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Chapbooks Books & Ephemera
A Letter to Isabelle Rimbaud
by Staff of Foolscap Press
Santa Cruz, CA: Foolscap Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Chapbook. Cream colored paper with hand sewn binding. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. Appearing as a letter with address, stamp, and wax seal to rear cover. 12 pages. One of the Presses All Fool's Day keepsakes. VERY FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without creases, bumps, chips or tears. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$31.52
Dante & Gentucca (Yes! Capra Chapbook Series #19)
by Barbeau, Clayton
Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. Small Sized Paperback. First Edition. Number 19 in The Capra Chapbook Series. 44 pages. Beautifully designed and produced. Beautiful red and black title page. AS NEW. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. No tears, creases, chips or bangs.Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. An excellent copy. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$37.83
Explosion of the Swan and Three Poems (Sparrow 35)
by Malanga, Gerard
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Pamphlet. Trade Paperback Size. First Printing. With black/white photo frontispiece. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creases and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Slight age tanning to paper. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$23.64
Joshua: A Dialogue Between a Minister and His Friend. Founded chiefly upon facts written for the feeble of the redeemer's flock. (Chapbook)
by Gwyther, Rev. H. (A. B. of Trinity College, Cambridge)
Printed by William Tyler; London (Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row), for T. Groom, Islington-Road; Birmingham., 1831. Soft. Very Good. 24mo. 5 1/3. Very good. All as pictured. 36pp.
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A$70.68
THE PLANT MAGIC MAN (Capra chapbook series #5)
by DurrelL, Lawrence
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. Small Sized Paperback. First Edition. Number 5 in The Capra Chapbook Series. 25 pages. Cover block print by Margaret Wison. Beautifully designed and produced. AS NEW. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. No tears, creases, chips or bangs. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. An excellent copy. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$34.67
AN OCCURRENCE AT NORMAN'S BURGER CASTLE CCapra Chapbook Series #2)
by Houston, James D
Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1972. Limited Edition . Soft cover. As New. Small Sized Paperback. Number 2 in The Capra Chapbook Series. 34 pages. Priced on back at $2.50. Beautifully designed and produced. AS NEW. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. No tears, creases, chips or bangs. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. An excellent copy. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$39.40
The Spring Haiku
by Sho, Tobu
Santa Cruz, CA: Foolscap Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Single fold out sheet hand sewn in wrappers. With title/author info pasted to cover. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without creases, bumps, chips or tears. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$31.52
A New Year's Greeting from Black Sparrow Press 1988 (The Movie Critics)
by Bukowski, Charles
Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Small paperbound chapbook. First Printing. Staple bound. 12 pages. Single poem by Bukowski, "The Movie Critics". Very nicely printed with lovely cover art. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very bright and clean. All items carefully packaged and sent boxed.
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A$39.40
Zymosis
by Church, Missy
Toronto, Canada: Missy Church, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Small Paperback Chapbook. 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Poems. Bound in used grocery sack! 24 pages with hand sewn binding. With design pieces pasted on. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding firm and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$39.40
Form & Content. The Books of the American Private Presses Today
by Lerner, Abe
New York: Angelica Press, 1979. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Chapbook. Limited and numbered edition of 500 copies. This is number 268. Brown card stock covers hand sewn. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright.All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$47.28
The Life, Voyages and Surprising Adventurers of Mary Jane Meadows, a Woman of Uncommon Talents, Spirit and Resolution
by Written by Her Own Hand
London (Salisbury Place): Printed by J Bonsor for Ann Lemoine, 1802. Soft cover. Fair. [1802] Partial chapbook, pages to 45 present, of this 72pp publication. No cover, pages held together by remnants of backstrip, although also evidence that it was once saddle-stitched. Title page worn, spotted and detached, else internally just some light spotting, mild toning and corner curls. An early 19th century adaption of one of the earliest English novels, Charles Dibdin's 1796 novel, Hannah Hewit, or...
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A$147.26
Recovery, The; A Tale
by N/A
London: Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1111. Soft. Very Good. 24mo. 5 1/3. Steel engraved frontispiece, coloured in by contemporary child owner.. Very good. All as pictured. 52pp.
