Simas Joseph Editor (7 results)

PB. Condition: very good, wraps (softcover). 24pp. B&W illustrations (illustrator).

PB. Condition: very good, wraps (softcover). 24pp. B&W illustrations (illustrator).

PB. 16pp Small coffee spot on front cover. very good, wraps (softcover) - small coffee spot.

PB. Condition: very good, wraps (softcover). 24pp. B&W illustrations (illustrator).

First edition [CID CORMAN] From the private library of fthe poet, scholar and editor and translator Cid Corman of Kyoto, Japan. Cid Corman was the editor and publisher of the seminal journal Origin and his press that produced Origin books which were often associated as well with James Weil and The Elizabeth Press in New Rochelle, New York. Cid always read his books with a pen in hand and with an eye as poet and editor. He would annotate often books and his reading either briefly with comments and marginalia or extensively, depending on the book, the subject, and even Cid's personal attachment to a given author, subject or even book. In many cases, Cid could have been involved with a particular author or even the publisher, and his many comments would adjust to that situation. In any case, with all books from Cid Corman's library, they were active and circulating. An interesting publication. Often a moving. Including many poets drawing Cid's interests including Craig Watson. This issue has been left unmarked but to his signature and date. Close to fine wraps.…

First Edition, First Printing. Poetry by Craig Watson, Tom Beckett, and Claude Royet-Journoud in Moving Letters 8. Illustrations by Tim Trompeter. From 1984 to 1990, Joseph Simas published 13 magazines and 5 chapbooks at his Moving Letters Press in Paris. Text in English. SCARCE.Octavo, [24] pages, in stapled, illustrated wrappers (soft cover). Some soiling to wrappers but internally clean and unmarked. Near Fine. …

Frst Edition. Softcover. 24pp. Stapled wraps. V.g.