Jack Spicer from Philip Smith, Bookseller

New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1961. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good /Very Good. Good+ in VG+ dw. 8vo, 348pp, green cloth with spine stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. A rare novel with ghostwritten contributions from poet Jack Spicer. Ex-library copy with stamps and tape and associated residue to endpapers; one leaf has corner loss (does not affect text);… Read more about this item

Honolulu, Hawaii: Nine Queen Bees, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 58pp, printed wrappers. Scarce and nicely produced one-shot review from 1970 Honolulu, includes five poems by Jack Spicer and two by John Wieners, plus writing from the White Rabbit Press circle. Unmarked copy, light wear.

New York: Clayton Eshleman, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 12mo, 224pp, printed wrappers. This issue devoted to the work of Jack Spicer (159pp) and Robin Blaser. Nice uncirculated copy, light outer wear, no interior markings.

Providence, RI: The Impercipient, 1997. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 36pp, stapled self-cover. Rare advance publication of an excerpt from Poet Be Like God. Unmarked copy (from the collection of Leslie Scalapino), a bit of general wear.

San Francisco: Jack Spicer, 1959. 1st edition. Soft cover. Poor/No Jacket (as issued). Incomplete copy (missing front wrapper and first 5 interior leaves). 4to, 13 leaves, corner-stapled. The rarely seen first issue of Jack Spicer's seminal and groundbreaking mimeo mag. The missing portion of this copy comprises James Alexander's The Jack Rabbit Poem; remainder of issue, with work… Read more about this item

Vancouver, Canada: Tish, 1969. 1st edition. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 22 leaves with cover (corner-stapled). Rare 1969 Canadian underground literary magazine, includes Five Variations on the Earth by Jack Spicer. Unmarked copy, light wear.

San Francisco: Link Martin, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 22pp, stapled wrappers. First issue of this rare and enigmatic literary magazine from 1965 San Francisco, edited by Jack Spicer's last lover, Link Martin, shortly after Spicer's death. Includes work by Spicer, Martin, Joanne Kyger, and others. Unmarked copy, clean and well… Read more about this item

n.p. [South San Francisco]: Manroot , 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 200pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of this book-length issue devoted to Jack Spicer. Includes Robert Duncan (Bertholf C249-C250). No markings, faint toning to spine.

San Francisco: Momo's Press, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 94pp, printed wrappers. Includes excerpts from Jack Spicer and Lew Welch (both of whom are mentioned on the cover), other local content. Unmarked copy, light cover wear and soil.

San Francisco: Shocks, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, [ii]+24pp, stapled self-cover. Nice copy of the rare first issue of this Bay Area underground poetry magazine (focused mainly on criticism). Includes notes on Walt Whitman by Jack Spicer (reprinted from Manroot 6/7). Unmarked copy, has not been folded or mailed, a little… Read more about this item

Toronto: Coach House Press, 1970. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 52pp, stapled wrappers. 1 of 300 stated copies of this impressive issue of Victor Coleman's important magazine of experimental work, includes "The Scroll-work on the Casket" by Jack Spicer, plus work by a number of other important contributors. Unmarked copy, light bump… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: Poetry Flash, 1980. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 8pp, self-cover. This uncommon issue of this important poetry newsletter leads with a short statement by Jack Spicer (reprinted from the Fall 1949 issue of Occident). Unmarked copy, light wear.

Paris: Editions Seghers / Laffont, 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 224pp, printed wrappers. Includes rare wrapper band. Scarce French-language cultural magazine from 1974, includes 6 translated poems by Jack Spicer (who is also cited in the editor's introduction to the issue). Unmarked copy with light cover soil; wrapper band has closed… Read more about this item

n.p.: Both Both, 2005 or 2006. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 32pp, stapled wrappers. Covers feature a color photograph identified as “Kevin Killian’s Jack Spicer Birthday Cake 12-24-05” by Margaret Tedesco. (Given that date, it is possible this mag is from January 2006.) One cover has a “Limited Edition/Creme de Menthe Filling”… Read more about this item

n.p.: George Bowering, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Fine. 8vo, 44pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of this later issue of George Bowering’s important little magazine, includes a short piece by Bowering on a late encounter with Jack Spicer.