved a lot of consensus-building meetings-to be creatively stifling, even if he agreed with the politics. Issued in an edition of 150 copies, a small print run for a Crumb publication, but perhaps its overtly political content does not appeal to the fans of Crumb's anarchic sensibility. A fine set of screenprints in a near fine folding paper portfolio envelope. This is copy 7 of 150 signed by Crumb on a limitation sheet laid into the portfolio.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 178 pages. Map endpapers. First edition (first printing, with no later printings indicated). A very good or better copy in a very good dust jacket that has faded from green to brown. This copy has the bookplate of noted angling author Joseph Delaplaine Bates Jr. (Atlantic Salmon Flies & Fishing, etc.).

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2006. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near fine. An out-of-print and much-sought-after retrospective of the late Greg Irons' work, including rock posters, underground comics, children's book illustrations, and tattoo designs. Irons died at age 37, in 1984, after being hit by a bus in Bangkok. 296 pages. 8 by 10 inches. First edition (states "First Fantagraphics Books Edition: July 2006" on copyright page). A bit of wear to the corners and a slight bend to one corner, else a fine copy inscribed by Rosenkranz to a Portland, Oregon, collector. With an invitation postcard to the book launch laid in.

(N.-pl. but Great Britain]: Steam Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Ralph Steadman published this collection of poems-written by Kerr, a close friend-under his Steam Press imprint. Steadman illustrates each poem with a line drawing. The total edition was 68 copies. This is one of ten deluxe copies, signed by Kerr and Steadman, with a clamshell case, and an original screenprint by Steadman. The print, "An Evening with Ted Hughes", is inspired by the poem in the book. It measures 5 by 7-1/2 inches and is numbered and signed by Steadman. 113 pages. 5-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches. First edition. A fine copy in a fine clamshell box and with a fine example of the Steadman print. This is copy 2 of 10 with the screenprint. Three sheets of tissue paper laid in to protect the print and its paper sleeve are present, as issued.

(N.-pl. but Great Britain]: Steam Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Ralph Steadman published this collection of poems-written by Kerr, a close friend-under his Steam Press imprint. Steadman illustrates each poem with a line drawing. The total edition was 68 copies. This is one of 50 numbered copies, signed by Kerr and Steadman. 113 pages. 5-1/4 by 7-3/4 inches. First edition. A fine copy (no jacket, as issued).

(N.-pl.): [United Service Organizations?], 1944. Ephemera. Very good. A homefront poster promoting donations to the United Service Organizations, a group that funded and produced entertainment for American soldiers during the Second World War. While movie stars and hot musical acts performed at some USO events, this poster shows a more modest offering-a soldier with a rifle and helmet having a cup of coffee and a cigarette. 14 by 22 inches. This is an original World War II poster, not a reproduction. Very good; printed on cardstock. With minor loss at the corners. SHIPS FLAT.

New York: Beacon, 1959. First Edition. Mass market paperback. Near fine. Every girl was fair game to the gang! A pounding novel of the gangs that thrive on dames and dope-and spread the bitter poison of delinquency." Beacon B245. 35 cents on cover. 189, [5] pages. First edition (first printing; no later printings noted). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).

New York: Ace Books, 1959. First Edition. Mass market paperback. Near fine. Boys on the make, girls in the know." Ace D-343, 35 cents on cover. Juvenile delinquent (JD) title. First edition (first printing). Tiny nick from lower right corner, else a fine, unread copy in wrappers (paperback).

Berkeley: Quinto Sol, 1971. First Edition. Trade paperback. Very good. Winner of the first Premio Quinto Sol for Chicano literature, and in print pretty much continuously since, with several different English translations, this is probably the first enduring classic of the Chicano Civil Rights era. This novel, in the form of vignettes written in Spanish, with English translations on the facing pages, offers jarring and moving glimpses into the lives of migrant workers as they seek a better life amidst the exploitation and cruelty they find in the fields and cities of America. . In 1994, Rivera's book was filmed as "... and the Earth Did Not Swallow Him," an award-winning independent film. xxi, 177 pages. This is the trade paperback issue. There was a "deluxe" paperback printed on thicker paper, and a hardcover. All three variants are notable for their lack of cover design. They are brown, like the earth, adorned only by the author's name stamped in gilt on the spine. First edition (first… Read More