Search Results: Titles starting with A from Dividing Line Books

United States: [No Place], [Circa 1970]. Soft cover. Very Good. United States: [No Place], [Circa 1970]. 12mo. Saddle-stapled in illustrated wraps. 22pp. Wraps somewhat toned and soiled. Else very good. A revolutionary manifesto with religious overtones, touching on police harassment and food cooperatives, and calling for the replacement of unjust and destructive social order through the establishment of "loving institutions." Scarce; OCLC locates just two holdings, at UC Davis and the University of Michigan.

[London]: Prism Ltd., [1969]. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. [London]: Prism Ltd, [1969]. Presumed first edition. 143pp., printed rectos only; title-page and floral border graphics printed in purple. Octavo; dark gray textured-paper stamped in gilt to front board and spine; dust jacket. Moderate bump to head of spine, with some splitting to the paper; light toning to textblock edges. Very good in a good (+) jacket with a 1.5" triangular chip to head of rear panel, numerous other small chips and short tears. Signed and inscribed to half-title: "To Musie with love Pilar." Poems exploring various sensual-mystical-erotic themes, their dubious literary merit counterbalanced to some degree by the idiosyncratic enthusiasm of their composition - and punctuation! Of the author, Pilar, we find little credible information; a two-page foreword here identifies her as born in Peru in 1947, and adds that she has "worked for CBS Television, is no stranger to the advertising agencies on… Read More

NY: Paragon Studios, Inc., 1980. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. NY: Paragon Studios, Inc., 1980. 28pp.; illus. 8vo. Saddle-stapled in photo-illustrated wraps. Fine. First issue of this guide to gay New York City nightlife, consisting of articles on film, theater, and cabaret shows and performers, a book review of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City and More Tales of the City, etc. With period advertisements throughout for various gay and gay-friendly businesses. Cover features an image of Billy Idol, who receives brief mention in the DISCOISTOTT section ("When will Mr. Idol wake up and get his buns over here where he has a loyal following?"). Uncommon; OCLC locates only five libraries with holdings of this periodical.

Philadelphia: Riling and Lentz, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo. xvii+217pp. Blue cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Some light soiling to fore-edge of textblock, else near fine in a good (+) jacket that shows rubbing to front and rear panels, light sunning to spine panel, and a few minor chips and tears. A history of Civil War belt buckles. Foreword by Stephen V. Grancsay.

NY: Columbia University Press, 1969. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 306pp. First edition. Full green cloth with gilt spine titles. One bump to top of rear board has slightly split the cloth; else near fine in a very good price-clipped jacket with light sunning to spine panel and light wear at spine ends. Studies in Oriental Culture Number 3.

La Jolla, CA: Actual Size, 1982. Soft cover. Fine. Apparently the only issue of this small zine featuring line drawings, xerox art, and brief prose works from various contributors. Strong punk and DIY vibes. From an edition of 600 copies. With laid-in folded "submissions" postcard. Saddle-stapled; 6.5 x 4.25 in., 27pp. Scarce; OCLC locates just a single copy, at the University of California, San Diego. From the collection of American mail artist David Greenberger; addressed to him on rear cover.

Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1953. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Association copy of the second of five volumes in the "Eastern Esoteric Tradition" subdivision of the ambitious Adepts series by Canadian occultist and Philosophical Research Society- founder Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990). Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1953. First edition (stated first printing). 112pp. 8vo. Signature-bound in matte amber wraps printed in red orange front cover and spine. Very good or better, with light wear to corners and hinges, dust-dulling to spine, toning to textblock edges. Signed and inscribed by Hall on the half-title: "To Paul [Grell] with warm regards & appreciation Manly." Hall's inscribee, Paul Grell (1906-1997), was an American printmaker, bookbinder, and astrologer, who served as executive secretary of the American Federation of Astrologers from 1959 to 1970.

Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1949. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Association copy of the third of five volumes in the "Western Esoteric Tradition" subdivision of Hall's ambitious Adepts series, inscribed by him to printmaker, bookbinder, and astrologer Paul Grell (1906-1997).Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1949. First edition (stated first printing). 102pp. 8vo. Signature-bound in matte peach wraps printed in taupe on front cover and spine. Very good or better, with light wear to corners and hinges, dust-dulling to spine and top of front cover, light toning to textblock edges. Signed and inscribed by Hall on the half-title: "Very best wishes to Paul Grell from Manly P. Hall."

Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1949. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed association copy of the first of five volumes in the "Western Esoteric Tradition" subdivision of Hall's ambitious Adepts series, inscribed by him to printmaker, bookbinder, and astrologer Paul Grell (1906-1997). Los Angeles: Philosophical Research Society, 1949. First edition (stated first printing). 101pp. 8vo. Signature-bound in matte peach wraps printed in green on front cover and spine. Very good or better, with light wear to corners and hinges, dust-dulling to spine, light toning to textblock edges. Signed and inscribed by Hall on the half-title: "To Paul Grell with deepest regards Manly P. Hall."

