Will Petersen (31 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 84 page center stapled issue (Number 4) of this occasional journal of art, poetry, essays, correspondence. Poem by Gary Snyder, Sashi Komi / Hiraki by Will Petersen from the letters of G. Scott Johnson, poem by Barbara Moraff. Unmarked, tight and clean.

First edition, first printing Fine and bright stapled wraps. One of 75. Has become scarce.

* Ausgabe: 6. - 8. Tsd. * Umfang/Format: 64 Seiten ; gr. 8 * Erscheinungsjahr: 1963 gepflegtes Exemplar, nur kleine Lesespuren,Buchblock altersgemäß gebräunt * Verlag: Stuttgart : Verlag d. Vereins Naturschutzpark.

Condition: Gut. 64 S., Ppbd.

Softcover poetry journal, staple-bound, 96 pages; very good condition; light wear to covers; small crease to lower right corner of all pages; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Softcover poetry journal, staple-bound, 84 pages; very good condition; light wear to covers; small crease to upper right corner of all pages; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Softcover poetry journal, staple-bound, 96 pages; very good condition; light wear to covers; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 272pp, printed wrappers. A thick anthology issue, featuring early work by Kathy Acker and Jayne Anne Phillips as well as Robert Duncan (Bertholf C251). Unmarked copy with sunning to spine and light wear. Not Signed.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. Front cover is slightly warped. 3-inch closed tear at back cover. Corners of cover and spine are lightly rubbed, but binding is tight. Inside is clean and unmarked.

Softcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Some shelfwear.

12Mo Obl. Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st. 135pp. Stated 1st edition. Blue boards, black spine, golden lettering on spine, title pastedown on front board, art plates throughout. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Ex library: has library stamps, notations, card pocket. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, spotting, fraying; foxing on endpapers and textblock edges, tape residue on inside boards, page patina throughout.

Hc. Condition: Gut. 64 S., Abb. gutes bis sehr gutes Exemplar Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 260.

Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Petersen, Will (illustrator). First Edition. Cream covers just a bit toned at edges thus near fine -- b&w illus. wraps (two staples). First edition, first issue with publisher's address but no zip code on copyright page. Price back cover $1.25. 'Cover and drawings by Will Petersen' Nice copy of poet's second book.

Pp. 25 cm Gut kein Schutzumschlag 64 S. / Sprache: deutsch / 365 g / Zustand: Einband an Ecken minimal gestoßen, Buchblock in Ordnung / KEIN VERSAND INS AUSLAND.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Distributed in the U.S. by Serendipity Books, Berkeley, California. First Printing. No limitation stated. A Fine copy in integral pale green wrappers, front cover label. Unpaginated. "Presented" in English with drawings and calligraphy by Petersen. Text in English. Q15618.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 24.5 x 17 cm, 64 S. mit 32 Fotobildern von Walter Petersen, Text und Gedichten von Will Vesper, 6. - 8. Tsd., Widmung und Foto auf Vorsatz, Or - Kt - Einband, Ränder gebräunt, Ecken gering bestossen.

Condition: Good. Sidestapled in blue wraps. Title and cover illustration pasted on. Bound with black cloth tape. 8vo. 8-7/8 x 10-7/8 inches. 25 pp., printed on recto only. Printed in an edition of 100, signed and numbered by the author. This copy is number 66. Very slight rubbing and soiling on front cover, but overall Very Good +. Petersen's books are scarce.From the Plucked Chicken Press website (press founded by Petersen):"Will Petersen, a painter, master printer and a poet, was born in Chicago. [He] served in the United States Army from 1952-54, spending one year in Japan. This encounter with the Japanese culture affected his entire life. He became interested in calligraphy and Noh, classical Japanese performance that combines elements of drama, music and poetry. Returning to the United States, he joined the Beat Generation and seriously explored Zen Buddhism. Petersen's prints and paintings are included in more than 140 museums and private collections around the world, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris; [and] The Art Institute of Chicago.".

