Gaddis, William. A FROLIC OF HIS OWN. New York: Poseidon, 1994. First edition. Inscribed by Gaddis to "Joe & Valerie [Heller]/and thanks again/best wishes/Gaddis" and dated prior to publication in NYC, December 1993. This novel his fourth of only five won the National Book Award (for the second time, and was short listed for the NBCC). Born in 1922 Gaddis' career paralleled Heller's in many ways. Heller was born and died a year after Gaddis; both had major first works (The Recognitions and Catch -22) which after initial critical controversy became generally recognized as among the greatest of the century; and both followed up with masterworks, though neither had a large output. Association copies between two major literary figures are rare in the marketplace. Front panel scratch, very light spotting to verso, and light wrinkling at corners of dust jacket; a near fine copy in like dust jacket. Provenance: Valerie Heller. Hardcover. (10115) $1,200.00
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Duncan, Robert; Mary Fabilli, Jack Spicer. BERKELEY MISCELLANY NO. 1 [ A Description of Venice]. Berkeley: Berkeley Miscellany Editions. , 1948. First edition. [Mary Fabilli, Jack Spicer, Robert Duncan; edited by Duncan]. Initialed on cover by Duncan, signed on pg. 1 by Duncan. Two holograph notes about the poem (first publication of "A Description of Venice") by Duncan on the inside cover - approx. 45 words. Acidic paper lightly browned, toned at edges; very good in sewn wrappers. Scarce, a rarity signed, especially with interesting bibliographic information about the poem. Paperback. (10274) $295.00
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Berrigan, Ted. RED WAGON. Chicago: The Yellow Press, 1976. First edition. Red cloth, gold stamped in dust jacket. On of 26 signed and lettered copies with a holograph poem. This is letter "P", with a poem reading "Poem/ Orange Black/ Back --/ Death/ Ted Berrigan/1961". Additionally signed and lettered at the colophon. Cover by Rochele Kraut, jacket photo by Gerard Malanga. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket with light rubbing on the back panel. Hardcover. (10262) $500.00
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Andrews, Bruce and Bernstein, Charles (editors). L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E (complete set). New York: self-published, 1978. First edition. Complete run, 1978-1981, of this influential poetry magazine, containing thirteen numbers/issues (in twelve volumes), three supplements, a separate table of contents plus volume four in large trade paper format. Vol. 4 slightly rubbed, else fine in stapled, offset printed and photocopied paper. Scarce individually, rare in the market as a set. Paperback. (10057) $850.00

Hugh Moore, published by O.R. Cook, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1834.

The first edition of a scarce, early biography of the hero of Ticonderoga. This copy is from the George Brinley collection with his label in a very early, original publisher's cloth binding. George Brinley of Hartford, Ct. was a mid-nineteenth century collector of Americana. His collection, which was broken up in a series of auctions after his death, was one of the first great collections of Americana in the United States. Many of the items can now be found in the principal collections of today such as the Huntington or the Morgan Library. Catalogue of the American Library of the Late Mr. George Brinley, Individual Biography, Leavitt Catalogue, Part III, Hartford, Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company, 1881, item number 5134. Brinley 5134, Howes M 772, Bassett 1417, Gilman. Seldom seen in this condition or with such provenance. Wear to tips, corners and edges of book, label is chipped, foxed throughout. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. $350.00