London: Ferry Press, 1971. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. One of 300 total copies. 42pp. 8vo. Signature-bound in wraps, with dust jacket featuring front and rear cover art by Joe Brainard. Signed by Schjeldahl to title page. Very good, with toning and soiling to wraps, some rubbing to spine titles. Though unstated, this copy from the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022).

London: Ferry Press, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. London: Ferry Press, 1971. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth; dust jacket. From a total edition of 300, this being letter "V" of 26 case-bound copies signed and inscribed by Schjeldahl to front flyleaf: "HYSTERIA is a beautiful word In the dictionary, it's like a flower among the other words Peter Schjeldahl Oct. '71." A touch of dust soiling to textblock top; mild bump to fore-edge of front board. Else near fine in a near fine jacket with toning to spine, a few small spots of soiling. Second book of verse by the New York School poet-turned-art critic Peter Schjeldahl (1942-2022). Cover by Joe Brainard.

NY: Doubleday & Company, 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo (8.5" x 5.75"); 60pp.; black cloth, in dust jacket. One small spot of soiling to textblock top, former owner's name inked on front free end paper, else about near fine in a very good price-clipped jacket with tape repairs at head of spine, a number of short closed tears along top edge. First American edition of the first book of verse by the talented English poet best known for his association with the WWII-era "Cairo poets.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first edition of this novel by the celebrated Japanese writer. Translated by Jay Rubin. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First edition. Octavo, 9-1/4 x 6 in. Purple and pink ribbed paper boards; gilt spine titles; dust jacket. 191pp. Touch of wear at spine ends, else fine in a fine, unclipped jacket.

NY: Persea, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Small 8vo. 66pp. First edition. Full maroon cloth with gilt titles. Signed by Bartlett to the title page. Additionally, Bartlett has dated and inscribed the front free endpaper to a former owner "who can quote poems, from the Metaphysicals to Whitman." VG+/VG+. Boards lightly shelfworn. Toning/flecking to the textblock. Unclipped "$13.95" jacket has a short closed tear at head of rear panel and light general edgewear. The author's only book, a collection of deeply felt poems written in deceptively simple language.

London: Millington, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First English edition of the second installment in Ellison's groundbreaking anthology of New Wave science fiction, published four years after the American edition. First edition. Octavo, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. xxiii, 760pp. Blue textured-paper boards, gold spine lettering; in dust jacket. Light bumping to spine ends. Mild soiling to boards. A few faint spots of soiling to textblock edges. In an unclipped ("£6.00") jacket with wear and some short tears at ends of mildly faded spine, an area of laminate lifting at base of front panel. Very good (+) in a very good jacket. Jacket design by Paul Redway.

London: NLB [New Left Books], 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A nice first printing of the 20th century philosopher's best-known work, an incendiary attack on the scientific method. Using as his principal case study Galileo's theory of heliocentrism, Feyerabend argues that few scientific advances can be ascribed purely to empiricist methodology, and that instead an opportunistic "epistemological anarchism" governs much, if not all, of scientific development. The book was originally conceived as one half of a debate volume, "For and Against Method," with Hungarian philosopher Imre Lakatos, but was published alone following Lakatos' death in 1974. In his 1994 autobiography, "Killing Time," Feyerabend refers to "Against Method" not as a book but as a "collage" of ideas and arguments he'd been exploring in various forms over the preceding years: "I arranged them in a suitable order, added transitions, replaced… Read More

Great Barrington, MA: The Figures, 1999. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Great Barrington, MA: The Figures, 1999. 64pp. 8vo. Pictorial wraps. Near fine, with light soiling to wraps. Inscribed by Padgett on the title page: "For Kenward, This handy guide for his next junket. Love, Ron." From the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022).

NY: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2014. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Small 8vo. 37pp. Staple-bound softcover in printed wraps with cover by Sara Falk-Mann. First edition, one of 750 copies. A near fine copy, lightly soiled/shelfworn. Kaplan's sardonic and subversive "introductions" to 14 contemporary writers. Rear cover blurb by Chris Kraus.

Toronto/East Haven, CT: The Coach House Press/LongRiver Books, 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Toronto/East Haven, CT: The Coach House Press/LongRiver Books, 1982. 172pp. 8vo. Perfect-bound in printed glossy wraps. Some fading along spine edge of front cover, toning to rear, moderate creasing and edge wear; good. This copy from the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022); inscribed to him on front leaf: "For Kenward - It's a delight m'dear to have you here - love - Bobbie Nov 10, 1983.

NY: Doubleday & Company, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition of this collection of three previously unpublished versions of key Asimov works: "Pebble in the Sky," "The End of Eternity," and "Belief." Octavo (5.75 x 8.5 in.); xii, 272pp.; maroon papered boards, black quarter cloth, in dust jacket. Light bumping to top board corners, else fine in a near fine, unclipped jacket with mild wear at spine ends and tips and faint toning to flaps. An attractive copy.