Original Poems and a Story in Quarterly Review of Literature Vol. IV No.3 by Patchen, Kenneth & Rexroth, Kenneth - 1948

Bottom Dog Press, 2008-11-06. Paperback. Very Good. Sturdy, clean copy, slight fold at top front cover. cv

Bottom Dog Press, 2008-11-07. Paperback. Used:Good.

Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Bard College, 1948. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo, pp. 232-325. Early appearance by Koch. Wrappers sunned, dustsoiled, bumped at edges and extremities including small chips and tears where edges overhang; interior Fine.

Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 411pp. Illustrated. Cloth with modest soil and sunning, spine a bit toned, very good or better lacking the dust jacket. The interior is fine. "An Annual Exhibition of New & Divergent Trends in Modern Literature" with contributions by Henry Miller, Tennessee Williams, Octavio Paz, Franz Kafka, Kenneth Rexroth, Kenneth Patchen, Robert Lowry, William Carlos Williams, Boris Pasternak and more.

Pall Mall: Grey Walls Press, 1949. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Small bound wrappers. Vol. 10 No. 4 of this long running poetry journal edited by Wrey Gardniner. A handsome very good copy. Includes an essay on Dylan Thomas by Nicholas Moore plus poems by Rexroth, Patchen, Comfort and others.

Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. 411pp. Illustrated. Small splash mark on foredge, two faint stains on front board, very good in a slightly rubbed very good dust jacket with small chips and tears along the edges and a faintly tanned spine. "An Annual Exhibition of New & Divergent Trends in Modern Literature" with contributions by Henry Miller, Tennessee Williams, Octavio Paz, Franz Kafka, Kenneth Rexroth, Kenneth Patchen, Robert Lowry, William Carlos Williams, Boris Pasternak and more.

New York, NY: East Side Press, Inc., 1966. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 96 pages, 4to. Volume 1, Issue 1. January / February 1966. Shelfwear: scuffing along edges and covers, some light tearing at spine edges, sticker remnants covering date on front cover, some light tanning and a few small stains on covers. Tightly bound. Volume is in Very Good condition..

Berkeley: Contour, 1947. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Issue number two of this short lived poetry magazine edited by Christopher Maclaine and Norma Smith. A nearly fine copy in green and yellow decorated wrappers. Features work by Patchen, Rexroth, Levertov, Thomas Parkinson and many more. Uncommon.

Berkeley, CA: Contour, 1947. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 68pp, stapled wrappers. The uncommon second issue of this short-lived underground literary magazine edited by poet, future filmmaker, and eventual speed casualty Christopher Maclaine. Includes an essay on Henry Miller by Sanders Russell and a single-page cartoon by Virgil Partch. Fresh, unmarked copy with very light wear.

San Francisco: Ark, 1956. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. One of the most important postwar American underground literary magazines. This issue, co-edited with Michael McClure, contains early appearances by major Beat writers, as well as a range of exceptional contemporary writers. Unmarked copy from the library of Philip Lamantia; light sunning to wrappers and a little overall wear.