Search Results: Titles starting with O from Dividing Line Books

Amsterdam: Entimos Press, 1993. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Amsterdam: Entimos Press, 1993. From a total edition of 1,000 copies. [54]pp. Signature-bound in oblong wraps, 11 x 5-1/2 in. Light toning and a few spots of soiling to wraps, else near fine. This copy from the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022); calligraphically signed and inscribed on the dedication page: "To Kenward from your pseudonymous admirer Hakim Bey Naropa 1994." Poems extolling the beauty of boys by the 8th century Persian poet Abu Nuwas, as translated under his Hakim Bey pseudonym by anarchist writer and theorist Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945-2022), who also supplies a biographical essay. Though respected for his unique brand of mystical anarchism, and for his concept of Temporary Autonomous Zones, Wilson's legacy is blighted by his insistent defense in such venues as the NAMBLA Bulletin on the virtues of paedophilic love - the present publication, one of… Read More

San Francisco: The White Rabbit Press, 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. San Francisco: The White Rabbit Press, 1958. First edition. One of 300 copies. [16]pp. Saddle-stitched in printed wraps. Very good, with toning and rubbing to wraps, mild corner creases. Cover drawing by Jess Collins. Not to be confused with the second edition of 1965. Though unstated, this copy from the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022).

Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to. 135pp. First edition. Grey/green cloth with yellow titles. Spine ends and top edge of boards very lightly discolored, former owner's name inked on front free end paper, else near fine. Unclipped "$8.95" jacket shows rubbing and wear at spine ends and tips, with a few very short closed tears. Writings and images, some in color, pertaining to Oldenburg's monuments and monument proposals.

NY: Harper & Row, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo, 84pp. First edition. A "Torchbook Library Edition" sturdily bound in handsome grey cloth. Near fine book shows a touch of shelfwear, and black remainder mark on the bottom of textblock. Unclipped jacket in very good condition, with a 1" closed tear along the top of the front fore-edge, a price sticker on the front panel, and a short closed puncture tear near the spine. Presents handsomely in a new archival dust jacket protector.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. London: Routledge & Kagan Paul, 1979. First edition. X, 217pp.; index; 8 leaves of plates at center. 8vo. Maroon textured-paper boards; gilt spine titles; dust jacket. Would be fine but for inked margin brackets on three or four dozen pages; most pages with just one or two markings, a handful with more. No marginalia aside from a few exclamation points. In a near fine, unclipped (unpriced) jacket with light crumpling along top edge. Final book by the noted scholar of 16th century occultism.

[C. W. Swets], [1999]. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. [C. W. Swets], [1999]. [8]pp. Unprinted matte brown wraps, 10 x 8-1/2 in. Fine paper end leaves, with one sheet of vellum preceding a single poem, "Ode to Narcissus," apparently written by Swets, and printed (aside from the title) as a mirror image. Fine. From the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022); inscribed to him on the first page: "April 27, 1999 For Kenward, To celebrate his 70th birthday! Love, CW." Swets, a companion/assistant of Elmslie's for several years in the late 1990s, also collaborated with him on the design of a series of Z Press chapbooks pairing poets and artists. This publication apparently unique.

NY: Doubleday & Company, 1975. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition of this 1975 collection of non-fiction essays gathered almost exclusively from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Octavo (5.75 x 8.5 in.); xi, 223pp.; red and brown papered boards, silver spine lettering, in dust jacket. Near fine, with light shelfwear and a former owner's purchase notes inked on front pastedown. In a very good jacket showing minor chipping at panel tips and ends of the moderately browned spine. Original "$6.95" price on front flap.

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A posthumous selection of short stories about Black life in the South by the American poet and novelist, a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance. First edition. Octavo, 8.5 x 5.75 in. 238pp. Black cloth boards, silver spine lettering; greyish purple topstain; in dust jacket. Mild softening to spine ends, else fine in a near fine, unclipped ("$6.95") jacket with a short closed tear at head of front panel, repriced in pen at top of front flap. Jacket design by Amy Dueval.

Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Palo Alto, CA: Science and Behavior Books, 1971. First edition. 8vo; green cloth; black spine titles; dust jacket. xvii, 333pp., with index. Light scattered foxing to textblock top, else near fine in a very good jacket, unclipped ("$7.95"), with shallow chipping at head of spine. Front jacket flap: "This book describes what people actually feel when they smoke marijuana-the effects on vision and hearing, social interaction and sexuality, perception of time and space, thinking processes and memory, spiritual experiences and ESP, and many other effects." Written by a psychologist, and based on a federally funded study involving "150 experienced marijuana users"; a scholarly study, but with much of interest and entertainment in it.

NY: Harper & Row, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. 63pp. First U.S. Edition. VG/VG. Grey clothbound book shows an area of light damp soiling on the front panel, as well as a few whitish discolorations along the tops of the boards. Unclipped jacket bearing original price of $4.95 also in very good condition, with sun fading on the spine, a small closed tear at base of rear panel, and light edgewear.

