SMALL PRESS POETRY
NEW SUMMER 2008
Brown, Pete LET 'EM ROLL KAFKA. London: Fulcrum Press, 1969. One of 75 copies numbered and signed by the author. 8vo [24] pp. Tan cloth. A fine copy in acetate dustwrapper, as issued. Although Brown's poetry was widely published in Little Mags, he is best known as a song-writer for Cream. 100.00
Burroughs, William & Eric Mottram SNACK. Two Tape Transcripts. London: Aloes Books (1975) 1st edition. Cr 8vo 34 pp. Wrappers. Cover photo of Burroughs by Roy Pennington. Very light shelf wear, else an about fine copy. Tape One is a radio broadcast by Mottram which includes interpolated comments by Burroughs; Tape Two is a meeting between Burrough s and Mottram (and others). 50.00
Butler, Bill BRYNE'S ATLAS. London: Wallrich Books, 1970. 8vo. 54pp. Printed card covers. Bottom corner bruised, a very good copy. 15.00
Girodias, Maurice, ed. Contributions by Gysin, Burroughs, Corso, et al. THE BEST OF 'OLYMPIA'. An Anthology of Tales, Poems, Scientific Documents and Tricks which Appeared in the Short-Lived and Much Lamented OLYMPIA MAGAZINE. London: New English Library, 1966. 8vo. 240 pp. Illus. Contains Gysin's DREAM MACHINE & Burroughs THE TICKET THAT EXPLODED. Green card covers. Some rubbimg to extremities with 50 in red marker on first page, else very good. 20.00
Griffiths, Bill CYCLES 1-7 & CYCLES 8-16. London: Pirate Pr, & Writers Forum, nd. [ca. 1973]. 2 vols. Oblong 4to. Cycles 1-7; 10 sheets printed on one side, stapled in blue card covers; a fine copy. Cycles 8-16; 10 stapled sheets, printed on one side, signed and with holograph notes on the poems by the author. Errata slip pasted in. A near fine copy. 50.00
Griffiths, Bill CYCLES 8-16. London: Pirate Press & Writers Forum, nd. (ca. 1973) Oblong 4to. 10 stapled sheets, printed on one side. No erratta slip. A near fine copy. 15.00
Griffiths, Bill IDYLLS OF THE DOG, KING & OTHER POEMS. London: Pirate Pr., nd. 9 sheets, stapled. 2 hand crayoned drawings. Light shelf wear, else near fine. 15.00
Griffiths, Bill MR. JAMES GHOST STORIES. Dalston: New Quaker & Pirate Presses, n.d. 5 stapled sheets. Cover by Amanda & Samantha Paxton. About fine. 12.50
Griffiths, Bill & Sean O'Huigin WAR W. WINDSOR. London: Writers Forum, n.d. [ca 1973] 4to unpaginated. 5 sheets, some foldout, stapled into illustrated wrappers. Words by Griffiths and Visual texts by O'Huigin. Light edgewear, else about fine. 15.00
H.L. Humes REFLECTIONS ON THE EPITAPH OF D. BERNOULLI. (Notes for a preliminary seminar) London: ACC Architectural Association, 1965. 4to. [39]pp printed on one side. Stapled wraps with printed dustwrapper. Some light soiling especially to top edge, else very good or better. 'espousing a theory of the shape of the universe as that of a spherical vortex, noting as an aside that a cross-section of a spherical vortex looks like a yin-yang symbol...' 150.00
Harwood, Lee THE BEAUTIFUL ATLAS. Brighton: Ted Kavanaugh, 1969. An edition of 250 copies. Small sq 8vo. [18] pp. Printed wraps. Some light soiling and edgewear, else very good, contents fine. 25.00
Hitchcock, George Engravings by Gary H. Brown THE DOLPHIN WITH THE REVOLVER IN ITS TEETH. Santa Barbara: Unicorn Pr., 1967. 9 1/2" x 12". Unpaginated. Stiff paper covers with paper title block pasted to top cover. Very good only, with short tears to foredge. Contents about fine. 20.00
Knight, Etheridge THE BELLY SONG AND OTHER POEMS Detroit: Broadside Pr., 1987. Reprint. 8vo. 62 pp. Printed card covers. Some minor shelfwear, else about fine. 15.00
