Projective Verse

New York: Totem Press, 1959. First edition. Paperback. Fine. 8vo. 14 pp statement of poetics by Olson. Erratum slip laid in. A bright fine copy in stiff stapled wrappers with cover art by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Beautifully printed and designed by LeRoi Jones at his Totem Press.

New York: Totem Press. Near Fine. 1959. First Edition. Stapled wraps. Some toning to covers. Lacking the errata slip. ; A beautiful copy. Cover design by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Butterick A13. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

(New York: Totem Press, 1959. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 14, [2]pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers with cover drawing by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Publisher's printed errata slip laid into the book. Owner's neat ink name on first leaf of text in upper margin, a very good copy with white covers moderately tanned.

New York: Totem Press, 1959. Softcover. Near Fine. First separate edition of this essay. Cover by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Stapled wrappers. Modest age-toning and a few spots on the spine, about near fine.

[New York]: Totem Press, 1959. Softcover. Very Good. FIrst edition. Cover drawing by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Very good with with light age-toning to the wrappers.

Brooklyn: Totem Press, 1959. First edition, 8vo, pp. 14; original pictorial wrappers; some soiling, else very good. Cover art by Matsumi Kanemitsu. From the library of Israel "Izzy" Young, former owner of the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village, New York, with his ownership notation on the back cover: "Israel G. Young, 5-7-65, from 8th St. Book Shop." Also, with… Read more about this item

NY: Totem Press, 1959. Soft cover. Very Good. First edition of one of the most impactful poetic manifestos of the 20th century, which elucidated Olson's theory of "composition by field," an open poetic structure based not on meter but on "certain laws and possibilities of the breath." NY: Totem Press, 1959. First edition, with errata slip tipped onto… Read more about this item

(New York: Totem Press, 1959. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 14, [2]pp. Stapled pictorial wrappers with cover drawing by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Covers are lightly tanned and soiled, else a very good copy. Lacks errata slip.

New York: Totem Press, 1959. Softcover. Fine. First separate edition of this essay. Cover by Matsumi Kanemitsu. Stapled wrappers. Modest age-toning to the wrappers, else fine.

Totem Press, 1959. First edition, first printing. With its errata sheet tipped in. Totem Press was issued by LeRoi Jones from New York City. Clean text. Near fine illustrated stapled wraps with its usual light age tone to cover edges. Cover drawing by Matsumi Kanemitsu. From the personal library of Cid Corman, poet and editor and close associate… Read more about this item

New York: Totem Press, 1959. staple-bound soft cover, as issued. lacks errata slip., minor exterior margin toning. no other flaws or wear. no markings. no bumps, tears, creases.; cover art by matsumi kanomitsu., 14pp., red, black and white to cover and title page. contains olson's essay on verse and a letter he sent to e.b. feinstein.. First Edition. Soft Cover.… Read more about this item