Second Assembling, A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts

Kostelanetz, Richard; Korn, Henry; Metz, Mike (compiled by)

Published by Assembling Press, 1971

About this Item

SECOND ASSEMBLING, A Collection of Otherwise Unpublishable Manuscripts, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn, and Mike Metz, soft cover, first edition of 1000 copies, 1971. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition with no marks, dog-ears, or tears. There is no bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a remainder or former library book. The wraps are in fairly good condition (foxing, spotting, rubbing, crinkled fore-edge). 11 x 8 1/2, unpaginated but easily over 100 pages, 17 ounces XX [From the preface] The 52 contributors were invited to submit 1000 copies of up to 4 pages of anything they wanted to include, printed at their own expense. Submissions were collated alphabetically. Biographical notes identify most of the contributors. No manuscript was refused so names and views expressed are not the responsibility of assembling press or the editors. Assembling appears annually in the early fall. Its primary purpose is the publication of works too eccentric to be accepted elsewhere. XX stories, poems concrete poetry, visual poetry, drawings, photographs, letters, and miscellaneous other written or visual material comprise this very avant-garde publication. Contributors include Henry Korn, Russell Edson, Raymond Federman, Jochen Gerz, Roni Hoffman, Richard Kostelanetz, Ruth Krauss, Richard Meltzer, Mike Metz, Bern Porter, Stan Vanderbeek, and 41 others. Seller Inventory # 002630

Bibliographic Details

Title: Second Assembling, A Collection of Otherwise...

Publisher: Assembling Press

Publication Date: 1971

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition