Red-Haired Android; This is How You Disappear

Two signed anthologies from an award-wining poet admired by Bjork and Seamus Heaney, once considered British poetry's answer to David Bowie. The first editions of Red-Haired Android and This is How You Disappear, two post-surreal anthologies written and signed by avant-garde Jersey poet Jeremy Reed. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Reed's signed inscriptitons to the title leaves, both to Peter Owen, the independent London publisher known for publishing alternative works. A surrealist poet once coined by The Independent as British poetry's answer to David Bowie, Reed won both the Somerset Maugham Award and the Eric Gregory Awards for his writing, and is known to be admired by Seamus Heaney, Pete Doherty and Bjork amongst other artists. These two anthologies showcase his quirky brilliance. - Red-Haired Android, a wonderful collection delving into science fiction, music and 20th century subcultures (City Lights, 1992). - This is How You Disappear, a collection of elegies and his most autobiographical anthology (Enitharmon Press, 2007). In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, very smart, with minimal edgewear and a couple of minor smudge marks to the rear wrapper of Android. Spots to fore-edge of Android. End papers are bright and clean, with a couple of faint spots to front free end paper of Android. Internally, firmly bound. Signed inscriptions to title leaves. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.…