McClure, Michael DARK BROWN [with] HYMNS TO ST. GERYON & OTHER POEMS. London: Cape Goliard, 1969. First British edition. Large octavo. Cloth. Bound dos-a-dos. Sticker removed from front pastedown, leving an abrasion, else very good in like dustwrapper with some wear to extremities. 40.00
Miles, ed. [Burroughs, William S.] DARAZT. An Anthology. London: Lovebooks Ltd, [1965]. 20 pp. Stapled printed wraps. 1 1/2" x 1/2" yellow stain at bottom edge of top cover and some light rubbing; a very good copy. Contains "Who is the walks beside you written 3rd" by William S. Burroughs. An edn. of 500 copies, this numbered 487. Inscribed by the editor. Maynard and Miles B16. 85.00
Nuttall, Jeff GEORGE. Son of My Own Mag. Issues 2,5,6,7, + an extra issue. November 1969 to September 1970. Characteristic Nuttall production: poems, prose, cutouts, abundant drawings, cartoons. Mostly on 8-1/2 by 14 sheets, stapled, with bits and pieces. All issues signed by Nuttall except the extra issue. About fine. $12.00 each. 12.00
Nuttall, Jeff JOURNALS. (Brighton: Unicorn, 1968). An edition of 350 copies. 8 X 10". Unpaginated. [13]pp. Stapled into pictorial stiff paper wrapper. Some bruising to foredge of cover and first page crease to topcover, a good copy. 15.00
Nuttall, Jeff, ed. With contributions by Burroughs and Ginsberg. MY OWN MAG. FALL OUT SHELTER. Special Post Election Issue. First appearance of Ginsberg's "Why is God Love, Jack". 'Extracts From Letter to Homosap.' by Burroughs. Barnet, Nov. 1964. 6 A5 sheets stapled at top edge. Very good. Dowden D83 Maynard & Miles C101 75.00
Nuttall, Jeff, ed. With contributions by William Burroughs. MY OWN MAG. No. 12. Prints Burroughs' "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz," and "Letter to Sunday Times" appearing in Apomorphine Times. n.p.:n.p., [1965]. 6 A5 sheets + some paper clippings, stapled at top edge. Very good. Maynard & Miles C112. 50.00
Riley, Peter, Pete Bland, Lee Harwood, etc etc THE LAST-MINUTE CHOICE or FURTHER EXFOLIATIONS or AN AMOUNT OF DUPLICATING PAPER, INK AND ELBOW-GREASE QUICKLY DISPOSED OF or COLLECTION FIVE or AN ESSAY BY PETER RILEY... Sussex: Peter Riley, 1969. 17 sheets side stapled into pictorial orange card covers. Some shelf wear, a very good copy. 25.00
Skelton, Robin & Herbet Siebner. MUSEBOOK. (Victoria, B.C.). The Pharos Press, 1972. 4to. 63 pp. Pictorial card covers. Some soiling and rubbing, still a very good copy. Name/date on front free endpaper. 20.00
Stallworthy, Jon A DINNER OF HERBS. Exeter: Rougemont Press, 1971. 4to. 8 pp center stitched. Blue card covers. Faint sunning to edges, else near fine in very good dustwrapper with sunning to foredge. 20.00
Tomazos, Criton 'wizuhu*cries*mice.up.in.nests London: Writers Forum, 1973. writers forum no 99 4 cards in envelope with title sheet pasted on. Wear to extremities of envelope with two coffee spots on title sheet, contents fine. 20.00
Tzara, Tristan Translated by Lee Harwood DESTORYED DAYS. a selection of poems 1943-55 Essex: An Ant's Forefoot Eleventh Finger. Voiceprint Edition, 1971. 8vo. 18pp. Stapled wraps with photo illus to top cover. Small stain at bottom edge, else about fine. 30.00
Wake, Brian STARS. Bootle: Driftwood Publications, 1972. Driftwood Poets No. 5. 8vp. 24 pp. Printed on pink paper stapled into pink card covers. Light bruising to top corner, else near fine. 15.00
Zach, Natan. Translated by Jon Silkin AGAINST PARTING. Northern House Pamphlet Poets, 1967. 16mo. 16 pp. Printed card covers. Some rubbing to back cover, else near fine. 30.00