Empty Mirror, Signed (14 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. BD2 - A first edition hardcover book signed and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling and some chipping on the edges (mostly on the top), dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shefl wear. 8.75"x6", 160 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. 62pp. Black and White pictorial wraps. Author ink signature and date (1977) on the title page.Light rubbing to the spine, a hint of toning, othewise a clean, unmarked copy. Intro. by William Carlos Williams. Cover photo by Ann Charters. Size: Octavo. Signed by Allen Ginsberg. Book.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine stated first printing hardback signed by author on title page. Free of owner's marks with firm binding. Minimal shelfwear. Dust jacket near fine in protective archival sleeve. Some toning. signed by author or artist.

ISBN-10: 0710075782 ISBN-13: 978-0710075789 First edition. Signed (Janwillem) presentation copy from the author. VG+ showing slight bumping and rubbing. There are no further ink marks or writing. A clean example in VG dustwrapper showing very minor wear, some fading to the spine, slight marking to rear panel, bumping and light rubbing. A very pleasing example. The dustwrapper is housed in a protective removable sleeve. 11190.

THE AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE(S): TWO GREATS IN DIALOGUE IN THE MARGINS Stapled pamphlet; 201 x 135mm; pp. 47 An extensively annotated copy of Allen Ginsberg's early poems, in the attractive Totem Press edition, from the working library of the poet Clark Coolidge. On the surface Coolidge and Ginsberg are separated by the stylistic gap between 'Beat' and 'Language' poetry - but in his marginalia here Coolidge reveals a deep interest in Ginsberg's work, picking out themes and words that anticipate 'Howl' and other mature works, summarizing whole poems, and resolving allusive lines, and cross-referencing other writers in the Beat and broader American tradition (Burroughs, Kerouac, Hawthorne, Whitman are mentioned, amongst others). All but three poems bear annotations - many are extensively marked up. Coolidge also gives clues to his own position on poetry and composition. For instance, under the line 'the majestic flaws of mind' he writes 'why does he view this negatively?', and next to a poem titled 'This is about death' he writes 'Fuck philosophy! Live!' Given that the only date amongst Coolidge's marginalia is 1968 (reference to a Playboy article), we can assume that Coolidge read this around the time of his first 'collected' volume 'Space' (1970), the latest poems in which are starkly minimalist ('an / un / into // nor / and / round'). Coolidge is also well known for his collaging technique. Perhaps most intriguing therefore is Coolidge's habit of underlining, which reduces Ginsberg's poems to brief noun phrases or epithets: 'the doll of eternity', 'little white key', 'with such unpleasant detail', 'cadaverous men', to give just a few examples. Although the book does not bear Coolidge's name it comes from a collection of his books and, as noted, bears extensive annotations in his distinctive hand. Very good condition: covers a little grubby; annotations throughout. References: Tom Orange, 'Arrangement and Density: A Context for Early Clark Coolidge', Jacket2 [online].

Stapled wraps First Printing. First Edition. Pages and spine toned, calligraphic coffee stain front cover, a very good copy with a latter day inscription by Ginsberg to Keith Abbott. Cover illustration by Jesse Sorrentino. Poet's third book. Signed. 47 pages; Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ginsberg's third book. First edition of 3000 copies, first printing. $1.25 cover, rear Corinth bibliography lists from Edward Dorn's "Hands Up!" Inscribed, signed, intialled and dated by Ginsberg to a legendary member of Vancouver's counterculture. Very Good++ condition; some light stains and cosmetic edgewear to wraps. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Wrappers. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. Age-toning to the wrappers, else near fine. Signed by Ginsberg.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Empty Mirror by Allen Ginsburg. Signed first edition in printed wrappers. Publisher: Totem/Corinth, New York, (1961). Introduction by William Carlos Williams. Signed on the title page and dated 7/24 and with Boulder notation. Wrappers are in fine condition, edge toning along the spine. Contents clean. 47 pages. 5 ¼ x 8 inches. Protected by a Mylar sleeve. Inventory #22-030. Price: $250. Signed by Author.

Introduction by William Carlos Williams. 48 pp. 8vo, original printed wrappers. First edition. Edges of text block very slightly tanned; light crease to the rear wrapper with some minor soiling. Signed by Allen Ginsberg on the title page.

8 x 5.25, wraps, 47 pp, covers a bit yellowed and soiled. FIRST ED, SIGNED AND DATED BY GINSBERG. Intro by William Carlos Williams.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Wrappers. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. A couple of small stains on the rear panel, else fine. Inscribed by Ginsberg on Staten Island in 1964 to Ted Berrigan with drawings of a flower and Ginsberg's three-fish-with-one-head symbol.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Totem Press / Corinth Books, 1961. First Edition, second printing, with Corinth, Totem, and Jargon titles listed on p. 48. Octavo (20.2cm); stapled stiff white paper wraps with $1.25 price; 47pp. Covers crisp with light shelfwear; toning along spine and top edge, with a small stain to front and some smudging and thumbprinting to rear. Pages toned but unmarked. Binding is sound. Signed by Ginsberg on title page with annotation "This being a selection of journals notes arranged in lines to fit WCW's greater measure preoccupation in 1980-51." [Morgan A1.2]. Signed.