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Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since May 27, 2000
First edition of this wonderfully comic anthology of poems, cartoons and drawings by Joe Brainard. Probably the best collaboration from these three New York School pals. A very good plus copy in bound wrappers with cover design by Joe Brainard. There was also a small number of hardcover copies that have become very difficult to locate. 201 pp. Seller Inventory # 20255
Title: Bean Spasms
Publisher: Kulchur Foundation, New York
Publication Date: 1967
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good +
Edition: First Edition.
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.1. Seller Inventory # G1887123806I3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Valley Books, AMHERST, MA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good+. 202pp. Illustrated by Joe Brainard. Also photos. Light general wear. Photos on request. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Seller Inventory # 078932
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 1.1. Seller Inventory # 353-1887123806-gdd
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Mast Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Kulchur Press, New York, 1967. Softcover w/ illustrated wraps. Condition: Very Good. 4to. [202]pp. Collaborative publication printed in an edition of 1,000 copies with the contents left intentionally unattributed. Padgett, Berrigan and Brainard began collaborating in 1960, this being the first publication collecting these works. Padgett described the collaboration in his foreword to the 2012 Granary Books reprint as "plays, a fictitious correspondence, a picaresque novel, goofy interviews and poems of various types and lengths, as well as mistranslations and parodies of each other's work and the work of others." In very good condition with mild toning to the fore and top edge. Innocuous creasing to the spine from the perfect bound glue with the back wrapper starting to loosen slightly at notoriously fragile spine. Otherwise a clean, presentable copy of this New York School classic. Seller Inventory # ABE-1588964026684
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. Joe Brainard (illustrator). First Edition. 202pgs. stiff pictorial wraps. creased corners on fronrt panel, the upper corner is tender. Internally clean, unmarked. A collection of poetry and vignettes by collaborators and 60s counter-culture poets Ted Berrigan and Ron Padgett. Illustrated by Joe Brainard, this is A rare and historical example of the New York School of poets and artists active in the 50's and 60's. Size: Large Octavo. Seller Inventory # 026065
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First edition. Small 4to. 202 pp. Light rubbing and edgewear to covers, else solid very good plus in illustrated wrappers. Illustrations throughout by Joe Brainard. Seller Inventory # 74000
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine, small rubs at edges of wrappers. Illustrated end pages. 7 1/2 x 10 in., 212 pp., wrappers. One of an edition of 1000 copies, a book that has been called the defining publication of the 1960s literary/Pop scene in New York. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 009604
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First trade paperback printing. Small 4to. 202 pp w/notes & credits. Bend to one lower corner, else very good plus in illustrated wrappers with light wear along spine edges. Collaborative poems with cover art and internal drawings by Joe Brainard. Seller Inventory # 63673
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Test Centre Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to. Wrappers. 202pp. Very Good, slightly spotted to the head edge and moderately shelfworn, the upper spine fold with a gentle bump. This copy has been signed by Padgett ('Ron') and inscribed to Tom and Val (Raworth) in 1970. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 007995
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Seller: Kevin Sell, The Rare Book Sleuth, ABAA/ILAB, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. First Hardcover Edition, First Printing. New York: Kulchur Press, 1967. Rare in the hardcover edition, Bean Spasms is comprised of various poems, drawings, stories, mock interviews, and playlets from two counter-culture icons and seminal second generation New York School poets, with additional contributions by Joe Brainerd. A fair or better copy. Missing the backstrip, else good. Slightly shaken binding, with some shelfwear and rubbing to boards. Crease to table of contents. A scarce artifact. Seller Inventory # ABE-1517278094863
Quantity: 1 available