Black Tarantula (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Covers soiled, stained, rubbed, and creased. Corners bumped. Some of text body has stains. 91 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 52pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of the first issue of this uncommon 1975 little magazine of experimental writing, includes 14 pages from "I Dreamt I Was a Nymphomaniac!" by The Black Tarantula (Kathy Acker). No markings, light wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st edition. Good+. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. First single-volume publication of this early Kathy Acker work. Unmarked copy with outer foxing and a bit of must. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. San Francisco: The Black Tarantula, 1974. Paginated continuous with previous volumes, pp. 167-192. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in self-wrappers. Toning to tops and along spine of wraps, with light rubbing and soiling. Internally clean with sound binding, very good. The sixth volume (of six total) of Acker's serially self-published second novel, issues of which were mailed to subscribers. Republished in a single- volume trade edition by Traveler's Digest in 1980. Though unstated, this copy from the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First one volume edition, preceded by an edition issued in six parts. Octavo. 91pp. Photographically illustrated wrappers. Very good with creasing to and along the spine, some toning and a touch of wear at the corners. Advance Review Copy with two-page publisher's slip laid in, along with a letter from the poet and Manroot Books founder Paul Mariah, explaining this copy was sent upon request from Acker, who suggested Mariah would be interested in writing a review. An interesting association.

The sixth volume (of six total) of Acker's serially self-published first novel, issues of which were mailed to subscribers. Republished in a single-volume trade edition by TVRT Press in 1975. Near fine, with light soiling to covers and toning along spine Saddle-stapled in printed self-wraps, 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. 28pp. Printed in blue on tan paperstock.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Complete in six volumes. Octavos. Stapled printed and unprinted wrappers. Overall near fine with some light spine toning, a bit of light edgewear and a small indentation and some discoloration on rear wrap of Part #5. The first of Acker's three six-volume novels (preceded only by her poetry collection *Politics*) written in parts and issued separately, in very limited numbers and consequently very difficult to find complete and in original form. A wonderful copy.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Complete in six volumes. Octavos. Stapled printed and unprinted wrappers. One issue with splash mark on the cover and another with small stain on the rear wrap, but overall fine with bright white wrappers typically found toned. Laid into the first volume is a Autograph Note Signed by Acker as The Black Tarantula (along with a small drawing of a spider): "Fielding Dawson said you might be interested being put on my mailing list - Love The Black Tarantula." Accompanied by five original mailing envelopes stamped with The Black Tarantula return address and addressed in Acker's hand to Robert Bertholf, the influential poetry professor and former curator of The Poetry Collection at Buffalo. The first of Acker's three six-volume novels (preceded only by her poetry collection *Politics*) written in parts and issued separately, in very limited numbers and consequently very difficult to find complete and in original form. A wonderful copy in remarkable condition with an handwritten note by Acker and the rarely found original mailing envelopes.

First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Original white paper wraps. 25pp. [pagination runs 167-192 contiguous with previous parts]. Strong and clean with some toning to the spine area and some areas of soiling to the white covers, light edgewear; internally clean and fresh. A very good copy. The sixth and final instalment of Acker's second novel, published by Acker under the pseudonym "The Black Tarantula" and issued in parts before having a single volume publication in 1980. Scarce and ephemeral, issued in very small numbers and mailed to their recipients, and very characteristically part novel, part aggressively stated expression of existence.