Talent for Murder
by WAINWRIGHT, John
London: Collins Crime Club, 1967. First Edition. 12mo (19cm). Original red and black paper over boards, in original dust jacket; plain endpapers; 224pp; ads to rear and rear flap of jacket. Straight and fresh, lightly rubbed, corners bumped, minor foxing to edges of textblock not affecting pages: Very Good. Jacket unclipped (priced 16s), spine lightly sunned, edges rubbed, minor... Read More
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Letters from Van Dieman's Land, Written During Four Years Imprisonment for Political Offences Committed in Upper Canada. Embodying, Also, Letters Descriptive of Personal Appeals in Behalf of Her Husband and His Fellow Prisoners, to the Earl of Durham, Her Majesty, and the United Legislature of the Canadas
by WAIT, Benjamin; [Maria] Wait
Buffalo: A. W. Wilgus, 1843. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (17cm). In contemporary tan sheep, with remnants of black leather spine label; plain endpapers; [i]-vi [7]-356pp; frontispiece portrait and folding map of Van Dieman's Land p.353. Pencil ownership signature of A. G. Champlin. A straight copy, leather rubbed and peeling, most of spine label lacking, small loss at head... Read More
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![After the Darkness [Signed, Limited]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/964/789/1376789964.0.m.jpg)
After the Darkness [Signed, Limited]
by WAITER, Stanley (editor)
Baltimore: Maclay, 1993. First, Limited Edition. First Printing. Signed [Total of 18 signatures from all contributers] Octavo (24cm.); maroon boards stamped in silver on cover and spine; acetate dustjacket; silver slipcase; 239pp. Fine copy in a Fine slipcase.
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History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
by WAKEFIELD, Ernest H.
Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers, 1998. Octavo (26cm). Orange glazed paper over boards; xxii,332pp; black and white illus. Straight and tight, with spotting to top and fore-edge, else clean: Very Good.
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Winter Sequences. A New Year's Greeting from the Black Sparrow Press
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First, Limited Edition. Numbered issue; no. 42 of 100 signed copies (after 26 lettered copies). Octavo; broadside, folded into card wrappers with printed paper title label (as issued). Fine, with the original mailing envelope addressed to poet/translator Nathaniel Tarn.
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![Greed Parts 5-7 [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/812/952/1356952812.0.m.jpg)
Greed Parts 5-7 [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. First Edition. Limited to 200 signed copies of which this is no. 119. Slim octavo (25cm.); publisher's striped linen-backed pictorial boards, printed paper spine label, clear acetate dust jacket; 46pp.; illus. Bottom fore-edge corners bumped with very brief exposure, else Very Good, internally fine. Signed by the author on colophon.
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Cap Of Darkness, Including Looking for the King of Spain & Pachelbel's Canon
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1980. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (22.75cm); decorative card wrappers; [12],13-117,[7]pp. Trivial wear to extremities, faint stain to upper rear wrapper, else very Near Fine.
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![Husks of Wheat: Two Poems [Author's Copy, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/552/100/1330100552.0.m.jpg)
Husks of Wheat: Two Poems [Author's Copy, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane (poems); BURKHARDT, Hans (illustrations)
Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1987. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, this copy marked "Author's Copy," signed both by Wakoski (twice) and illustrator Hans Burkhardt. Three large letterpress printed sheets of Arches Heavyweight in tri-fold format, each housing an original print signed and dated by Burkhardt; in black paper chemise, housed in the publisher's original cloth slipcase, with title labels mounted... Read More
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![The Magician's Feastletters [Deluxe Issue, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/653/136/821136653.0.m.jpg)
The Magician's Feastletters [Deluxe Issue, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 50 numbered copies signed by the author, with an original holograph poem tipped in. Octavo; 3/4 printed paper over purple cloth, with title label applied to spine; publisher's acetate dustjacket; 129pp, [7]. Fine in a Near Fine, lightly shelfworn dustjacket. The most limited issue of this poetry... Read More
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![Dancing on the Grave of a Son Of A Bitch [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/698/783/1695783698.0.m.jpg)
Dancing on the Grave of a Son Of A Bitch [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.75. Octavo (24.5cm); decorative paper-covered boards and orange cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-137,[5]pp. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, lightly rubbed, with a small chip to... Read More
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![George Washington's Camp Cups [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/381/951/1139951381.0.m.jpg)
George Washington's Camp Cups [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Madison: Red Ozier Press, [1976]. First Edition. Limited to 150 copies of which this is no. 72. Octavo (23.5cm.); plain stitched wrappers in dust jacket of handmade "Kosmicpaper"; [12]pp.; frontispiece and text printed in brown and black. Fine condition. Signed by the author on colophon.
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![Variations on a Theme (An Essay on Revision) [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/083/068/1632068083.0.m.jpg)
Variations on a Theme (An Essay on Revision) [Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. One of 1476 copies. Slim octavo (24.25cm); original printed wrappers, stapled; [16]pp. Signed by the author on the front wrapper. Light wear to extremities, with a few tiny spots along upper edge of front wrapper; Near Fine. Issued as Sparrow 50. MORROW & COONEY 248. 82721.
