Search Results: Titles starting with Y from Better Read Than Dead

Berkeley, CA: Yardbird Publishing, 1973. First Edition. Perfect-bound [octavo] in stiff pictorial wraps, xiv, 224 pp. Good. Art Direction by Doyle Foreman. Second reader from Al Young and Ishmael Reed's journal Yardbird, one of the better elevated platforms for (primarily) black thought and writing of the time. This volume includes work from June Jordan, John A. WIlliams, Nate [Nathaniel] Mackey, Driss Chraibi, and more.

New York City, NY: Birth Press, 1962. Softcover octavo, saddle-stapled in illustrated orange paper wrappers, 20 pp. very good, tear along the end of stapled spine: .5" at top, lightly worn around paper edges and corners, some minor chipping, wear and small tears to edges of interior pages, slight discoloration/fading to interior pages. Cover design, interior drawings and collage by Tuli Kupferberg. The brain child of Sylvia Topp and Tuli Kupferberg's Birth Press, Yeah was the black humor and literary review periodical ("a satyric excursion published at will") from 1961-1965, and one of many seeds in the formation of The Fugs in 1964. This is the second issue with poetry from Alan Sillitoe, Cerise Farallon, Bill Shay, kv hertz, excerpts of Martial translated by Sam Morland, Anthony Kaye, Tuli; prose pieces: "Documents of Our Time" by Carl Forsberg; "Our Favorite Physiology"---a 16-point outline of chemical and physical interactions of the human body by Tuli; "The Old Gunny Says"---a story of the U.S.… Read More

New York City, NY: Birth Press, 1962. Softcover octavo, saddle-stapled in illustrated light peach paper wrappers with purple lettering and decoration, partially paginated to 16 pp. [22]. Very good, lightly worn and rubbed along stapled spine and perimeter aspects of cover wrappers; slight discoloration/fading to cover wrappers and interior pages. Cover design by Tuli Kupferberg. The brain child of Sylvia Topp and Tuli Kupferberg's Birth Press, Yeah was the black humor and literary review periodical ("a satyric excursion published at will") from 1961-1965, and one of many seeds in the formation of The Fugs in 1964. This is the third issue with poetry from John Swenehart, Brigid Murnaghan-Merritt, David Shankar, Morgan Gibson; the tradional Yeah centerfold collage by Tuli; two reduced prints of artwork by Bread & Puppet Theater Founder/Co-Director, Peter Schumann; contributions from Ed Finkenberg and Ken Jacobs; the back cover wrappers is an ad for 'sap-glove'. Please note that Yeah would often come… Read More

New York City, NY: Birth Press, 1962. Softcover octavo, saddle-stapled in illustrated light blue paper wrappers with green lettering and decoration, 22 pp. Very good, lightly worn and rubbed along stapled spine and perimeter aspects of cover wrappers; slight discoloration/fading to cover wrappers and interior pages. Cover design by Tuli Kupferberg partially borrowed from Paul Krassner's The Realist No. 23. The brain child of Sylvia Topp and Tuli Kupferberg's Birth Press, Yeah was the black humor and poetry journal (self-described as "a satyric / a sardonic review / a sarcastic epitome / a chronicle of the last days") from 1961-1965, and one of many seeds in the formation of The Fugs in 1964. This is the fourth issue with poetry from Earnest O'Brien, Mrs. Sara L. Williams, Royston Ellis, Martial translated by Paul Rogers, Robert Murray, Jim Tully, Jack Masella, W. Keith Kraus, Alex Comfort, Yevgeni Yevtushenko; a prose piece titled "Three Prophets" about Waldo Frank, Floyd Dell & Leigh Hoffman with… Read More

New York City, NY: Birth Press, 1962. Softcover octavo, saddle-stapled in illustrated cream paper wrappers with red and green lettering and decoration, partially paginated to pp. 20 [22]. Very good, lightly worn and rubbed along stapled spine and perimeter aspects of cover wrappers; slight discoloration/fading to cover wrappers and interior pages have small soiled spot from pp.17 to back cover wrapper near bottom at edge. Cover design by Tuli Kupferberg. The brain child of Sylvia Topp and Tuli Kupferberg's Birth Press, Yeah was the black humor and poetry journal ("a satyric excursion / A special Xmas Number dedicated to Messrs. K&K, mass murderers, who by the infinite crimes they daily commit, sanction or prepare for, save us poor masslings...") from 1961-1965, and one of many seeds in the formation of The Fugs in 1964. This is the fifth issue with poetry Clement C. Toorely, Roberta Carter, Jake Trussell, Robert Anton Wilson, Sam Morland; a short 3-act play "Waiting for the End of Baldy's Game An… Read More

