Mel Clay (22 results)

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Stapled wrappers. Illustrated. Clay's deconstructed cybertext. A classic! Direct from publisher. AS NEW.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. In near fine condition; faint scuffing to wraps; scuffing to top right corner of title page; otherwise, as new. 111 pages. 8.5 x 5.5 in.Third printing. Inv. MBR0063.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Jack Bentley, print; Ken Weichel, collages (illustrator). In good condition; light foxing and toning to wraps and outside edges of book; hard rub tip of lower outside corner front cover; faint toning clean interior pages; binding sound. Edition of 500 copies. Staple bound, 67 numbered pages. 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 112 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 4to, 112pp, printed wrappers. Includes tributes to Jack Micheline and work by a range of accomplished contributors. Light cover wear. Not Signed.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good -. First edition. Very Good -. Pictorial Soft Cover. Inscribed by author on half title page: IV - 7 - 87 For my friends Christa & Hubert Happy Trails always X Mel". Kaufman (1925-1986), born Robert Garnell Kaufman, was an American Beat poet and surrealist inspired by jazz music. In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the "American Rimbaud." Like many beat writers, Kaufman became a Buddhist. In 1959, along with Allen Ginsberg, John Kelly, A. D. Winans, and William Margolis, he was one of the founders of Beatitude magazine. Illustrated with b/w photographs and reproductions. List of Kaufman's Works and Publisher's Catalog at rear. Covers show wear and soiling, toning/staining along spine. Interior is clean, crisp, tight & bright, other than the author's inscription unmarked. xii, 82 [2] pp. Approx. 5.25" x 8". A very nice copy and an excellent addition to your library. Carefully shipped in secure parcel. Ask all questions; glad to respond.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. 1st Edition. xiv, 434pp, index, illustrated with historical photographs, very clean and bright, unmarked inside and out, but for bold autographs at front fly of contributors, including Editor Lew Nicholls; as-issued without a dust jacket. Greenup County, Kentucky, home of KY author and educator Jesse Stuart. Chapter / sections include Native Americans, by Nicholls, Establishment of state and county government, by Nicholls, Transportation, by Nicholls, Aviation History of Greenup County, by Martin, The African-American Experience, by Nicholls, History of Religion, Communities: Oldtown, North Fork, Laurel, Frasure, by Kathleen Virgin-Kenney, History of the City of Greenup, by Nicholls, Weddings in Greenup, by Dunn & Roe, History of Argillite, by Harris, The History of Hunnewell, by Thomas, City of Russell History, by Nicholls, History of South Shore, Nicholls, Raceland / Worthington, Sammons, History of Wurtland, by Stafford & Nicholls, Camp Swigert, by Stafford, The City of Flatwoods, by Byrne, War, by Piatt, Byrne, and Nicholls, Industrial Development, by Peterson, Whitt, and Penkava, Education, by Webb, Sports, by Piatt, Fish and Wildlife, by Soc Clay, and Greenup County Authors, by Gifford. Scarce. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Near VG. 8vo, 44pp (including covers), stapled wrappers. Includes a poem on Dylan's Renaldo and Clara by Ira Cohen, an interview with Adrian Belew, "Psychedelic Rantings of Ganesh Baba," a full-page plug for Patti Smith's Easter with responses by Woodstock Jones and Ira Cohen, review of a David Bowie show, other period content. Unmarked copy, two labels to front cover, a bit of general reading wear. Not Signed.

Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket : fine / very good. Jacket in new mylar protector; mild wear to spine tips and top front corner; clean and bright. 1955 on title and copyright pages; original price $2.75 on jacket flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 112pp, printed wrappers. Dense and intense issue, includes a photo of Angus MacLise and a mention of his passing in a piece written a few months afterward by Gerard Malanga; also a host of related luminaries, including William Levy. Minor outer wear and soil, no markings. Not Signed.

Condition: Good. 8vo., stapled wrapper, ill. 1st ed. [48] pp. Ill. black & white photo reprod. Signed and inscribed by author end matter. Poetry/script. Rare. NF.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, 56pp, printed wrappers. Errata slip laid in. Clean copy of this issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes "Pre American Ode" by Kirby Doyle and work from other great contributors. Unmarked copy, small bump/crease to spine and light wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, [iv]+62pp, printed wrappers. This rare literary magazine from 1967 San Francisco includes work by central underground figures such as Piero Heliczer, Ira Cohen (to whom the issue is dedicated), Irving Rosenthal, et al. Unmarked copy, light outer wear. Not Signed.