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![Cap of Darkness, Including Looking for the King of Spain & Pachelbel's Canon [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/903/135/821135903.0.m.jpg)
Cap of Darkness, Including Looking for the King of Spain & Pachelbel's Canon [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1980. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.241. Octavo; 3/4 light brown printed paper over yellow cloth, with printed title label applied to spine; publisher's acetate dustjacket; 117pp, [6]. Fine in a Near Fine, lightly shelfworn dustjacket.
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![The Collected Greed, Parts 1-13 [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/681/952/1356952681.0.m.jpg)
The Collected Greed, Parts 1-13 [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Limited to 200 signed copies of which this is no. 169. Octavo (23.5cm.); publisher's red cloth-backed pictorial boards, printed paper spine label, clear acetate dust jacket; 248pp.; illus. Corners gently bumped, jacket a bit wrinkled, else Very Good or better. Signed by the author.
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Abalone. A Year's End Poem from the Black Sparrow Press 1974/75
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. One of an unspecified number of copies in wrappers, following a signed, limited issue in boards. Octavo; printed wrappers, [8]pp. Fine, with the original mailing envelope addressed to poet/translator Nathaniel Tarn.
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![The Man Who Shook Hands [Inscribed and Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/803/952/1356952803.0.m.jpg)
The Man Who Shook Hands [Inscribed and Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1978. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket; 117pp. Light wear to jacket extremities, corners very slightly softened, else Very Good or better. Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper "For the Martins who have always given friendship.
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![The Magellanic Clouds [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/642/783/1695783642.0.m.jpg)
The Magellanic Clouds [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.250. Octavo (24.75cm); pictorial paper-covered boards nad blue cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-150,[8]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket, with a few tiny tears.... Read More
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![The Magician's Feastletters [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/538/952/1356952538.0.m.jpg)
The Magician's Feastletters [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. First Edition. Limited to 250 signed copies of which this is no. 79. Octavo (24cm.); publisher's cloth-backed decorative boards, printed paper spine label, clear acetate dust jacket; 129pp.; illus. Some dustiness, corners a bit bumped, else Very Good or better. Signed by the author.
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The Last Poem & Tough Company [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane and Charles Bukowski
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 150 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the authors, this being copy no.54. Slim octavo (20.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and orange cloth backstrip; publisher's unprinted white paper dustjacket; [12]pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, with two tiny spots to upper front panel. Housed in... Read More
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The Moon Has A Complicated Geography (Odda Tala - No.3)
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Palo Alto, CA: D. Alexander, 1969. First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm); printed card wrappers, stapled; [20]pp. Light wear and subtle toning to wrappers; contents clean, complete; about Near Fine. Third and final issue of this short-lived Bay Area magazine, this one dedicated entirely to the poetry of Diane Wakoski. 87005.
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![The Diamond Merchant [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/538/100/1330100538.0.m.jpg)
The Diamond Merchant [Limited Edition, Signed]
by Wakoski, Diane
Cambridge: The Sans Souci Press, 1968. First Edition. One of 99 numbered copies signed by the author, this copy marked 'Out of Series.' Oblong octavo (19.25cm); blue-gray cloth-covered boards, with printed title label mounted to spine; dustjacket; [vi],[2],3-34,[8]pp. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, with some trivial wear to extremities. An attractive volume containing two long poems, letterpress printed... Read More
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Waiting For The King Of Spain
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (22.75cm); decorative card wrappers; [12],13-157,[7]pp. A Fine, unread copy. MORROW & COONEY 251a.
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![The Diamond Merchant [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/266/100/1330100266.0.m.jpg)
The Diamond Merchant [Limited Edition, Signed]
by Wakoski, Diane
Cambridge: The Sans Souci Press, 1968. First Edition. One of 99 numbered copies signed by the author, this being copy no.30. Oblong octavo (19.25cm); blue-gray cloth-covered boards, with printed title label mounted to spine; [vi],[2],3-34,[8]pp. A Fine copy, lacking the dustjacket. An attractive volume containing two long poems, letterpress printed on Fabriano paper.
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![Waiting for the King of Spain [Limited Edition, Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/712/783/1695783712.0.m.jpg)
Waiting for the King of Spain [Limited Edition, Signed]
by WAKOSKI, Diane
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 250 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.169. Octavo (23.75cm); decorative paper-covered boards and orange cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12],13-157,[7]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. MORROW & COONEY 251c. 86516.... Read More
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Coins & Coffins
by WAKOSKI, Diane
New York: Hawk's Well Press, 1962. First Edition. 12mo (18cm). Pictorial card wrappers; 35pp. Trace of discoloration to front wrapper at upper margin, else Near Fine. Very nice copy of the poet's first regularly published collection (preceded by two mimeographed chapbooks). Once considered a great rarity. Now, not so much. LEPPER p.403.
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