The Dutiful Son

n.p.: Jonathan Williams, 1956. First Edition. Very good.. Collection of poems, some previously appearing in ORIGIN and THE BLACK MOUNTAIN REVIEW. Published as Jargon 16. Frontispiece by Joe Fiore. Handset, printed, and bound by the Windhover Press. Wraps. Small 4to. Blue wraps with printed label. Moderate shelfwear and sunning/toning to edges. Ownership signature to ffep. INSCRIBED on title… Read more about this item

(Short Hills, New Jersey): Jargon Sixteen / Jonathan Williams, 1956. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. Printed brown wrappers. Ownership stamp of beat photographer Fred McDarrah and slight offsetting of paper from wraps, both on front fly, small chip on front wrap, else near fine. Author's first book. One of 200 copies, of a total edition of… Read more about this item

New York: Totem Press / Jargon Press, 1961. Second printing. Paperback. Near fine in original stapled wrappers.. Thin small quarto. 6.25 x 9.75 in. Unpaginated. With a monochrome reproduction of a drawing by Joe Fiore as the frontispiece. Inscribed by Oppenheimer on the title page.

np: Jargon Sixteen. Jonathan Williams, Publisher, 1956. First edition of the author's first book. Printed in an edition of 200 copies. Handset, printed and bound by the Windhover Press Short Hills, N.J.. Frontispiece by Joe Fiore. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed tan wrappers, slight chipping on top of covers. First edition of the author's first book. Printed in an… Read more about this item

No Place: Jonathan Williams / Jargon, 1956. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Tall sewn wrappers. Unpaginated. First edition, first state of the poet's first book. Published as Jargon Sixteen by Jonathan Williams in a trade edition of 200 copies. Handset, printed and bound at the Windhover Press. Frontispiece by Joe Fiore. Long closed tear to the rear panel… Read more about this item

No Place: Jonathan Williams / Jargon, 1961. Second printing. Paperback. Very Good. Tall sewn wrappers. Unpaginated. First edition, second printing of the poet's first book. Published as Jargon Sixteen by Jonathan Williams. Handset, printed and bound at the Windhover Press. Frontispiece by Joe Fiore. Typical light cover soiling. A very good example. This copy INSCRIBED by the poet… Read more about this item

New York: Totem, 1961. Second Printing. Second printing of Oppenheimer's first book. Stapled tan wraps; thin 8vo. Slight wave in lower edge of pages, else very good. Oppenheimer's career as a Beat Poet segued nicely into his teaching years in Henniker, NH, where this book was located. Originally issued as Jargon Sixteen.

N.p.: Jargon Society, 1956. First Edition. Wrappers in dustjacket. First edition, second binding of scarce early title, printed by the Windhover Press. 1/200 copies of the regular edition, published as Jargon Sixteen. Frontispiece by Joe Fiore. Margaret Randall's copy, with her signature. Faint dampstain to small area in upper corner of pages and covers, otherwise very good in dustjacket… Read more about this item

[Highlands]: Jonathan Williams, 1956.. First edition.. [36 pp]. Near fine in wrappers with wrap-around cover label (lightly soiled, split at fold). Frontispiece drawing by Joe Fiore. One of 200 copies. INSCRIBED by Oppenheimer on the title page, “For Phyllis / with best regards / Joel Oppenheimer / 6/13/84 / Henniker.” Original prospectus accompanies. Jargon 16. Butterick A3.

Short Hills, NJ: Jonathan Williams Publisher, 1956. PB. good, wraps (softcover) -- SEE NOTE. This copy inscribed by the poet's sister-in-law, Maxine, to her father, January 2, 1960. Maxine (Cohen) was married to Oppenheimer's brother, Myron. Some light cover soil as usual.

New York: Totem Press, 1961. Staple-bound paperback with faintly marked covers; a hint of wear to extremities. Text is clear on sound, clean pages. Second printing. TS. Paperback. Very Good. Used.

New York: Totem, 1961. Second printing. Staplebound Wraps. Good. 8vo, pages unnumbered. Head and heel of spine and corners bumped, wrappers stained, page edges darkened. ephemera - Beats.

NY: Totem Press, (1961).. Second printing.. [36 pp]. Very good plus in stapled wrappers with light soiling to covers. Photo-offset from the 1956 Jargon edition, making this essentially the first trade edition.

New York: Totem, 1961. Second printing. Staplebound Wraps. Good. 8vo, pages unnumbered. Inscribed and signed by the author. Wrappers sunned, soiled, edgeworn, head of spine lightly bumped. ephemera - Beats.