Fullblood Arabian
New York: New Directions, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. Minor shelf wear. Dark mark across top edge. This is an uncommon New Directions poetry chapbook. More
Self-Published & Indie Press
The Parkander Papers; A festschrift honoring Dr. Dorothy J. Parkander
Rock Island, IL: East Hall Press, 1988. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps. 87 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by several of the contributors above their pieces. This is a literary festschrift for the late Dr. Parkander, a beloved English professor and Lutheran minister who taught at Augustana College for many..... More
The Book of the Dead Man
Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 80 pp. Inscribed by Bell on half-title to fellow poet Rick Holinger. Pen notes by Holinger inside front cover and infrequent underlining throughout. This is a signed first edition poetry collection by late Iowa poet laureate Bell. More
And Introducing
self-published, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Wraps. Oblong 8vo. Black wraps with black edges and silver text. 135 pp. plus extensive index. A new copy. Not in OCLC. This is a self-published book by alt-lit author Jez Burrows, originally funded on Kickstarter. It is a thorough list of unusual film..... More
Two American Scenes; Our Village / A Journey on the Colorado River
New York: New Directions, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. Minor shelf wear. Dark mark across top and bottom edges. This is an uncommon New Directions poetry chapbook. More
Red Times: July 24, 1972; Vol. 2, No. 10
Detroit: Red Times, 1972. Folio. 8 pp. Minor shelf wear to edges. This is an uncommon Communist newspaper by the Detroit organization Youth Against War and Fascism. This issue features articles on McGovern, Busing, several unions and strikes, rising food prices in Detroit, and more. More
Let's Re-make the World
Copenhagen: YNKB, [2009]. Paperback. 4to. Decorative wraps. Illustrated plates and essays. 83 pp. Minor dings and scuffs to wraps, including small, circular scuff below title on front cover. Interior clean and unmarked. This is a very scarce catalog, one of 600 printed, documenting 4 exhibitions between 2006-2008 by the Library..... More
Dangers of Travel
West Chester, PA: Riverstone, 1994. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Thread-bound wraps. 25 pp. 9 copies in OCLC. This is an uncommon poetry collection by Kentucky poet Hurlow, published in a limited run by Riverstone. More
The Liberty of Man, Woman and Child (#348)
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, [1940s]. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 24 pp. Light wear to corners and edges of wraps. Toning throughout. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of Ingersoll's political lecture. Though the wraps are colored orange, this is considered to be part of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius' "Big Blue Book"..... More
Which Way to a Free World? (B-551); A Consideration of the Difference Between the Natural and Supernatural, with Reasons Why the Former Is the Better Way to Go
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, [1950]. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 7 pp. of "Notes and Comments" by Haldeman-Julius. 24 pp. Many creases, marks, and a faded stamp on covers. Title page and p. 24 discolored from offset orange color of wraps. Toning throughout. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of..... More
The Loren Boys' Escape from Red China
Cowman Publications, 1960. Pamphlet. This no-frills children's story is the tale of little Tim and Paul's quest to convert the evil Chinese Communists to American evangelical Christianity and capitalism. Both the text and cover art are extraordinarily racist, but are sadly an accurate representation of many Americans' views of Chinese..... More
Selected Poems; Pocket Poets Series Number Seventeen
San Francisco: City Lights, 1962. Paperback. 12mo. Wraps. 79 pp. Minor scuffing to wraps and a few spots of discoloration. Previous owner's name inside front cover. This is an early printing of Lowry's poetry collection. More
Vice in German Monasteries (B-449); The Amazing Facts Regarding What Has Come to Be Known as "Celibacy Disease"
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1937. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 30 pp. with advertisements. Bottom right corner of front cover creased. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of McCabe's critical lecture. Though the wraps are colored maroon, this is considered to be part of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius' "Big Blue Book" series..... More
Detective Mystery and Suspense Fiction Collection, With Some Fantasy
Potage, IN: self published, 1968. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth with pastedown on spine. 187 pp. plus indices. Minor shelf wear. Red mark on top edge of text block. Not in OCLC. No other copies for sale online at time of listing. This is an index of the personal..... More
Lifetime Possessions
West Chester, PA: Riverstone, 1997. First Edition. wraps. 8vo. Wraps. 33 pp. 4 copies in OCLC. This is a very uncommon first edition of poet Myers' best-known work, published in a limited run by Riverstone. More
Kiss Machine 6; Girls & Guns
Toronto: Kiss Machine, 2003. Paperback. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. "Trading card" sticker on front cover. This is an uncommon issue of the Canadian feminist arts and lit zine Kiss Machine (2000-2008). This is issue 6, the "Girls & Guns" issue, and has the "Miss Mouse" trading card sticker on front cover..... More
Shock and Awe
ETR-IHA, 2014. First Edition. Cloth. This is a scarce first edition of Rafal's documentary photography monograph about America in the time the second Iraq War with original red cloth and clasp. Appears new and unread. More
Six & Seven: Issue 1; Sept. 1987
Rolling Meadows, IL: 1987. Paperback. Staple-bound wraps. This is a rare fanzine about Mod bands and the Chicago Mod community. With original art, photos, album reviews, and opinion columns. More
Your Day and Night; Salutation to the Day and Invocation for the Night from the Divine Iliad
Swannonoa: University of Science and Philosophy, 1946. 1st edition, 4th printing. Pamphlet. 12mo. 5"x4". Staple-bound blue paper wraps. 23pp. Minor staining on wraps. Interior tight and clean. This is a scarce pamphlet by American artist and philosopher Walter Russell. Russell styled himself "the modern Leonardo" (NY Herald Tribune), a Renaissance..... More
Windswept and Other Stories
1969. Pamphlet. This is a self-published collection of short stories from Guyanese author and playwright Sadeek. Acclaimed in his own country, very few English translations of his work are available. At the time of listing, we were able to find no other listings of this book online in any format..... More
Cloth; An electric novel
Chicago: Big Table, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Oblong 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Book itself is fine. This is a stated first printing of Saroyan's conceptual novel. More
Handwriting Analysts' Step-by-Step Profit Guide
1977. Cloth. No jacket as issued. This is a self-published guide to handwriting analysis with many illustrated examples. Corners bumped. Very clean all around. More
Philately and Postal History; An introduction
1972. Paperback. 4to. Wraps. Mimeographed pages. This is an uncommon self-published reference book for stamp collectors. More
Reading the Night Sky
West Chester, PA: Riverstone, 1996. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Thread-bound wraps. 25 pp. Shelf wear and scuffing to wraps. Top right corner curling a bit. 7 copies in OCLC. This is an uncommon poetry collection by American poet Stever, published in a limited run by Riverstone. More
The Tower and Other Verse
Rochester: self-published, 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on cover. 67 pp. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Slight lean to spine. This is a signed self-published book of poetry by Wearing, then Dean of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in..... More