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A$70.68
Blades ze Magazine 41
by Francis Poole (Editor)
Poporo Press, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Small Magazine. First Printing. 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches, slightly oblong and staple bound. Bound in heavy yellow paper with some black/white interior illustrations. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$37.83
Star Kissing (Vagabond chapbook)
by Matte, Robert
Ellensburg, WA: Vagabond, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Chapbook. Trade Paperback Size. First Printing. Staple bound with illustrated cover on yellow paper. 32 pages. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. No tears, chips, creases or bumps. With slight wear from handing. Not marked in any way and very bright and clean. All comics carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$18.91
Getting Pretty On the Table
by Gover, Robert
Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. Small Sized Paperback. First Edition. Number 31 in The Capra Chapbook Series. 37 pages. Beautifully designed and produced.AS NEW. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. No tears, creases, chips or bangs. But for price in pencil top corner inside page, not marked in any way and very clean and bright. An excellent copy. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$47.28
Old House Poems (Yes! Capra Chapbook Series #28)
by Lifshin, Lyn
Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1973, 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. As New. Small Trade Paperback. Capra Chapbook Series #28. First Edition. 52 pages. AS NEW. All corners sharp and binding tight and square. No tears, creases, chips or bumps. Not marked and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$34.67
The Lady Who Got Me to Say Solong Mom
by Sears, Peter
Portland, OR: Trask House, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Tatarka, Martin. Trade Sized Paperback. First Printing. Gray cardstock cover. Staple bound. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. No tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$23.64
No Eye Looked Out From Any Crevice
by Bowles, Paul
San Francisco, CA: Cadmus, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Small Chapbook. First edition. Signed by Bowles. 1 of 26 lettered copies. This is letter "F". Black wrappers with title label affixed to front. Hand bound with red thread. One of Bowles first prose poems, written at age 17, printed here for the first time. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. No tears, chips, creases or bumps. Not marked, bright and clean. All books...
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A$370.38
AGAINST THE SILENCES TO COME
by LOEWINSOHN, Ron
San Francisco, CA: Four Seasons Foundation, 1965. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Trade Sized Paperback. First Edition. Staple bound. Blue wrappers. Published as "Writing 4". Limited to 1000 copies. Printed by Andrew Hoyem. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. With crease to bottom left back cover corner. No tears, other creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$23.64
The Rats of Rutland Grange
by Wilson, Edmund and Edward Gorey (illustrator)
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Paperback.First Printing. Staple bound. About 6 1/4 x 9 inches oblong. Illustrated by Edward Gorey. Limited to 1000 copies. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creases and square. Without tears, creases or bumps. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$228.53
Wild Canadian Nature
by Maga and Ian, Andy
Toronto, Canada: Pas de Chance Press, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New. Small Paperback Pamphlet. 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Collection of artists photos and descriptions.In color and black/white. First Printing. 20 pages. Interior pages purposefully a bit rippled. AS NEW. All corners pointed. Binding firm and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$39.40
Hadidan Aharam by Mohammed Mrabet (Sparrow 37)
by Bowles, Paul (taped and translated from the Maghrebi)
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Pamphlet. Trade Paperback Size. First Printing. With black/white photo frontispiece. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square with slight wear. Without tears, bumps or chips. Slight age tanning to paper. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$22.07
A Blanket Pardon
by Dickinson, Helen
Portland, OR: Howlet Press, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Chapbook. Paperbound with sewn binding. First Printing. Limited to 200 copies. A book of poems. FINE. All corners pointed. Binding tight, without stress creasing and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. With sun bleaching to bottom right corner. Not marked in any other way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$23.64
Entomologist's Dreambook
by Norlen, Sherron
Protean Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Trade Sized Paperback. Chapbook. First Printing Thus. Signed by the author on the title page. Grey paper wraps with title information and drawings in black on cover. Binding hand sewn. VERY FINE. Binding tight, without stress creases and square. Corners pointed but for slight bump to back left corner. Without tears, creases or chips. Not marked and very clean and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
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A$23.64
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[PENNSYLVANIA IMPRINTS] [CHAPBOOKS] Pictures of Animals
by [H. L. Harvey & O. Spafford, publishers]
Erie, PA: H. L. Harvey & O. Spafford, 1836. First Edition. Sewn binding. Fair. 32mo (7cm x 11cm), 18pp., illustrated. In fair condition only in the publisher's printed wrappers, with hand-stitched string binding, possibly a later repair. Bottom half of the rear wrapper perished, and significant marginal loss to two leaves, though no contents are affected. Some tearing. Generally rubbed and soiled, but legible. Despite its rather sorry state, a vanishingly scarce western Pennsylvania imprint, published...
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A$354.62
