Jonathan Williams Robert Duncan (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Paperback. Binding sound, text clean, moderate shelfwear; some rubbing to extremities, interior foxing, and a small tear to edge of the last page. Signed by the poet with inscription. Edition of 750 copies. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. One of 750 copies. 8vo. Wrappers with dust jacket affixed at the spine. Unpaginated (48pp.). Jargon 13 (b), with a preface by Robert Duncan and rock photographs by Aaron Siskind. A Good copy, outwardly somewhat dusty and soiled, though better internally. It is not clear whether or not the acetate jacket (which has some chipping) is meant to be affixed to the dust jacket around the spine (as here). This copy has been inscribed to Tom and Val (Raworth) in 1963, signed by Williams as 'The Quickest Muse in Heath City'. Signed by Author(s). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Inscribed by Williams on front page. Limited edition of 750 copies printed. Wrappers are worn along edges, but protected by mylar. Pages are lightly tanned, but otherwise clean and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Scarce. First issue of Measure: A Quarterly to the Poem &. Edited by poet John Wieners. The issue famously brought together poetry from different movements (Black Mountain, New York School, San Francisco Renaissance). A seminal work of mid-20th century American poetry publishing. Features poems by Frank O'Hara, Charles Olson, Jack Spicer, Robert Duncan, Robin Blaser, Ed Dorn, Larry Eigner, Fielding Dawson, Jonathan Williams, among others. Some spotting along edges of wrappers and some pages. Some bumping along edges. A very good copy free of internal markings.…

Paperback. Condition: VG. Staple-bound 8vo, 47 pages, Very Good minus condition with a chip missing at rear by crown of spine; light soiling & fading to covers & some edge-wear. Interior, while tanned, is nearly flawless. Uncommon.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Color photograph of a youthful Robert Duncan. Measuring 8.5" x 11", image size 7.5" x 7.5". Fine. Signed, captioned, and dated 1955 (but printed later) by Williams on the verso.

Condition: Good. Scarce as full run (includes issue 9). Full run 1972-1976 edited by Barry Alpert. Signed by David Bromige (issue 3) and Fielding Dawson (issue 4). Across 9 issues Vort featured original work and interviews by a number of major poets, and also several otherwise uncollected critical works of individual poets by Eric Mottram. Notable inclusions: Tom Raworth, Ed Dorn (with Donald Davie and Robert Kelly on Dorn) (issue 1); Anselm Hollo, Ted Berrigan (issue 2); David Bromige (with Diane Wakoski and Michael Davidson on) and Kenneth Irby (with Robert Creeley on) (issue 3); Fielding Dawson (with Creeley, Eric Mottram, Paul Metcalf on) and Jonathan Williams (with Larry Eigner, Robert Kelly, and Ronald Johnson both) (issue 4); Robert Kelly (with Paul Blackburn, Theodore Enslin, Pierre Joris, and interview with Jed Rasula) (issue 5); Gilbert Sorrentino and Donald Phelps (Mottram on both) (issue 6); David Antin (Sorrentino, Rothenberg, Bromige, Hugh Kenner on) and Jerome Rothenberg (with Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Duncan, Davie, Mottram on) (issue 7); Jackson Mac Low (Gerard Malanga, Steve McCaffery, and Allen Fisher on) and Armand Schwerner; and original work by both Mac Low and Schwerner (issue 8); issue 8 also features original work from John Cage with Jackson Mac Low; Guy Davenport (Kenner, Metcalf on) and Ronald Johnson (McCaffery on) (issue 9), with original work by Davenport and Johnson. Back cover issue 9 illustration Henri Gaudier-Brzeska by Davenport. Issue 9 announces an unrealized future issue to include work by John Ashbery and John Cage. Photographs and illustrations featured across the issues. Condition consistent for issues 1-8 with creasing to wrappers (issue 1; issue 5); some red dye transfer from cover on first page (issue 8), and some slight toning near spine of select issues and general shelfwear evident. Scarce issue 9 in fair condition with wrappers mostly detached and some tearing and chipping along spine with text block intact and otherwise in good condition. Additional photos available upon request. International orders will require additional shipping charges. Signed by Author(s).…