Published by Texas Circuit, Austin, 1978
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, ABAA, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. A catalogue of a sampling of the many small presses in Texas, published by by the Texas Circuit, a literature cooperative founded in 1977 with the goal of distributing small press literature of the state. In the introduction, Susan Bright, the coordinator, discusses the beginnings of the coop, which at the time of publication consisted of 40 members. The organization received grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts & Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, the city of Austin, and others to help with their efforts, events, and publication of this catalog and newsletters. Includes listings for Calliope Press, The Pawn Review, Cedar Rock quarterly, Place of Herons Press, Troubadour Press, Wings Press, and many others. Worldcat locates perhaps as many as 5 copies of Catalogues from the Texas Circuit, though no dates are specified. In any event, a scarce and important reference on the small presses of Texas. 8vo, [3], 37, [3]pp. Illustrations. Gray paper wraps, staple bound and printed in blue. Some sunning to edges else nearly fine. Few pages bound in upside down, else clean internally.