Sinclair John Magdalene (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG. 4to, 4 leaves (mostly mimeographed), corner-stapled. Uncommon press release relating to the January 24, 1967, mega-bust of persons associated with the Detroit Artists' Workshop, including the Sinclairs, Jim Semark, and other worthies. Includes a statement and reproductions of press clippings. Unmarked copy, horizontal fold line, light toning. Not Signed.

Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Scarce literary magazine with pieces by Magdalene Arndt, Veryl Blatt, Bill Cox, Robin Eichele, Ron English, Norm Harper, Bill Harris, Bill Hutton, Gary Johnston, Jim Semak, John Sinclair, and George Tysh. Cover art credited to C. Peret, Deya/Mallorca March, 1964. "The editor would like to express his sincere appreciation to Monteith College for its support of THE JOURNAL," and invites readers to follow The Journal's contributors to Work, "a new publication soon to erupt" from the Artists' Workshop Press. Editor not named, but authors' bios printed on inside of rear cover note Sinclair and Eichele as Work's future co-editors. Side-stapled red pictorial wrappers. Trace wear. Bright, clean, and sharp overall. With scarce errata slip. 80 pages. Listed in Jernigan.

Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Scarce literary magazine with pieces by Magdalene Arndt, Veryl Blatt, Bill Cox, Robin Eichele, Ron English, Norm Harper, Bill Harris, Bill Hutton, Gary Johnston, Jim Semak, John Sinclair, and George Tysh. Cover art credited to C. Peret, Deya/Mallorca March, 1964. "The editor would like to express his sincere appreciation to Monteith College for its support of THE JOURNAL," and invites readers to follow The Journal's contributors to Work, "a new publication soon to erupt" from the Artists' Workshop Press. Editor not named, but authors' bios printed on inside of rear cover note Sinclair and Eichele as Work's future co-editors. Side-stapled red pictorial wrappers. Trace wear. Bright, clean, and sharp overall. With scarce errata slip. 80 pages. Listed in Jernigan.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 4to, 80pp, stapled wrappers. Errata slip laid in. Nice copy of a rare early production of the Artists' Workshop Press, edited by Robin Eichele and featuring the work of a number of authors associated with the Press. Unmarked copy, a bit of reading wear to front cover and early leaves, minor edge spots. Not Signed.

Pamphlet. 124p., 8.5x11 inches, poetry, prose, interview, bibliography, illustrations, very good mimeographed journal in side stapled pictorial wraps. Interview with Creeley and his bibliography. Sinclair was at the time an associate editor of The Voice at the Detroit House of Correction.

Pamphlet. 46p., 7.5x10 inches, mimeographed booklet, warm personal inscription signed John by the poet dated 23/viii/66 on front blank page and with an index card with Artists' Workshop Press printed on it also signed by Sinclair with price list written in ink by him and dated 27/ix/65 laid-in, very good second edition revised of 500 copies, with additional poem and errata slip bound-in, stapled red pictorial wraps. Poetry. Sinclair's second book of poems written while incarcerated for possession of marijuana. Sinclair was a Detroit poet who was the leader of the White Panther Party, an activist, underground newspaper editor and the manager of the MC5 rock group.

Pamphlet. 50p., 8.5x11 inches, mimeographed in an edition of 500 copies, toning to margins else very good in side stapled pictorial covers with backlist on rear cover. Sinclair was the founder of The White Panthers, an activist in Detroit and editor/publisher of many journals and poetry books out of Artists' Workshop Press. He is also known for managing The MC-5 rock and roll band out of Detroit.