locus solus von ashbery john koch kenneth mathews (6 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. First edition. Printed blue wrappers. Slightest of sunning, fine. Important collection of New York School poets.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited ed. One of 100 unnumbered copies only. Printed, cream colored stiff wrappers. 167 pp. Anthology of prose and verse pieces by Kenneth Koch, Barbara Guest, James Schuyler, Anne Porter, Ebbe Borregaard, John Ashbery, Harry Mathews, Frank O'Hara, Edwin Denby, George Montgomery, R. Burckhardt, Fairfield Porter. Near fine, spine somewhat toned. Solus Locus was a journal of experimental prose and poetry that was published in just four issues in 1961 and 1962. It was an American effort by bthe New York School of poets though it was published in France (and actualy prited in Spain) by Harry Mathews. It derived its name from a 1914 French novel by Raymond Roussel. Issue number one is particularly difficult to obtain individually.

First edition. Softcover. The second issue of this important but short lived literary journal. This issue features contributions by John Ashbery, Paul Blackburn, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Kenward Elmslie, Jane Freilicher, Kenneth Koch, Ruth Krauss, Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, and others. An about very good copy in wrappers with some light wear and an abrasion to the rear cover. Signed by Ruth Krauss and with a nice inscription by her and she has also underlined her name on the the front cover and added "Hi!" Uncommon signed thus.

Paperback. Three volumes (out of four). 16mo. Tan, pale green and blue wrappers (respectively). 167pp, 205pp, 294pp. Near fine. All are internally tight and quite nice, with faint edgewear; single chip to upper corner of first issue's rear wrapper; third volume spine lightly sunned. Named after Raymond Roussel's 1914 French novel of this name, this short-lived literary periodical of avant-garde prose and poetry was published in France entirely in English and showcases the work of the "New York School." Premiere issue (limited to 100 copies, here unnumbered) features the work of all four editors plus Barbara Guest, Frank O'Hara, Edwin Denby and others; Volume II (limited to 50 copies, here unnumbered) is "A Special Issue of Collaborations" with many of the same plus also Paul Blackburn, Andre Breton, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso and a great many others; Volume III-IV is "A Special Double Issue" that includes all four editors and also LeRoi Jones, Larry Rivers, Diane Di Prima, James Merrill, Anselm Hollo and more. A lovely, near complete set.

First editions. Softcover. Five issues bound in four volumes A complete run of this important and influential little magazine that featured a veritable whos who of poets from the period. Aside from contributions by the editors (Ashbery, Koch, Mathews, and Schuyler) there are works by Barbara Guest, Anne Proter, Frank O'Hara, Edwin Denby, Fairfield Porter, Kenward Elmslie, Harold Rosenberg, John Weiners, LeRoi Jones, Larry Rivers Diane Di Prima, Gerard Malanga, Anselm Hollo, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, and numerous others. Volumes I, II, III-IV are all in very near fine condition in wrappers with some very minute wear, Volume V is in very good plus condition in wrappers with some light wear. Volume I is signed by John Ashbery on the front cover. A lovely set.

12mo, pp. 167, [1]; original printed tan wrappers; generally very good. This copy inscribed "To Allen [sic] Kornblum with best wishes Kenneth Koch, May 1992." With contributions by the editors, as well as Barbara Guest, Anne Porter, Frank O'Hara, George Montgomery, Fairfield Porter, and others.