First edition, first printing A wonderful association copy affectionately inscribed to the poet Janine Pommy Vega by Mel Clay on the half title page. Clay has also included his address at the time in San Francisco and phone number. Clay was a member of the Living Theatre and was in their legendary production "Paradise Now". He died in San Francisco at the age of 79. This book is dedicated to Bob Kaufman with exceptionally rare photographs some by Chris Felver, Raymond Foye, Eileen Kaufman, Ira Cohen, and many others. Janine carried this book around with her so very good pictorial wraps. All dedicated to Kaufman's own works. A strong association copy.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Stark, Leroy; Bristow; Lowery, Louis R.; Tyler, Charles B.; Savatt, Russel W. Jr.; Dickson, Donald L. (cover); Welsh (illustrator). First Edition. 88 pages. Features: Two-page Liggett & Myers cigarette ad features great photo of Army-Navy football crowd; Objective - Enemy Beach; Cartoon feature of "Clyde Keen - Space Marine"; Embassy Marines - Part 2; Photos of a double-date in Paris; The Last Banana War - Part 1 - Marines pioneered air-ground tactics during the second Nigaraguan Campaign; The Noise Happy Ghost (storey); Post of the Corps - Concord - the west's largest tidewater ammunition facility; Operation Whipsaw - three-day maneuvers at Camp Lejeune; Photo of Miss California, Suzanne Reamo, with Marines from Moffett Field; Photo of Iwakuni beauty contest winners, including Sherry Ward; El Toro Fish-Off; Transfers; Nice one-page photo of Angie Dickinson leaning on chair; List of retirees with photo of H.B. Wells and John Goffe; Corps Album - great archival photos; Nice Camel back cover color-photo ad features Graeme Howard Jr. of Yale Law, 1960, smoking in law library; and more. Unmarked. Above-average wear to back cover. A worthy vintage copy of this great issue.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Tyler, Charles B.; Jarrard, E.L.; Savatt, Russell W. Jr. (illustrator). First Edition. 88 pages. Features: Cover photo features Carlton E. Golden, Steven A. Kingman and William C. Dalrymple; The Old Gunny Says.; Today's DI - he must convert 75 stumbling civilians into a platoon of smart-stepping U.S. Marines - article with photo of Grady J. Studdard and many others; Staff NCO Selection Boards - article with photo of Col. M.P. Ryan; Sasebo Note - letter and photos from General Harry Schmidt; Academy Prep - the first rung of the ladder to higher education and a commission; Return the the Islands - New Caledonia - although the area around Noumea was dotted with military establishments during WWII, little evidence remains; Portsmouth - Post of the Corps; Chin (story); Long Beach Reservists - records of the Reserve unit date back to 1904; List of Retirees, with photo of Randolph Berkeley; Photos of these Rifle Competition Winners - Lawrence N. Dubia and Ernest O. Chilson; Nice one-page photo of Leatherneck's Miss DI, Barbara Hobart in swimwear with marine hat and sword; List of Transfers; Corps Album - great archival photos; Back cover color-photo ad for Camel cigarettes features G.L. Stavely of Mexico Hat, Utah, skipper for geologists mapping the Colorado River; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this great issue.

4° , grüner Org.-Broschur. Condition: Gut. 63 S. ; Enthält Beiträge von 9 Autoren: Bob Kaufman. Mel Clay. Lothar Feix. Ulrich Ziegler. Bert Papenfuß-Gorek. Andrea Zanzozzo. Ludwig Paulmichl. Peter Waterhouse. Sascha Anderson. // Unteres Kapital mit kleinem Einriß, innen sauber und ohne Einträge. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Folio. Illustrated flexible wrappers. 264pp., extensively illustrated. Fine. Signed by editor William Levy. Accounts and events at and leading up to a couple of pornographic film festivals sponsored by Suck magazine. Contributors include Felix De Mendelssohn, Jim Haynes, Al Goldstein, Ron Reid, Mel Clay, Brion Gysin, Lynne Tillman, Betty Dodson, Germaine Greer, and Willem De Ridder.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. signed by noted author Germaine Greer who is featured in the book; also signed by Al Goldstein of Screw magazine fame who also participated in Suck magazine which participated in publishing the book; signatures obtained in person by bookseller in an event in NYC; text is clean and fully intact; cover is complete but has some nicks and wear along the edges and in the corners; purchaser must be over 21 due to the erotic nature of text and images; an extraordinary work of "revolutionary porn" including from participants of Wet Dream Festivals; LEVY, William, Editor [with] Felix De Mendelssohn, Jim Haynes, Al Goldstein, Ron Reid, Mel Clay, Brion Gysin, Lynne Tillman, Betty Dodson, Germaine Greer, And Willem De Ridder; cover has some cuts along the edges. Signed by Author(s).

HELO112 Wet Dreams, Films and Adventures Festival presented by Suck, that European Sexpaper, William Levy Editor, Willem de Ridder design 1973 A Joy Publication, Amsterdam, sc-stiff paper, 263 pages, extensive b&w photos, 9.75"x13.75" Contributors include Felix De Mendelssohn, Jim Haynes, Al Goldstein, Ron Reid, Mel Clay, Brion Gysin, Lynne Tillman, Betty Dodson, Germaine Greer, and Willem De Ridder. "Suck was the avant-garde magazine for sexual radicals during this period, and has recently been recognized for its pioneering work in terms of both content and design" NOT FOR SALE TO MINORS Coverwear, edgewear, small spots of abasion at corners & along spine, slight wave top right corner goes through entire book, otherwise clean, clear text.

Condition: Very good.

Condition: Near Fine. Mira Schendel (illustrator). 345x509mm. 16pp. Printed blue and black on white glossy stock. Folded once. Cover displays John Clare's 'Noon' poem and Carlos Cruz-Diez's 'Study of Interferences' 1965 above information related to the exhibition 'A Decade of Physichromies' at Signals, which ran from 23 September to 23 October 1965. Writings from Barnett Newman, John Dunbar, James Fox. Numerous illustrations and texts on Cruz-Diez's work including those from Manuel Quintana Castillo, Werner Heisenberg, Alberto Junyent, Rene Droudille, Frank Elgar, Frank Popper 'The Physichromies of Carlos Cruz-Diez'. Includes poems by Nicholas Snowden Willey, George Crabbe and Mel Clay & Ira Cohen. Detailed biography of Criz-Diez, Photostrip of Cruz Diez 1964-1965 runs throughout the publication. Illustration by Mira Schendel 'Drawing on Rice-paper', 1965 together with text by Medalla on the artist who exhibited at Signals. Signals London was a short-lived yet highly influential British venue dedicated to 1960s avant-garde artists from Europe and Latin America. Through their exhibitions, events and publications, they established fruitful cross-border networks between these regions and introduced early manifestations of Fluxus, Kinetic and Op art to Britain. Having evolved from the Centre for Advanced Creative Study, Signals London was situated in London's West End between 19641966. Condition: minor creasing to folds, no tears, overall NF. Large item, extra postage required.