Chalk Circle Volume Number (5 results)

Softbound. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, stapled paper covers, 72 pp., b/w photos and drawings Contributions by Peter Weiss, Bertolt Brecht, John Berger, George Maurer, A. Voznesensky, R. Snellings, Lee Baxandall, Martn Glass, Franz Kafka, and Gerard Malanga.

Wraps. Condition: Good. Black wraps, with a tall rectangular photo of a US soldier. 72 pp. With a few illustrations. The first issue of this literary, 'little' magazine, featuring 'Criticism West of Suez,' by John Berger; 'The Anachronistic Procession of Freedom and Democray,' by Bertolt Brecht; 'The Negroes Sing,' a poem by Andrei Voznesensky; 'The Propertyless Workingmen's Association,' a political essay by Franz Kafka; and a poem 'The Young Mod,' by Gerard Malanga, among work by other authors. This first issue reflects a slightly subversive, experimental tone in writing and subject matter, with pieces reflecting on left wing politics, as well as (indirectly) the Civil Rights movement. GOOD+ condition. Uneven fading, minor scufffing and soiling to the covers. Some scuffing and curling along the extremities, with a bump to the lower front cover. Interior clean and solid. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. Chalk Circle, April - May 1966, Volume I, Number 1. Staplebound paperback in good condition. Covers are scuffed and sunned, with some surface colour loss. Edges, corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed, with a small tear at the front lower corner, and the corner bumps leading into the pages. Page block is tanned and blemished. Age related marks on some of the pages which are otherwise clear, and binding is sound. LW. Used.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Volume 1, Number 1 (all published?). Illustrated by Ed Crawford, Leopoldo Mendez, John Thamm, John Giannetti, Ed Druck, Landfeld, and Maro Riofrancos. Octavo. 72pp. Light wear, pinhole (burn mark?) on the lower wrap and a tiny bit of staining on the final page spread, just about near fine. Prints "The Necessary Decision: 10 Working Theses of an Author in the Divided World" by Peter Weiss; "The Anachronistic Procession of Freedom and Democracy" by Bertold Brecht; "Criticism West of Suez" by John Berger; the poem "The Negros Sing" By Andrei Voznesensky; "Is Kafka Necessary?" by Lee Baxandall, as well as Kafka's "The Propertyless Workingmen's Association"; and Gerard Malanga's poem "The Young Mod," among other material. Although the lower wrap promises future issues featuring Carlos Fuentes on *Moby Dick*, never-before-translated Neruda, and an interview with John Berger, we find no evidence of a second issue being published. Uncommon.…

8vo, 71pp; original printed wrappers. The first, and as far as we can ascertain only, number of this left-leaning literary magazine, edited by Maro Riofrancos and with contributions by Peter Weiss, Bertolt Brecht, John Berger, Georg Maurer, Andrei Voznesensky, Ronald Snellings (Akia Touré), Lee Baxandall, Gerard Malanga and others. Dampstain visible on upper inside wrappers; used but not worn.…