121 unpaginated pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with yellow lettering to spine over red and black boards in original onion skin jacket. inscribed by the author to William Burford, who was an American modernist poet. First edition. Cid (Sidney) Corman was an American poet, translator and editor, most notably of Origin, who was a key figure in the history of American poetry in the second half of the 20th century. Corman has been associated with the Beats, Black Mountain poets and Objectivists, mainly through his championing as an editor, publisher and critic. However, he remained independent of all groups and fashions throughout his career. He was a prolific poet until his final illness, publishing more than 100 books and pamphlets. In 1990, he published the first two volumes of his selected poems, OF, running to some 1500 poems. Volume 3, with a further 750 poems appeared in 1998 and two further volumes are planned. Several collections of wide-ranging essays have been published. His translations (or co-translations) include Bashō's Back Roads to Far Towns, Things by Francis Ponge, poems by Paul Celan and collections of haiku. Condition: Inscribed on front end paper. Jacket dulled and soiled, spine ends chipped else a very good to fine copy in a good jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS007976

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Title: Sun Rock Man

Publisher: Origin Press, Kyoto

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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