Cat and the Blackbird by Duncan, Robert, Told by. Pictured by Jess - 1967

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1967. First edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Square 12mo, 10 pp. No. 15 of 100 copies sewn in wraps (of a total of 115), signed by the author and with an original drawing by him on second front blank. Head of fore-edge lightly bumped, otherwise a Fine copy. ephemera - Beat.

San Francisco: Auerhahn Society, 1965. First edition. Vellum-Backed Decorated Boards. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing limited to 250 copies. Cover by Robert LaVigne, Photo of Olson by Kenneth Irby. 160 pp. Slight bow to boards, corners of boards bumped. In plain jacket.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama:: Down Home Girl Studio,, 2013.. Edition of 75. 8.75 x 8.25"; 24 pages. Letterpress printed on handmade paper of cotton and abaca fibers. Text and images were printed using photopolymer plates and reduction linoleum blocks. Fonts are Optima Bold and Gill Sans Light. Handbound in quarter-cloth with cover paper of handmade walnut dyed flax. 3.5 x 3.5" illustration inset of quilted papers, which were designed with the artist's mother. Suzanne Sawyer: "The legacy of quilting is ubiquitous in American history, so much so that it has lost some of the meaning it once held. But its history is rich and perhaps best typified in African American culture such as with the quilters of Gee's Bend. The quilters, descendants of former slaves living in rural Alabama, developed a unique, improvisational style of quilting using just remnants of clothing. Their quilts have become world renowned for their simple geometric patterns and have been compared to the work of modern… Read More

Vol.1 (includes engraved portrait of Scott by J.T.Wedgwood) viii + pp. 214: The Lay of the Last Minstrel; Vol.2: vi + pp. 320: Marmion; Vol.3: vi + pp. 279: The Lady of the Lake; Vol.4: vi+ pp. 265 Rokeby; Vol. 5: vi+ pp. 285: The Lord of the Isles; Vol. 6: vi + pp. 282: Thomas the Rhymer; Vol. 7: vii + pp. 347: The Vision of Don Roderick - Halidon Hill - Ballads, and Miscellaneous Pieces.All volumes except Vol. 7 include copious notes. Printed by Jules Didot, senior, "printer to His Majesty". Very clean copies, no tears, some foxing. We have several other Galignani first editions of Scott.Final photo of page 844, Sir Walter Scott: A Bibliographical History is pertinent to this edition.Reasonable offers considered.

London: The Rainbow Press, 1971. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Bound in quarter buckram with gilt lettering on spine. Decorated hand-made paper covered boards. Printed at the Daedalus Press on dampened hand-made paper. With a full page drawing by Sylvia Plath printed on Japanese paper. This is copy number 107 of a total edition of 400 copies. In cardboard slipcase. 29 pp., 32,5 x 25,5 cm. Both book and slipcase are in very fine condition. .

Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1967. First edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Square 12mo, 10 pp. No. 15 of 100 copies sewn in wraps (of a total of 115), signed by the author and with an original drawing by him on second front blank. Head of fore-edge lightly bumped, otherwise a Fine copy. ephemera - Beat.

San Francisco: Auerhahn Society, 1965. First edition. Vellum-Backed Decorated Boards. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing limited to 250 copies. Cover by Robert LaVigne, Photo of Olson by Kenneth Irby. 160 pp. Slight bow to boards, corners of boards bumped. In plain jacket.

London: F And C Rivington, 1794. Fourth Edition, Much Corrected . Full Tree Calf. Very Good. 7 3/8" Tall. Frontispeice, Illustrated Titles, Vignettes. Three Volumes, Complete With All Half Titles, Frontispiece In Volume One, And Original Initial And Final Blanks, Edges Of Page Block Colored Blue. Original Tree Calf, Red Morocco Spine Labels For Author/Title And Small Round Volume Number Label. Additional Leaf H8 From Vol 2 Misbound At Beginning Of Text Of Volume 3, As Usual. Wear At Corners With A Little Fraying At Tips And At Top And Bottom Edges Of Joints, Bindings Sound. Ancient Ink Ownership Three Volumes In Full Tree Calf. Signatures Of Jane Walker On Titler Pages, Inked Over The Lighter Signatures Of Someone Else. There Is A Small Ownership Signature In Volume I Dated 1950. The Advertisement On Ix Ff States "These Volumes Are Now Restored To The Public With Such Corrections And Improvements As Have Occurred Since The Former Impression (The Third Edition); And The Text In Particular… Read More

London: T Cadell and W Davies, 1810. First Edition . Quarter Morocco Over Boards. Fine. 7 3/4" Tall. Engraved Title Page. Xvi, 230. Volume I Only [Of Two]; Book Is 7 3/4" [19.6 Cm] Tall, Text Block 7 1/2" [19.3 Cm] Tall. Morocco Spine And Corners, 5 Bands, Gilt Title/Author/Volume Number On Spine, Gilt Rules At Edges Of Bands And Around Edges Of Marbled Paper On Front And Rear Covers; Matching Marbled Endpapers; Top Edge Gilt. Printed By J. Mccreery, London. Fine; Large Armorial Bookplate Of Book Collector Jacob Cowan Of Rosshall, Founder Of Rosshall (Ross Hall) Park And Gardens, No Other Names Or Marks. Both Volumes Fine, No Wear Or Damage.

London: G. Nicol, 1795. First Edition . Full Leather, Gilt. Very Good. 8 3/8 " Tall. Xv, 275 Pp. Contemporary Full Spotted Calf, Seven Bands, Black Morroco Spine Label With Gilt Lettering, Gilt Ornaments And Rules, With Gilt Decorations Near Edges Of Covers. Marbled Endpapers. Half-Title, Two Preliminary Blanks, One Final Blank. Binding With Old Wear, Small Losses At Corners, Joints Partly Cracked With Old Repairs, Nicely Furbished, And Hinges Intact. Round Bookseller's Label [Dury, High Street, Southampton) On Front Pastedown, With Twentieth Century Owner's Signature On The Label. Interesting But Unidentified Elaborate Heraldic Device In Brown Ink With Initials A R, Raised Arm Holding A Bough Above, On Verso Of Title Page.