First edition, first printing Close to fine and bright with just the slightest paper clip shadow to front cover. Included Frank Samperi, Cid Corman, Will Petersen, "Chicago Lake Front Light Sculpture", as a wonderful feature of art and photography plus a conversation with Sidney Chafetz. A strong premiere issue of art and poetry. Also work and art by Craig Franklin Paul with words and pictures cut in linoleum. This highly decorative publication worked poetry and art work and prose with such balance. A unique publication edited and published by master lithographer, painter, printer, publisher and poet Will Petersen. 1928-1994 was Will's time on earth and he met many poets and had an interesting life spanning from the USA to Japan. Close with many in the Beat generation including Gary Snyder.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Will Petersen (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, first issue. Printed stapled wraps. Cover illustration & drawings by Will Petersen. One of 1100 copies. Beginning toning along extremities, staple oxidation, very faint dampstain shadow on rear cover. Tight copy in Very Good condition. Snyder's second book. McNeillA2a.

hardcover. Illus. by Will Petersen (illustrator). 2nd ed. 8vo, 163 pp., Light spotting to top edge; tiny closed tear to dust jacket, else fine, Calligraphy for cover and section headings designed by Snyder. This early collected edition of Snyder's poems includes Riprap, Cold Mountain Poems, Myths & Texts, Miyazawa Kenji, and The Back Country. There was no American counterpart to this collection Nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.

Wraps. Condition: Fine. A Fine copy in original pale green wrappers with paste-on front cover label. Presented in English with drawings by Will Petersen. Inscribed and Signed by WiIll Petersen "For Bradley & Elizabeth remembering pear essence, laughter, love of lovely things. Will." A bright and fine copy with supplied clear protective cover. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Will Petersen (illustrator). 1st Edition. NYC: Totem (Corinth), 1960. 1st edition (2nd issue), 2nd book, inscribed by author on verso of front cover, VG+. Book has light wear to upper corners, some soiling to both panels & page edges, a couple of light creases on panels. Book has zip code on title page address, no mention of Totem Press on verso page, thus 2nd issue. 48 pages, lovely poetry. Inscribed by Author(s).

Mit 32 Fotobildern von Walter Petersen. Orig.Pappe. 64 Seiten. Besitzerwidmung auf dem Vorsatz, Seiten lichtrandig, sonst gut erhalten.

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 96 Seiten Ein fotografischer und literarischer Spaziergang durch die Lüneburger Heide, der ihre natürliche Schönheit und Einzigartigkeit festhält. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-749-2/8-00446406 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 285.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Will Petersen (illustrator). 1st Edition. Copyright Date 1962, First Edition, First Printing. Signed By The Author On The Inside Flyleaf. Red And Black Cover Over Boards With Black And Gilt Lettering On The Spine. The Book Pages Are Unpaginated. No Dust Jacket (Light Plastic Protective Cover) Shelf Wear To The Edges And To The Head And Toe Of The Pine Are Near Fine. Other Than The Presentation Signed Note On The Inside Front Flyleaf There Are No Tears, Bent Pages, Nor Any Other Writing. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Exhibition catalog of Petersen's stone prints produced in conjunction with a poetry reading with Gary Snyder and Philip Whalen at Swarthmore College in 1976. Short hand written note from Scott McLean, one of the curators, loosely inserted in book. Poster announcing the reading also loosely inserted inside book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good. In Good price-clipped dust jacket; heavy worn with large tear across front; loss along edges, creased and protected with mylar protective cover. Gently used with crease from top to bottom page of front free endpaper. No markings in text. Plates are tipped in, all present. Binding is sturdy.

orig.wrappers Some rubbing, rubberstamps to cover,half-title & title,VG. 16pp photoplates 26x20cm, 93,(16) pp, Unopened. Includes 16 single-side photoplates. University of Bern doctoral dissertation. Full title reads: "Das Vorhandensein der congenitalen und erworbenen Divertikel am Digestionstraktus des Menschen und der Haussaugetiere des Menschen und der Haussaugetiere - im speziellen Hinblick auf die mangelhafte Obliteration der Ductus omphalo-entericus und damit entstehendes Diverticulum Meckelii sive congenitum ilei beim Schweine". Contents: Das Meckel'sche Divertikel: Das Meckel'sche Divertikel bei den Vogeln, dem Pferde, Schafe und Rinde; Das Meckel'sche Divertikel beim Schweine: Typische; Atypische; Drei spater gefundene atypische Meckel' schen Divertikel am Digestionstraktus; Die erworbenen Divertikel am Digestionstraktus: Schleimhauthernien; Die Traktionsdivertikel; Die Pulsionsdivertikel. Some rubbing, rubberstamps to cover,half-title & title,VG.

Hardcover with Cloth Spine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (Protective cover). Etchings By Ryohei, Tanaka (illustrator). 1st Edition. This book is in very good condition with slight wear on the jacket corners. This is a 1st edition copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Wide. 1st Edition.

No Binding. Condition: About vg. 1st Edition. #31/50 copies of this portfolio of 'french folds'--each with a signed Petersen print or two as well as a Samperi poem. A few light blemishes to folder, otherwise a complete, presentable copy of this scarce collaboration between two Cid Corman disciples. Overseas/priority shipping at cost. Signed by Illustrator(s).