Zephyrus Image Michael Myers (9 results)

Condition: Good. Broadside. 37 x 14 cm. Printed on laid paper. Very Good with minor creasing.Linocut by Myers.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo sized broadside. The fourth state of this classic early 1970s Zephyrus Image production, sure to bemuse all sides of the political spectrum. A few light spots near the edges, crisp and clean otherwise. Not Signed.

Condition: Good. Printer's Proof. 14 x 33 cm. Printed black ink on beige wove paper, Very Good with faint crease and marginal wear to one edge. Myer's drawing of nudes to spell out Alice Hinton's name was inspired by Hinton's protesting nude bathing on the Russian River.

First edition. [24 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers and very near fine printed dust jacket with light sunning along the spine. "Written, illustrated, and printed by Michael Myers." One of 60 numbered copies on Nideggen paper. Printed with the assistance of Walter S. Hamady. Poems, fully-illustrated with Myers' instantly recognizable linoleum block prints. I believe this to be his second book, preceded by the 1968 EAST BAY MOON-beams. Myers would sooon move West, connect with Holbrook Teter, and create Zephyrus Image. See Johnston pp 17-18.

Early work from the legendary California press. Alastair Johnson writes in ZEPHYRUS IMAGE: A Bibliography that this early work was "probably the second from the press." This particular state is a "reissue" of the first state, but which was "probably left over from the first issue," as the text header is still intact (the linocut was later repurposed for another broadside reading "Detonate Sutro Tower." [Johnson 184]. Broadside, 8.75" by 6.5" approx. Near fine. Bottom-right corner shows hint of foxing and trivial touch of wear. Else clean, sharp.

Condition: Good. Broadside, 23 x 6.5 inches on off white over stock.Zephyrus Image: A Bibliography by Alastair Johnston, p. 196:"Paean to the native Saklan Indians whose shellmound was destroyed to build highrises in Emeryville, California"--Johnston.Broadside printed in black on off-white cover stock; illustration (linocut of two Indians and a smokestack by Michael Myers) printed in green." OCLC no. 16781234Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley.

Condition: Good. Silkscreen broadside, 25.5 x 19 inches. Signed in ink by the poet. OCLC Number: 32828479Printed in red on beige Strathmore Charcoal paper.Colophon with press mark: Hearsay broadsheets / John Love / 115 West Broadway / New York City 10013, in lower right margin.Description: Broadside. 65 x 48 cmOther Titles: I am not looking for your jugularHearsay broadsheets.Small defects in lower margin.Publication information from Johnston.Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books,Berkeley.

Condition: Very good. First Edition. First state of this scarce broadside printed by Holbrook Teter, Michael Myers' LOCAL JUNKIE famously graced telephone poles around Berkeley. An early work from Zephyrus Image. OCLC locates at most three holdings. An iconic work this influential West Coast artists' press. [Johnston p. 185]. Broadside. 12" x 6" approx. linocut in green on newsprint. Single fold at bottom edge not effecting image. Moderately toned, as common. Mild wear. Very good overall.

Condition: Very good. First Edition. Printed by Holbrook Teter, Michael Myers' iconic FORD marked the beginning of their collaboration and was the first item issued from Zephyrus Image. Alastair Johnston, in his ZEPHRYUS IMAGE: A Bibliography, describes how Myers arrived at Teter's print shop with "a linoleum block depicting a Hippie Jesus in front of car radiators brandishing a crucifix wrench. Teter knew at once he wanted to work with Myers. They printed broadsides with the block [.] and Teter drove Myers back to Berkeley where they pasted them on the walls of the City dump [.] This appraoch would signal the future for Zephyrus Image" (21). Scarce; OCLC locates just three holdings (Yale, University of Chicago, and SUNY Buffalo). A auspcious debut to this influencial West Coast artists' press. [Johnson 184]. Broadside. 13" x 7.25" approx. Linocut printed in blue ink on newsprint. Moderately toned, as common. Mild wear. Very good overall.