Morris James Ryan (36 results)

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Near Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, stapled wraps, inscribed by author on first free endpaper, has a crease to back cover starting a few inches from the base of the spine and extending to about halfway up the spine, some soiling, tanning to covers, wear at top of spine with tiny dents, otherwise a solid Near VG copy.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First edition, stapled wraps, miscut slightly out of square, light soiling to covers, otherwise tight, a VG+ copy.

First edition. [16 pp]. Near fine in stapled wrappers. One of 1000 copies. Twelve poems.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Square, sound binding. Clean, bright pages. Wrappers have general shelf wear. ; Contents: Medvedev, "The USSR and China: Confrontation or Detente?"; Petras, Morley and Havens, "Peru: Capitalist Democracy in Transition"; Abercrombie, Hill and Turner, "Determinacy and Indeterminacy in the Theory of Ideology"; Arthur, "Hegel's Master/Slave Dialectic and a Myth of Marxology"; Eagleton and Fuller, "Value in Art: An Exchange"; Ambursley and James, "Maurice Bishop and Grenada's New Jewel Movement."; 9.0" tall; 96 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition, First Printing (No additional printings stated). Staplebound in card wraps. Very Good with light wear to covers and no marks to text. Poetry; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 20 pages.

First edition. [22 pp]. Fine in stapled wrappers. One of 1000 copies.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Octavo. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Fine. Limited to 1000 copies.

First edition. 8 x 5 1/2 inch illustrated card. Fine. Croupier Press Poetry Card Series #5.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Periodical. Stapled wrappers. 112pp. Fine. A collection of poems, letters, essays, and reviews by Simon J. Ortiz, Grey Cohoe, Duane Niatum, Ronald H. Bayes, Sam Ragan, Dan Jaffe, Millen Brand, Sonja Prins, Norman Macleod, Emily Mae Murphy, Carl Rakosi, Soni Martin, Beth Jackson, Eugene Toran, Pinkie Gordon Lane, Margaret M. Shepherd, Kregg Spivey, Ian McDonald, Samuel C. LaFleur, Kenneth Pauli, Kathleen S. Platt, Jay Barrington, James Schevill, Frederick Eckman, Hugh Miller, Van K. Brock, D.V. Smith, Joseph Epolito, Richard Vela, Elvoy Raines, D.M. Pettinella, Mervyn Morris, Don Sears, W.E. Ryan, Mary F. Hatchell, William Lane Hudson, Jr., Grace E. Gibson, R.W. Reising, Gavin Bantock, Jane Mayhall, Murray K. Morton, Dick Barnes, Phyllis Wood, Hugh Macdiarmid, Michael Paul Novak, William Page, Mike Doyle, James Hoggard, Johnnie Herring, Leondard Nathan, Grace Herman, Linda Lloyd, Peter Wild, Walter Griffin, Stephen G. Smith, Paula Rankin, Jean Baptiste, Donald R. Swanson, Vickie D. Green, Tim Tourtellotte, Thomas Michael Fisher, John Filiatreau, William Peden, Brom Weber, Guy Owen, Eric W. Gregory, Joseph Kalar, and Michael R. Brown.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Fourth issue of this uncommon little magazine from Canada, includes five poems by Michael Ondaatje, two by Margaret Atwood, and a range of other great contributors. Sharp unmarked copy, light outer wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 4to, 32pp, stapled wrappers. This undated issue dedicated to a girl who died at 15 in September 1970. Unmarked copy, light outer wear and soil. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A beautiful crisp clean softcover (stapled wraps) copy in very good condition, light rubbing to cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Side-stapled softcover, 26 pgs. Limited to 250 copies printed. Moderate rubbing to cover, else fine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, 18 leaves (printed one side), stapled front wrapper. Another rare issue of Jack Collom's seminal seventies review, includes work by Gary Snyder (Sherlock v2.D258), Ron Padgett, Robert Kelly, et al. Unmarked copy with light spotting and bumps. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 4to, 23 leaves (printed one side), stapled wrappers. Ditto-printed editor's message laid in. Nice copy of the final issue of Jack Collom's mimeo revolution era underground journal from Boulder, includes work by a range of interesting contributors. Unmarked copy (from the collection of Robert Duncan and Jess), light wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 32pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of the scarce fourth issue of this 1960s literary magazine from Tucson. Includes two poems by Gerard Malanga. Unmarked copy, minor wear. Not Signed.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Periodical. Stapled wrappers. 100pp. Spine lightly age-toned, corners rubbed, near fine. Laid in is an Inscribed letter by contributor Norman MacLeod and addressed to poet and contributor Daniel Hoffman. Additionally, laid in is an invitation to the fourth Gregory Award being given to Norman Macleod. An interesting association copy. "Amerindian Poetry by Simon J. Ortiz, Ray Young Bear, West Indian Poetry by Ian McDonald, Faustin Charles, Basil McFarlane, Jean Baptiste, Lights from Galapagos by Kregg Spivey, An Introduction by Thad Stem, Jr. to a Poem by Robert McAlmon, R.J. Rundus on the Fiction of Guy Owen, Henry Berry Lowry: Lumbee Symbol by David K. Eliades, Poems by Arthur Gregor, Philip Levine, Endre Ady, Hugh Macdiarmid, Peter Wild, William Stafford, Daniel Hoffman, Nancy Vodvarka, Margaret M. Shepherd, Stanley Noyes, Kurt Johnson, Macleod: American Bunting by Ronald Vela, Grace Gibson, Art by Kris Hotvedt, Von Lehn, Seymour Tubis, Grey Cohoe, Wenceslaus Riley, and Courtney Moyah.".

