The Structure of Rime by Robert Duncan (7 results)

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Some light toning, else near fine. One of 488 copies.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Jess (illustrator). First Edition. Four printed leaves - Robert Duncan's 'Structure of Rime XXVII' (its first appearance, reportedly); a list of works in the exhibition; checklist of publications by Jess (aka Jess Collins); and a chronology - laid in to a 24 x 21.5 cm folder with rear flap serving as title-page, covers illustrated by Jess. Published to coincide with a show at the San Francisco Museum of Art held May 31 to June 30, 1968. Bertholf B23. A fine copy, in protective mylar envelope.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Number 166 of 275 numbered copies for sale with 26 lettered copies for complimentary distribution. A beautiful copy of this compilation of Robert Duncan's poetry written over several years as the Structure of Rime poetry series. The book includes six poems published for the first time from Duncan's notebooks, plus one previous published after Duncan's death. Robert Duncan (1919-1988) was "described by Kenneth Rexroth as 'one of the most accomplished, one of the most influential' of the postwar American poets, Robert Duncan was an important part of both the Black Mountain school of poetry, led by Charles Olson, and the San Francisco Renaissance, whose other members included poets Jack Spicer and Robin Blaser. A distinctive voice in American poetry, Duncan's idiosyncratic poetics drew on myth, occultism, religionincluding the theosophical tradition in which he was raisedand innovative writing practices such as projective verse and composition by field." [from The Poetry Foundation] This copy has the illustrations by Frank Lobdell that are inset on the front and back covers of this book, but is missing the extra print signed and numbered by the artist. Lobell, (19212013) was an American painter, often associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement and Bay Area Abstract Expressionism. Bound in textured red cloth covers with a gray title label to the spine. The inset Lobdell prints, etchings with aquatint, are black and white abstract designs. This eighty-third publication from the press was designed and produced under the direction of Andrew Hoyem. It is printed in Perpetua type, designed by Eric Gill and printed on mouldmade Zerkall Book Laid Paper. Housed in a slipcase with gray paper covers that are framed by the red cloth used on the book. With a gray paper spine title label. In fine condition. Measures 7.75 x 11.5 inches. 95 pages plus colophon. PRI/111424.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Special Edition. The Structure of Rime, Arion Press [ARION PRESS]. DUNCAN, Robert. The Structure of Rime, Arion Press, San Francisco: 2008. Limied to 275 copies, this is copy number 152 with the original Lobdell plate, often missing. Published by The Arion Press in 2008, this hardcover book is beautifully bound and includes a numbered, signed copy by the author. Scarce with plate. In addition, the book features an introduction by Michael Palmer and illustrations by Frank Lobdell. The book is an original copy and was printed in San Francisco, making it a unique and valuable addition to any library. Includes original plate. Fine in slipcase. RO. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. This first collected edition of all the poems in Robert Duncan's series The Structure of Rimeâ"a sequence of 45 poems discussing and demonstrating Duncan's poetics, most originally published in magazines as they were written and several never before publishedâ"comes letterpress printed on German mouldmade Zerkall Book Laid paper, bound in Japanese cloth inset with two prints, etchings with aquatint, by Frank Lobdell. This edition is limited to 275 numbered and 26 lettered copies, this being number 35, with each copy illustrated in three abstract etchings by California artist Frank Lobdell, who knew the author, as well as two photographic portraits of Duncan, two of the etchings inset into windows on the bindings and an accompanying print in separate folder, also an etching with aquatint by Lobdell, printed by David Kelso at made in California, and signed and numbered by Lobdell. These separate prints derive from forty small etchings with aquatint produced by Lobdell between 1987 and 2000. The editions are mainly 20, a few are 35, and one is 50, plus artist's proofs and printer's proofs. The print accompanying this copy is the sole ATP or artist's test proof in its edition of 25, with black ink inverse to other prints on the market, hand-dated 6.14.93 on paper measuring 11 1/4" X 12 1/2". Edition limited to 275 numbered copies for sale and 26 lettered copies for complimentary distribution, this being number 35, with each copy accompanied by a separate, randomly paired print, signed by artist Frank Lobdell, in printed folder as issued. 11 1/2" X 7 3/4". 95pp. Bound in full copper-colored Japanese cloth, with two etchings by Frank Lobdell inset into windows on the boards, with gray printed title label to spine, in matching slipcase with cloth to edges and gray paper to sides. Perhaps a touch of shelfwear to slipcase or faint stray fibers to Japanese cloth. Whiff of cigar smoke to pages, else fine. Accompanied by the publisher's prospectus as well as an invitation to the publisher's publication party for this title.This is the 83rd publication of The Arion Press.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Limited edition. #80 of limited 275 copies. Bound in publisher's brick-red Japanese cloth with etchings set into windows on the front and back covers, gray paper spine label. Housed in the publisher's brick-red Japanese cloth over gray paper slipcase with gray paper spine label. With one etching signed and numbered by Frank Lobdell; housed in a gray folder stamped in black. Includes publisher's prospectus and letter to former owner. Fine in a Fine slipcase. A handsome Arion Press edition of the first collected works of poet Robert Duncan. "Ducan and his partner, the artist Jess Collins, admired Frank Lobdell (1921-2013), so it was appropriate that his etchings grace the book; placed, unusually, on the front and back covers." The Arion Press Bibliography 83.

Staplebound. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. Square large octavo, 4 loose sheets laid into a printed folder, as issued. Near fine with very mild edgewear and light occasional toning to the folder. A magnificent copy, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Jess on the title flap to Jonathan Williams: "For Jonathan, the Poet, Jess '68." This volume emerged from Williams's own library. Note that this copy is not signed or initialed by Duncan (as he did on some copies of this portfolio). Nevertheless, a superlative association copy. Jess and his longtime collaborator Robert Duncan were both close to Williams.