Kenneth Irby (114 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Book shows some shelf & handling wear, including minor edge wear and cover scuffing. Pages are slightly worn. Interiors are intact with unmarked text/pictures. Good reading copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. 1/600 copies in paper wrappers, published simultaneously with 125 hardbound, signed copies. Very good minus with moderate wear to covers, toned spine and no marks to text. Poetry-Collectible; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 78 pages. Kenneth Irby (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Good +. First printing. 4to. Wrappers. 32 pages. An ex-library copy, with the usual library markings.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1970; white paper covers; wear and discoloration around edges; fore-edge is warped; remainder mark on bottom edge; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 78 pages. Kenneth Irby (illustrator).

Paperback. 78pp. Cover is age toned, small name and address else very good, clean and sound condition. Kenneth Irby (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Sun darkened on the spine and around the edges. Text clean. Kenneth Irby (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Wraps have sun-fading on spine and top edges. Kenneth Irby (illustrator).

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Kenneth Irby (illustrator). …

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Light corner/edge-wear; age-toning to spine and a little to extremities. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kenneth Irby (illustrator). …

Wraps. Condition: Good. First edition.

Condition: good. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Clean, square copy. Text unmarked. Light foxing to textblock, light shelfwear. tbrc/Poetry.

Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. Station Hill, c1981, paperback about 8¾x11¾", stated "limited first edition", Very Good + with very slight cover wear. Unpaginated, unmarked. ISBN 0930794178 on back cover. POETRY; G1575 I POE ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ships Out Tomorrow.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 9 X 6.20 X 0.10 inches; 78 pages. Kenneth Irby (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 9 X 6.20 X 0.10 inches; 78 pages; Signed by Author. Kenneth Irby (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First printing. 4to. Illustrated wrappers. 149 pages. No names or marks. A crisp, as new copy, with sharp corners.

First edition. [5 pp]. Staples rusty, else fine in stapled wrappers. Four prose pieces, issued as The Zelot: No. 4.

First trade paperback printing. 78 pp. Spine lightly sunned, else fine in printed wrappers. One of 600 copies. Morrow & Cooney 81a.

First Edition. First edition and first printing. Softcover. 149 pages. A later book of poetry from Irby. A clean and tight very near fine copy in wrappers. Signed and warmly inscribed by Irby on the half title page with an elaborate pencil drawing by him as well. A nice copy as the recipient was artist Thorpe Feidt. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued. limited edition. Number 123 of 175 copies signed by Irby on the Colophon. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light tanning to the edges of the boards. 8vo. 78pp.

First edition Near fine tall glossy stapled wraps with clean bright text. Designed by George and Susan Quasha. With gentle use. Praise on the back by Robert Kelly and Charles Stein.

First trade paperback printing. 4to. [32 pp]. Very good plus in illustrated wrappers. Designed by George and Susan Quasha.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. ***Winner of Poetry Society of America's 2010 Shelley Memorial Award Kenneth Irby has practiced his craft at the center of the American poetry scene for decades, yet is little known to the mainstream. An associate of the legendary Black Mountain poets as well as of the celebrated seventies L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E group of literary experimenters, he was a close colleague of writers such as Robert Duncan, Ed Dorn, and Robert Creeley. This comprehensive collection marks the first time the full range of Irby's artistry has been presented in one place. Irby's early career, starting in the 1960s, paralleled the late Beat era and the counterculture, and his blend of innovative wordplay with personal and political themes made him an important voice of that era. At the same time, he was able to forge his own path, conjuring a style that was both universal and distinctly American. Critics and other poets especially have noted his avant-garde use of sound, silence, and unusual sentence structure to seduce readers. His surprising, incantatory style conjures the feel of jazz in a striking blend of heart and mind. As poet Robert Kelly has observed, "No one . . . has ever rooted down and plumbed the mystery of American places, land, name, history of our taking space, as Irby does. No one . . . has so clearly articulated the living fact, that America is an intelligent thing, and that . . . each human being has a root awareness of the inadequacy of this place, and that is vision." Kenneth Irby has practiced his craft at the center of the American poetry scene for decades, yet is little known to the mainstream. An associate of the legendary Black Mountain poets as well as of the celebrated seventies L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E group of literary experimenters, he was a close colleague of writers such as Robert Duncan, Ed Dorn, and Robert Creeley. This comprehensive collection marks the first time the full range of Irby's artistry has been presented in one place. Irby's early career, starting in the 1960s, paralleled the late Beat era and the counterculture, and his blend of innovative wordplay with personal and political themes made him an important voice of that era. At the same time, he was able to forge his own path, conjuring a style that was both universal and distinctly American. Critics and other poets especially have noted his avant-garde use of sound, silence, and unusual sentence structure to seduce readers. His surprising, incantatory style conjures the feel of jazz in a striking blend of heart and mind. As poet Robert Kelly has observed, "No one . . . has ever rooted down and plumbed the mystery of American places, land, name, history of our taking space, as Irby does. No one . . . has so clearly articulated the living fact, that America is an intelligent thing, and that . . . each human being has a root awareness of the inadequacy of this place, and that is vision." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First printing. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers. Brown end papers. 58 pages. No names, or marks to text. A crisp, as new copy, with sharp corners.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. First Edition; First Printing. One of 500 copies, bound in light blue wraps. Very good save for 1/8 chip missing from edge of front cover, some toning to edges fo covers. Poetry Annex ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 111 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Fine/hardcover. Nice condition.

First trade paperback printing. 4to. [32 pp]. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers. Designed by George and Susan Quasha.