Editor Diane Di Prima (30 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. very good paperback, previous gift inscription, pages tanned, light cover wear. Size 4x7 with 183 pages. a Putnam Capricorn original. Bermard Krigstein original drawings (illustrator).

Pamphlet. 100p. includes covers, 7x8.25 inches, poetry, prose, very good booklet in stapled yellow pictorial wraps. The premier issue was numbered #0.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, 128 pp. Light handling to wrappers.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 351 Pp. Soft Cover. First Printing, 1963. Light Wear, A Little Offset Inking To Rear Cover. No Marks.

Card Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 128pp. Lively work on Bly, Gertrude Stein, Paul Ableman, Greg Kuzma, Dick Higgins, Elizabeth Bishop; Eshleman-Creeley-Olson.Light crease at tail fore corner of rear cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+ (Book Condition). A very nice, second hand copy with some shelfwear and some mild creasing to covers. Slight bump to fore-edge. A suggestion of tanning to pages. Text otherwise clean. Binding solid. [ Our rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ]. …

Paperback. 120p., 8.5x11 inches, poetry, prose, art, photographs, very good paperback poetry journal in blue pictorial wraps. Limited to 2500 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good hardcover in a Very Good dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing as stated. Overall a bright and attractive copy. Light aging to the book and jacket, otherwise no major flaws. BH. 160 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. very tight Soft cover in near fine condition, limited publication of 2000 copies, uncreased spine, no markings.

What it is most known for is "The Discovery of America" the play by Diane di Prima. Other contributors include Rlene Dahlberg and Henry Flesh, Joseph Semenovich. Fine wraps.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Signed by Anne Waldman at her contribution. White wrappers, printed in black and red. 256 pages. Very fine. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+ (Book Condition). A very nice, second hand copy with some shelfwear and some mild creasing to covers. Slight bump to fore-edge. A suggestion of tanning to pages. Text otherwise clean. Binding solid. [ Our rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ] Size: 4to. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Hardbound with Dust Jacket. First Printing. 144 pages. NEW. All corners pointed. Binding tight and square. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. Dust Jacket same. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 3rd edition. 159 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.25 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 36 pages. Number 485 of 600 copies. Includes contributions by Carol Berge, Lyn Lifshin, Anne Waldman, Diane di Prima, and numerous others. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with some toning to the edges and some minor wear.

Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. 130 page, with original card covers. Stapled as issued. Contents clean. From the collection of Prof. Charles Tomlinson, 1927-2015, English poet, translator, academic, and illustrator. He retired, Emeritus Professor, having spent thirty-six years in the English Department of Bristol University. Over 30 volumes of his work were published before his death, and 7 works have been published about the man and his writing. Size: 22 x 28 cms. Category: Varied Booklets; This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…

Paperback. Condition: Very good. First Edition, First Printing. Thin quarto. 8 x 11 in. Unpaginated. Very good in original pictorial stapled wrappers with light toning and off-setting. Featuring writing by Philip Lamantia, LeRoi Jones, Michael Rumaker, and others associated with the New York School, the Beats, and Black Mountain College. …

0 Includes illustrations. From Zine Wiki: The Floating Bear was a newsletter that ran from 1961 to 1971, edited in New York, NY, U.S.A., first by Diane di Prima and Leroi Jones and then later, by issue 25, by Diane alone. Published nearly every month and distributed by mailing list only, it was a fantastic platform for several schools of writing to come together, including the Beat writers, the New York School, Black Mountain and other revolutionary writers of that time. Later, after issue 28, when di Prima relocated to Topanga, CA, it featured some of the San Francisco Renaissance writers. This weighty carrier of words held the works of Frank O Hara, Michael McClure, Ed Dorn, Charles Olson, Joel Oppenheimer, Diane Levertov, Phillp Whalen, Jack Spicer, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, William S. Burroughs, John Wieners and both the editors, plus many more. It was never sold and supported by the editors and donations. The people who received copies were considered part of a literary and creative community, all of them kindred spirits. It was a great tool of the times as this mimeographed newsletter would reach a few hundred people every few weeks. So, if your work was showcased, it was read and quick. 37 issues were printed. The last issue printed as 'The Intrepid-Bear Issue' (Intrepid no 20/ Floating Bear no 38. ) LeRoi Jones was arrested for homoerotic content of his play Dante's System of Hell in Issue 9. You can find a great deal about this publication in a few Diane di Prima s novels and writings. Very good. light shelf wear, mild general toning, errata sheet included.…

Other. First Edition. Large octavo, unpaginated. In Good plus condition. Yellow wraps have mild general soiling and staining, mild discoloration to front head fore corner, and mild shelving wear along extremities. Text block mildly age toned (interior unaffected). Shelved Room B. 1395121. Special Collections.…

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Newsletter with Stapled Wraps. This scarce newletter was only distributed by mailing list only with 11 double sided pages. Issue 37 finds Diane Di Prima as the sole Editor. Very eclectic cover artwork by Wally Berman. This issue proves very enticing with contributors Gary Snyder, LeRoi Jones, Kirby Doyle, Diane Di Prima, Michael McClure, Janine Pommy-Vega, David Cunliffe, Tina Morris, Lenore Kandel and Victor Hernandez Cruz. There is a reprinted essay by Gary Snyder from The San Francisco Oracle in which the first pages is not entirely clean due to printing press issues, otherwise the pages are bright and clean in consideration of age, a wonderous find. Wally Berman ( Cover Art) (illustrator).…

Paper wrappers pamphlet. Condition: Fine condition. First printing. Poetry. The penultimate edition of this poetry collection. Small folio, 11pp staple bound with yellow pictorial cover sheet illustrated by Ray Johnson. Bill Berkson is recorded as the guest editor.

