jess duncan robert (22 Ergebnisse)

73 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. 2000 copies printed. Cover and 23 internal paste-ups by Jess. Bertholf A8f. Young 1099*. Second edition, second paperbound printing.

Zustand: Very good. First edition thus. Collection of poems written to illustrate the artist's paste-ups, published by Jack Shoemaker at Sand Dollar Press, a reprint of the original Diver's Press edition. Publisher's pictorial wrappers by Jess. 73 pages. Wraps mildly toned with a faint touch of foxing at front. Interior clean and bright.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. No.196 of 250 copies, signed by both Jess Collins and Robert Duncan on colophon page. Vivid yellow cloth-covered boards with pasted-on title and spine labels. In original acetate jacket, also fine. Signed by Author(s).

73 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Cover art and internal illustrations throughout by Jess. One of 600 copies. Sand Dollar/8. Bertholf A8d. Young 1099*. Second edition, first hardcover printing.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Collins, Jess (illustrator). [68pp]. White card wraps in jacket with edges folded over wraps. Jacket features a B&W Jess collage; red titles along spine. Moderate rubbing where folded flaps create slight ridges under jacket, and light wear along top edge. Internally crisp and clean. Sixteen collages facing text, some in Duncan's holograph. First edition, one of 200 regular, unlettered, copies.

First edition. Octavo. 16 pages. Wrappers. A collection of collages and poems, this being the first publication by the American visual artist who lived with Robert Duncan. The latter provides what he calls a "Pre-Face".Covers a little rubbed at spine. Very good.

First edition, numbered & signed issue. 4to. 37 pp. Very near fine in printed paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped leather spine. Lacks clear acetate dust jacket. Illustrations throughout by Jess [Collins]. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Duncan and Jess. Morrow & Cooney 45.

1/4 leather. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition; Limited edtion. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 37 pages; [SIGNED] 1968 Black Sparrow Press. Oversize HC tightly bound in quarter leather backed spine and paper covered boards. Limited edition of 250 numbered and 26 lettered copies printed in Santa Barbara by Noel Young and signed by both poet and artist on the limitation leaf. This copy is number 29 of the 250 numbered copies. Bright, tight and fresh in original acetate dust jacket. About Fine . Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Oversized hardcover. Bound in orange cloth over boards with a pictorial paste down and embossed lettering on the front cover and paper title label on the spine. Covers are neat and tidy. Corners are square. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Images are printed in B&W. Black Sparrow Press for Odyssia Gallery. Title page dated 1971. Copyright dated 1971. Stated limited edition of 100 hardcover copies SIGNED BY JESS (COLLINS) AND ROBERT DUNCAN. A very good copy. This is an oversized book, so extra postage may be necessary for priority or international shipping. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Zustand: VG. Staple-bound 8vo, 47 pages, Very Good condition with a chip missing at rear by crown of spine; light soiling & fading to covers & light edge-wear while interior is nearly immaculate. Uncommon.

First edition. Softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran December 16, 1972 through January 28, 1973. Seven loose sheets. Brief text by Stephen Prokopoff. "Structure of Rime XXVII" by Robert Duncan on one sheet. Three sheets of illustrations by Jess. Also includes an artist chronology and list of the 39 works in the show. All sheets in very near fine condition and in a near fine folder that has some very minor wear. Surprisingly uncommon.

Hardback. Zustand: Very good. 21 x 28cm very good hardback exhibition catalogue with orange cloth boards in a transparent jacket. A limited edition of 100 copies, this one signed by Robert Duncan who wrote the introduction and the artist Jess, both signatures appear together ont he rear end paper. A beautifully designed artist's book with child-like drawings reproduced in black and white. Comes with a loosely inserted letter from the Odyssia Gallery, addressed to the professor and writer Dawn Ades. Jess Collins known today simply as Jess, was an American visual artist. Jess was born Burgess Franklin Collins in Long Beach, California. He was drafted into the military and worked on the production of plutonium for the Manhattan Project. After his discharge in 1946, Jess worked at the Hanford Atomic Energy Project in Richland, Washington, and painted in his spare time, but his dismay at the threat of atomic weapons led him to abandon his scientific career and focus on his art.

