Roberts Myron Editor (8 results)

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG- Periodical. Slight rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly at edges); previous owner's typed addressed label on upper wrapper, plus few ink annotations to text; slight internal browning to edges. 30, [2] pages (including wrappers). Notable for editor Roberts' article 'Here Come the Phonies' (as advertised on upper wrapper), his editorial ('Fauna and Flora of Our Literary Desert'), and his review of Lawrence Lipton's 'The Holy Barbarians' (pages 21 and 25); also for Part III of Margaret Romer's 'History of Los Angeles'.Over 20 b/w illustrations; Advertising Matter. …

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly at edges); previous owner's typed addressed label on upper wrapper, plus few ink annotations on upper wrapper and to text; slight internal browning to edges. 29, [3] pages (including wrappers). Notable for editor Roberts' article 'The Power of Negative Thinking' (as advertised on upper wrapper), his 'Notes for Night School Intellectuals', and his editorial 'Elegy for the Big City'; plus the article 'Claremont: Culture in the Suburbs' by Pegasus Buchanan, art reviews by Jarvis Barlow and Paul Rivas, etc.Over 20 b/w illustrations; Advertising Matter.…

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly at edges); previous owner's typed addressed label on upper wrapper, plus few ink annotations to text; slight internal browning to edges. 31, [1] pages (including wrappers). Notable for the article 'On Revenge' by Caryl Chessman (abridged from the convicted murderer's manuscript by Irwin Moskowitz), plus Moskowitz's own article 'The Case for Caryl Chessman'; also includes Albert Camus' 'Reflections on the Guillotine' (in an uncredited English translation).Over 20 b/w illustrations; Advertising Matter.…

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly at edges); previous owner's label on upper wrapper; slight internal browning to edges. 31, [1] pages (including wrappers). 'Sample Copy' (rubberstamp on upper wrapper). Notable for the article 'On Revenge' by Caryl Chessman (abridged from the convicted murderer's manuscript by Irwin Moskowitz), plus Moskowitz's own article 'The Case for Caryl Chessman'; also includes Albert Camus' 'Reflections on the Guillotine' (in an uncredited English translation).Over 20 b/w illustrations; Advertising Matter.…

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Slight rubbing and browning to wrappers (chiefly at edges); separating at spine; previous owner's label on upper wrapper; slight internal browning to edges. Cover articles: 'Idylls of the Rich'; :the Compleat Conventioneer', and '.Like a Good Girl Should.'Over 20 b/w illustrations; Advertising Matter.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 189 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 189 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Staplebound magazine. Very scarce early issue of this long-running magazine, published in its original incarnation by Myron Roberts starting in 1958 by Roberts and his wife Estelle in their living room. This issue is #11 and was an experiment they began with going ad free. This issue seems to have a capital punishment theme, with an Albert Camus article entitled "Reflections on the Guillotine" an article about Caryl Chessman by Irwin Moskowitz and a piece written by Chessman entitled "On Revenge." Chessman was executed in April 1960, likely before this issue was printed. vg+ with mailing label, slight toning and small tear near staple.…