PB. unpaginated Designed for mailing when folded over. Paper for covers a tad acidic. This copy mailed to Remy Charlip, artist, writer, theater director and designer. good, side stapled mimeographed sheets (softcover).

Softcover. Octavo, 96 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is white with black lettering. Wraps have mild shelving wear along extremities, mild creasing and rubbing wear along covers, moderate soiling along rear cover and spine, and severe chipping along spine head, tail, and joints (textblock exposed). Text block edges have mild general age toning and mild creasing wear throughout along tail fore corner. Shelved in Room B. Final double issue of an avant-garde magazine of New York Poetry. Nomad was an early publisher of Charles Bukowski; this issue saw many of the poets who comprised the "New York school of poetry" (including John Meyers, owner of the Tibor De Nagy Gallery who coined said name) such as Allen Ginsberg, Diane di Prima, and Frank O'Hara. 1395194. Special Collections.…

Other. First Edition. Octavo, unpaginated. In Good condition. Wraps have brown liquid stains and smudges, moderate general age toning, and small tears and creasing surrounding staple bindings and head fore corners; covers completely detached from staple binding. Text block has faint brown staining throughout (text unaffected), mild scuffing and moderate age toning along extremities. Shelved Room B. The Floating Bear was an American poetry magazine cofounded by Diane di Prima and Amiri Baraka (then known as Leroi Jones) in 1961. Named after Winnie the Pooh's pursuit of honey, The Floating Bear's purpose was the express dissemination of literary content without financial or aesthetic barriers. This particular copy was mailed to and owned by the poet and Jazz critic A.B. Spellman at his New York address, who collaborated with and ran closely in di Prima and Baraka's circles. The Floating Bear was edited, mimeographed, published, and distributed by di Prima's The Poets Press in New York; it was produced somewhat sporadically until its culmination in a large compilation issue in 1971. This particular copy, released during the infrequent period of The Floating Bear's publication is especially scarce, with this being the only recorded copy owned by Spellman. 1395184. Special Collections.…

First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm); mimeographed sheets (printed recto and verso), side-stapled; [14]pp. Faint horizontal fold at center, toning to front cover and text, small chip to upper left corner of front cover, and rear cover lacking; text complete; only Very Good. "The Floating Bear, started in February 1961, was a mimeographed "newsletter" distributed by mailing list whose mission was the speedy dissemination of new literary work. Under the editorship of Diane Di Prima and LeRoi Jones.twenty-five issues came out in the magazine's first two years" (Clay & Phillips, p.75). Contents include contributions by John Wieners and Robert Duncan, with cover art by Jess Collins. 90386.…

Hardcover. Dark blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine; xviii, 578 pp.; richly illustrated. Reproduced from the original copies of the "underground" American literary publication. VG (Mild edgewear/scuffing; interior is super clean; binding is solid.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Uniform age toning throughout text block, else very good in a very good dust jacket. Scarce in hardcover. ; 183 pages B000LROGZW. Illustrated by Bernard Krigstein (illustrator).

0 Includes illustrations. From Zine Wiki: The Floating Bear was a newsletter that ran from 1961 to 1971, edited in New York, NY, U.S.A., first by Diane di Prima and Leroi Jones and then later, by issue 25, by Diane alone. Published nearly every month and distributed by mailing list only, it was a fantastic platform for several schools of writing to come together, including the Beat writers, the New York School, Black Mountain and other revolutionary writers of that time. Later, after issue 28, when di Prima relocated to Topanga, CA, it featured some of the San Francisco Renaissance writers. This weighty carrier of words held the works of Frank O Hara, Michael McClure, Ed Dorn, Charles Olson, Joel Oppenheimer, Diane Levertov, Phillp Whalen, Jack Spicer, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan, William S. Burroughs, John Wieners and both the editors, plus many more. It was never sold and supported by the editors and donations. The people who received copies were considered part of a literary and creative community, all of them kindred spirits. It was a great tool of the times as this mimeographed newsletter would reach a few hundred people every few weeks. So, if your work was showcased, it was read and quick. 37 issues were printed. The last issue printed as 'The Intrepid-Bear Issue' (Intrepid no 20/ Floating Bear no 38. ) LeRoi Jones was arrested for homoerotic content of his play Dante's System of Hell in Issue 9. You can find a great deal about this publication in a few Diane di Prima s novels and writings. Very good. fold in the middle as this was mailed to recipients. mild toning.…

Stapled card covers. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. About fine in green stapled card covers. Cover caligraph by Brion Gysin. Contributions by Gary Snyder, Richard Wright, Charles Olson, Anselm Hollo, James Welch, Philip Lamantia, and others. Black Sparrow printer Graham Mackintosh's copy. ; 8 1/2" x 11".…

First Edition. Quarto (35.5cm); white and yellow mimeographed sheets, printed on rectos only and side-stapled into illustrated covers by Georg Büchner; 45 leaves; illus. Light wear and handling to wrapper extremities, showing a few faint creases and tiny tears; clean throughout; Very Good+. First (and only) issue of this mimeographed journal devoted to avant-garde theatre and poetry. The brainchild of Jerry Benjamin's budding (and short-lived) New/Kinda Theatre Company in New York, a group planning productions of Ginsberg's "Kaddish," "The Rubberheart Soup Opera" by Andy Warhol, and Frank O'Hara's "The General Returns from One Place to Another." Printed alternately at Ed Sanders's Peace Eye Bookshop and the Greenwich Village Folklore Center, the publication contains "Liner Notes from Howl and Other Poems," "On the Everyday Theatre" by Bertolt Brecht, and contributions by Alan Soloman, Gerard Malanga, Diane Di Prima, James Waring, and Burgess Meredith, et al. Scarce; OCLC notes 10 holdings. Morgan C233.…