New York City, NY: Birth Press, 1963. Softcover octavo, saddle-stapled in illustrated orange paper wrappers with brown lettering and decoration, 22 pp. Very good, lightly worn and rubbed along stapled spine and perimeter aspects of cover wrappers; slight discoloration/fading to cover wrappers and interior pages. Cover design by Tuli Kupferberg; front cover drawing from Yankee Notions (NYC), October 1852. The brain child of Sylvia Topp and Tuli Kupferberg's Birth Press, Yeah was the black humor and poetry journal("a satyric excursion") from 1961-1965, and one of many seeds in the formation of The Fugs in 1964. This is the seventh issue with poetry from Genevieve Dawes, Norris Jones, Tuli, and Jorge Brandon; traditional centerfold collage by Tuli; extensive prose, essays, art, and editorial commentary on systemic racism in the U.S. Additional materials in this issue include tipped-in, saddle-stapled at center 7 pp. micro-pamphlet (4.25" x 5.5") "Police Service Dogs"; 4.25" x 5.5" two-sided… Read More

New York City, NY: Birth Press, 1964. Softcover octavo, saddle-stapled in illustrated cream paper wrappers with green lettering and decoration, 22 pp. Very good, lightly worn and rubbed along stapled spine and perimeter aspects of cover wrappers; slight discoloration/fading to cover wrappers and some soiling to cover wrappers. Cover design by Tuli Kupferberg. The brain child of Sylvia Topp and Tuli Kupferberg's Birth Press, Yeah was the black humor and poetry journal (self-described as "a satyric / a sardonic review / a sarcastic epitome / a chronicle of the last days") from 1961-1965, and one of many seeds in the formation of The Fugs in 1964. This is the fourth issue with poetry, drawings, comix, the traditional yeah centerfold collage by Tuli, prose, and more social commentary! Also, tipped in 5.5" x 8.5" double-sided promotional flier for forthcoming and past birth press publications Please note that Yeah would often come with additional promotional materials and tipped-in printed matter---all… Read More

New York: Dot Books, 1972. Signature-bound in glossy pictorial wraps. 35pp. Near fine. The only printing of Andrew Wylie's poetry collection issued on Richard Hell's newly-formed Dot Books following a co-editing stint on six issues of the art and poetry journal Genesis Grasp, 1968-1971. Wylie left his erotic writing in the dust years later when he formed his own literary agency, later saying of Yellow Flowers, 'I guess I wasn't destined to be a poet.'.

New York: Dot Books, 1972. Signature-bound in glossy pictorial wraps. 35pp. Lightly rubbed and edge worn; about Near Fine. The only printing of Andrew Wylie's poetry collection issued on Richard Hell's newly-formed Dot Books following a co-editing stint on six issues of the art and poetry journal Genesis Grasp, 1968-1971. Wylie left his erotic writing in the dust years later when he formed his own literary agency, later saying of Yellow Flowers, 'I guess I wasn't destined to be a poet.' With subscription slip to UNMUZZLED OX laid-in.

New York: Viking Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover quarto, cream boards backed with black cloth spine with red, green, white lettering. [xvi] 206 pp. Fair. Boards pushed to fore edge, soiled; lettering to spine rubbed and faded; last forty pages or so dampstained to bottom. Pages, text clean and legible. A soundly bound and immensely readable copy, even if it won't win any beauty pageants./No jacket..

Toronto: Anansi, 1974. Perfect-bound, [octavo], pictorial wraps, 110 pp. Very good condition. Design by Frank Loconte; photography by Graeme Gibson.

Fayetteville, AR: Lost Roads Publishing Company, 1979. First Edition. Perfect-bound [octavo] in pictorial wraps, 49 pp. Very Good, toning to wraps, along with mild soiling, rubbing, and creasing. Internally clean.. Cover by Richard Albertine. Posthumously published collection (on his own Lost Rivers Press, kept going after his death by partner CD Wright) from Frank Stanford, the prodigious and visionary young poet who took his own life one year prior before he saw thirty years. Stanford's bold and experimental style earned him a devoted underground following in and after his lifetime, although his individual titles have stayed very out of print until recent collections and reprints in the 2000s.

Paris: Dead Language, 1958. Staplebound [16mo], illustrated card wraps, [24] pp. Very Good or better, light edgewear, light soiling to wraps.. Heliczer's first book, published on his own Dead Language Press. Missing tipped-in author photo. Highly scarce.

New York: Trident Press, 1966. Hardcover, [octavo], black cloth boards, embossed gilt spine titles with red decoration, pictorial dust jacket, 475 pp. Very good book; good dust jacket. Jacket design Jim McMullan.

New York: Carlton Press, 1964. Hardcover, octavo, black cloth boards, gilt spine titles, pictorial dust jacket, 100 pp. Very good book; very good dust jacket, spine faded, spine ends chipped, covers rubbed, edges and corners lightly creased with wear. Jacket designed by Ladd Fraternale. The murder story of a refugee doctor from Nazi Germany who kills his wife after settling in Washington's imaginary West African Republic of Yulan under dictatorial rule.

Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2018. Hardcover. Very Good. Book is in very good condition, square tight binding, sharp corners, some light shelving and handling wear. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall.

Rotterdam, Germany: NAI Publishers, 2018. Soft cover. Very Good. Book is in very good condition, sharp corners, tight binding, some edgewear to extremities, general shelving and handling wear, clean and unmarked within. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.