Little Magazines & Zines

New York: The Swollen Magpie Press, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 44pp, stapled wrappers. A nice copy of the first issue (of four) of this scarce title. Light outer stain at spine, no markings.

Evanston, IL: TriQuarterly, Fall 1979. Includes: T. Coraghessan Boyle, "Stones in my passway, hellhound on my trail." Signed by Boyle. William Kittredge, "We are not in this Together." Signed by Kittredge. Francine Prose, "Rosewater Pudding." Signed by Prose. John Edgar Wideman, "Bobby." Signed by Wideman. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Fine..

Berkeley: Undermine Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 44pp, stapled wrappers. First issue of this scarce psychedelic poetry magazine from 1966 Berkeley. Includes a two-page interview with Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga from the height of the Exploding Plastic Inevitable era, plus writing by Charles Bukowski and early work by Ron Silliman, plus other period content. Light toning, wear and soil to wrappers, top staple slightly bent (as issued), no markings.

New York: Longview Foundation, Inc, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. Square 8vo, 100pp, printed wrappers. Lavish art and literature mag with cover and article by Larry Rivers. Donald Barthelme was the Managing Editor, Harold Rosenberg was Co-Editor. Includes work by Kenneth Koch, Robert Rauschenberg, Saul Steinberg, Marshall McLuhan, Willem de Kooning, Saul Bellow, Peter Yates, et al. Unmarked copy, light wear and soil, minor patch of cover abrasion.

Braamfontein, South Africa: Ravan Press, 1982. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce 1982 issue of this important multiracial South African literary magazine. Includes work by a vast number of writers. Unmarked copy, clean with minor creasing.

New York: Maureen Owen, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Folio, 56 leaves (mimeographed one side), stapled wrappers. Scarce second issue of Maureen Owen's long-running magazine, printed at The Poetry Project in NYC; includes a very early Jim Carroll collaboration with Ted Berrigan and Bill Berkson, plus work from the time and place. Staining near bottom edge (mainly affecting back cover and flast interior leaf), else a bit of general reading wear and soil.

Berkeley: Tree, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine. 8vo, [iv]+204pp, printed wrappers. Beautiful as-new copy of the fourth issue of this groundbreaking literary and Kabbalistic magazine edited by David Meltzer. Includes Image of the Wall by Wallace Berman, a lengthy 1964 letter from Lenny Bruce to a judge, a number of Kabbalistic pieces from traditional authorities, and other material from writers associated with the Semina scene. Unmarked copy, as new.

Leeds, England: Location Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 20pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce joint issue of two important sixties little magazines of avant-garde writing. Cover by John Furnival. A few scattered marginal checkmarks to publications list pages and library stamp to cover (no other markings), horizontal mailing folds, a bit of general wear and soil.

Philadelphia: Cumberland Press, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 64pp, printed wrappers. Classic underground magazine from 1964, includes work by Burroughs, Gysin, et al.; Sinclair Beiles is named as one of the three dedicatees of the issue. Unmarked copy, corner crease to front cover, some general wear and soil.

Madison, WI: Quixote, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Oblong 4to, 18 leaves (printed one side), stapled wrappers. 1 of 400 copies of this rare early issue of Morris Edelson's protean underground review, devoted entirely to photographs by "Wisconsin Death Trip" author Michael Lesy. Unmarked copy, light outer wear.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Advocate, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Rare Beat-era literary journal, includes Who Him? Dont Let Him Out Here by William Burroughs (Schottlaender C56; Shoaf III-45), plus work by Mailer, Everson, Irby, et al. Unmarked copy, light stain to covers (mainly back), back cover has some lamination-type residue (as if something was so treated on top of it).

San Francisco: Beatitude, 1979. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 88pp, printed wrappers. Clean copy of the 20th anniversary issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a particularly select range of contributors. Unmarked copy with light outer soil.

Western Springs, IL: December, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 104pp, printed wrappers. This issue includes the first appearance of the early story Pastoral (10pp) by Raymond Carver. Unmarked copy, light wear and soil.

Santa Barbara: Christopher Books / Tree Books, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine. 8vo, 170pp, printed wrappers. Beautiful as-new copy of the second issue of this important (and increasingly scarce) Kabbalistic and literary journal from the early 1970s; about half of the issue is devoted to work by Carlo Suares, some of it reprinted from handwritten MSS. Uncirculated copy, as new.

Berkeley: Tree Books, 1975. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine. 8vo, 224pp, printed wrappers. Nice uncirculated copy of the scarce fifth issue of this groundbreaking literary and Kabbalistic magazine edited by David Meltzer. Includes work by Edmond Jabes, Wallace Berman, Carlo Suares, Paul Auster, Diane di Prima, Douglas Blazek, Asa Benveniste, Gerard Malanga, Jack Hirschman, John Brandi, Rose Drachler, et al. Uncirculated copy, as new.