Condition: Good. 18mo. Card, Very Good. Photograph.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, 40 leaves (printed one side), stapled front wrapper. Another densely packed issue of Jack Collom's underground poetry magazine, includes two poems by Charles Bukowski plus work by a range of important contributors. Unmarked copy, a little outer wear and soil. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, 17 leaves (printed one-side), stapled wrappers. Nice copy of this ca. 1969 issue of Jack Collom's mimeo revolution title from Boulder. Includes short contributions from important contributors (including Gary Snyder, not in Sherlock) as well as a range of literary discoveries. Unmarked copy, a little spotting to top edge and minor wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 4to, 17 leaves (printed one-side), stapled front wrapper. Great ca. 1969 issue of Jack Collom's mimeo revolution title from Boulder. Includes short contributions from important contributors as well as a range of literary discoveries. Unmarked copy, light wear, a bit of spotting to covers and page edges. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 68pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy, from the collection of Opal Louis Nations (who did not contribute to this number), of the uncommon second issue of this interesting seventies underground magazine of experimental writing. Unmarked copy, light wear and minor sunning at spine. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 4to, 20pp (including wrappers), staple-bound. Scarce third issue of this important Denver 1960s underground magazine edited by James Ryan Morris. Address label to The Wormwood Review and canceled postage stamp on front cover (no other markings), remnants of original closure tape, a bit of general wear. Not Signed.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Broadside. Measuring 11" x 17". Calligraphy by Tony Scibella. Printed both sides. Near fine, folded in half with some light soiling and discoloration along the fold. Collection of 14 poems written between 1960-1967, including "Black Swan." Bowery Press Broadsheet No. 5.

Broadside / First edition SIGNED. The original broadside and the debut from The Croupier Press. James Ryan Morris was an outlaw poet, which he promoted often and pal'd together with Stuart Perkoff and Tony Scibella. 4 sections of one long poem, roughly 8 x 11 ideal for framing on white sheet. Inscribed this presentation to another poet. Near fine.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Crisp and clean with very minor lower right corner wear. The second issue. 20 pages in all.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 52pp, stapled wrappers. Clean copy of an uncommon issue of this brilliant experimental review, includes writing by Tom Raworth, Ray DiPalma, et al. Unmarked copy, a bit of staple rust. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 8vo, 76pp (plus plates), stapled wrappers. This impressive little magazine from 1971 Denver includes an interview with Ken Kesey, letters from Kerouac and Cassady, writing by Bukowski, di Prima, et al. Unmarked copy, light staining with minor ripples at bottom margin. Not Signed.

Pamphlet. Seventeen 8.5x11 inch sheets mimeographed one side only with poems, pictorial cover sheet soiled, mild scent, worn & side-stapled, ink note "Please Contribute" on last page (likely by Collom). Also find lifted quotes from Henry Miller, Adolf Hitler, Charles Darwin and many others. Mimeo Revolution.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, 36pp (including wrappers), staple-bound. Scarce sixth issue of this important Denver 1960s underground magazine edited by James Ryan Morris. Includes an interview with and article by Timothy Leary, who mentions the Grateful Dead. (The back cover is a full-page ad for the first Dead album.) Other great period content. Address or ownership label of poet Ron Loewinsohn to front cover, else a clear and unmarked copy with original staple holes and minor wear. Not Signed.