First edition. Folio. [28 pp]. Light sunning along spine (most visible to white printed label) else fine in wrappers. Duncan's work with three contemporary drawings by Jess. One of 90 numbered copies dated ('91) and SIGNED by Jess.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. All three installments. Octavos. Saddle-stapled in printed wraps and printed letterpress by Villiers Publications. ARK II, MOBY I is signed by Ferlinghetti at his contribution page. A collection of verse, drawings, and articles that captured the San Francisco rennaisance in full flight (volume one) and also laid the groundwork for the Beat Generation (volumes two and three). As such, one of the most important literary journals in the history of American letters and rarely available as a complete set, especially one signed by a contributor and seminal figure of the Beat Movement in Ferlinghetti. All copies very good or better. Complete run. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. One of 500 copies. Quarto; illustrated card stock, spiral bound. The book plate, which is in all copies, and serves as a colophon of sorts, is inscribed "Allan Covici from Uncle Robert". Bookplate has become detached and is now laid in. Ink from Duncan's signature has transferred lightly to the half-title, one comb has broken from the binding, a light paperclip mark on the front cover, else about Fine. A lovely copy of this children's book of sorts profusely illustrated by Jess. A scarce book signed, and this to Covici who was a Berkeley librarian, noted collector and active particpant in the San Francisco gay culture of the 60's. ANACAPA A40.

First edition. Quarto. 30 loose sheets, stapled. A bookseller's mimeographed catalogue listing 284 items of modern, mainly American, literature. The wraparound cover design is from a specially commissioned collage by Jess. His partner Robert Duncan provides notes for several of the books listed.Very good indeed. Very scarce.

Unbound. Zustand: Fine. Exhibition catalog. Prints the first appearance of "Structure of Rime XXVII" by Robert Duncan. Square small quarto. Pictorial wrappers with four sheets laid in, printed rectos only. Light wear, about fine. Also prints a checklist of works, a chronology, and a checklist of publications.

Zustand: Very Good. New York: Acadia Press, 1964. Limited Author's Edition of 50 copies, this being number 27. Side-stapled chapbook (20cm); illustrated card wraps; [52]pp; illus throughout. Covers lightly rubbed at corners and spine ends. Toning from glueline of tipped-in colophon affecting final few pages, else interior unmarked. Binding sound. Signed by Adam and Jess on tipped-in limitation note at back. Mid-career book by the Glaswegian San Francisco Renaissance poet and collagist.

Zustand: Very Good +. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good -. New Haven: Henry Wenning, 1966. First Edition, Limited Issue of 200 copies signed by Duncan and Jess at rear, this being #120. Quarto; 91pp. Illustrations in black and red throughout. Original glassine wrapper; black cloth boards stamped in gilt; illustrated endpapers. Prospectus laid in. Chipping and several tears along edges of fragile glassine wrapper. Boards show light shelfwear; binding sound; pages unmarked; overall a Very Good copy; scarce in retail.

First Edition. 8vo, unpag.; stiff wrappers with delicate printed paper cover. One of 200 copies in the regular issue. An uncommon Divers Press book owing to its extreme fragility. Paper cover chipped, spine perished (some pieces preserved); some spotting and toning to front.

Unbound. Zustand: Near Fine. Measuring 3.25" x 4.75". Handmade Christmas card for 1964. Chinese-theme illustration pasted onto a folded card with a handwritten note: "to cast a Chinese lite on Christmas towards. Robert and Jess 1964 our love and constant wish for your Happy New Year 1965.".

Unbound. Zustand: Near Fine. Handmade Christmas card for 1963. Measuring 5.5" x 7.75". Older lithographed illustration of a rose affixed onto a folded card, inside has a printed "Merry Christmas" with a handwritten greeting: "and a Happy New Year 1963-1964 from Robert Duncan and Jess Collins," with a hand-drawn ornament and star surrounding the printed "Merry Christmas.".