NY: Collier Books, 1970. Soft cover. Near Fine. Inscribed reprint edition of Kübler-Ross's groundbreaking study, in which she outlines the five stages of grief; an uncommon title signed. NY: Collier Books, 1970. Later printing. Xi, 289pp.; bibliography. Mass-market paperback. Near fine, with mild edge-wear and light textblock toning. Signed by Kübler-Ross to the half-title. Mounted to the front cover verso is an Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Center address label containing a gift inscription to original owner from a woman "Jean" who hopes that "one day you will be able to meet Elisabeth or attend a workshop."

Abbingdon-on-Thames: Abbey Press, 1970. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Octavo (8.5" x 5.5"); 23pp.; saddle-stapled in printed blue wraps. Some light discolorations to perimeters of wraps, else about fine. A lecture by the then-Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom on the art and challenges of translation. "A translation cannot be poetry in its own right unless it has been subdued to the imaginative process of its original; nor can it be a faithful translation unless it is in some sense an original poem. Such paradoxes begin to reveal the mystique of translating.

NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First appearance in book form of this essay on the relationship between power and violence, by German-born philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906-1975); a revised and enlarged version of a text that first appeared under the title "Reflections on Violence" a 1969 issue of the Journal of International Affairs, and was later collected in her 1972 anthology volume Crises of the Republic. NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. Presumed first edition (no publication statement on copyright page). 106pp., index. 8vo. Black cloth stamped in gilt to spine; red topstain; dust jacket. Topstain lightly faded. Else fine in a very good unclipped ("$4.75") jacket with a short closed tear and a small chip at head of front panel, light wear to spine ends.

NY: Boke Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. [NY]: Boke Press, 1968. From a total edition of 500 copies, this being No. 1 of 25 copies signed by Waldman, Warsh, and Joe Brainard, who supplied the covers. Additionally, this copy inscribed by Waldman and Warsh on the vellum endpapers of their respective contributions: "For Kenward "The Champ" May 23/1968 with much love, xxx" and "with LOVE from Lewis to Kenward 5/23/68." Two sections, side- stapled in tete-beche format. [11]/[11] leaves, with shared black leaf at center signed and numbered by Brainard on both sides. Moderate toning to wraps, with some light corner wear and creasing. Very good. This copy from the library of New York School poet, librettist, and publisher Kenward Elmslie (1929-2022). Poems by Waldman and Warsh, co-founders of notable small press Angel Hair, and close friends of Elmslie's. As published on Brainard's (and Elmslie's) Boke Press.

London: Michael Joseph, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. First edition of the sole screenplay by American writer James Baldwin (1924-1987), an adaptation of Malcolm X and Alex Haley's The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) that began as a passion project but was ultimately quashed by the studios and led to Baldwin's lasting embitterment with the film industry. London: Michael Joseph, 1972. First UK edition, preceding the American edition of 1973. 166pp. Octavo; blue textured-paper boards; silver spine titles; dust jacket. Light spotting/soiling to top of textblock; light bumping to spine ends. Very good or better in a near fine jacket, price-clipped. Baldwin first began work on a play version of the Autobiography in 1967; after the rights to the book were sold to Columbia Pictures in 1968, they approached him about adapting a screenplay instead. He accepted, only to find himself soon embroiled in creative conflicts with the studio, who demanded a highly sanitized treatment… Read More

NY: Kraus, 1967. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 139pp. Second edition, a facsimile of the 1947 first issued by the Grolier Club. Two-tone grey cloth boards with gilt titles. Seven black and white plates. Lacking the slipcase if issued with one. Light wear at spine ends and tips, a touch of soiling to front board, else near fine.

NY: Basic Books, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. 8vo. 174pp. Blue cloth, silver and black spine titles. A touch of soiling to textblock top, else fine in a very good, unclipped "$4.95" jacket with a 1/2" closed tear at crown of spine, light soiling to rear panel, and light rubbing along hinges. Introduction by Martin Gardner.

NY: Harper & Row, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. 117pp. First printing, full number line. Fine in red boards with black cloth backing and white spine titles. In an unclipped, near fine jacket with a 1/2" closed tear and related creases at top of front panel, a touch of rubbing and creasing at the spine ends. Translated from the Italian by Adrienne Foulke. Drawings by Kathy Jacobi. A review copy, with original publisher's slip laid in.

NY: United Artists Books, 1983. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 76pp. Black and white printed wraps. First edition. Signed and dated by Lehman on the title page. Light edgewear, some creasing at base of rear cover. Binding strong. A very good (+) copy. Cover by Louise Hamlin.

Corte Madera: The Oracle, [1968]. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Scarce hippie-era tabloid featuring striking color art and an exclusive focus on pan-religious spirituality. Text excerpts, most in translation, from the Daw-Der-Jing [Tao Te Ching], The Prajnaparamita-Hridaya Sutra or Hannya-Shin-Gyo, the Lord's Prayer, "The Purity of Life" by Inayat Khan, and The Bhagavadgita. Rear cover features an advertisement for a television special titled "Together" featuring speakers and musicians including The Grateful Dead. This possibly an early issue (possibly the first) of The San Francisco Oracle of the Spiritual Revolution; though that title is nowhere present, the centerfold art matches that seen in other issues of the TSFOotSR, which all give nearby Larkspur, CA as the place of publication. Regardless, OCLC locates only one copy of what seems to be this issue, at UC Berkeley. Corte Madera, CA: The Oracle, [1968, per "©1968 Rich Charter" on cover image].… Read More