Imago Press

Poesies

Nelligan, Émile · 2002

CA$13.00 (€8.27 | $9.11 | £6.90 | ¥1,455)

Montreal, Boreal, 2002. Perfect binding, 238 pp. 5"-7.5". Good. Reprint of the 1902 Librairie Beauchemin edition of 1904 this contains all the known work of the great francophone poet and reproduces the original preface by Louis Dantin as well. Redon's le Chevalier mystique gr...

The Maximus Poems, Volume 3

Olson, Charles · 1975

CA$23.00 (€14.63 | $16.13 | £12.21 | ¥2,574)

New York, Grossman Publishers, 1975. Perfect binding, 229 pp. 8"-11". Good. Also known as 'Book 7 & After'. Edited by Charles Boer and George Butterick from ms. left at poet's death. Water damage.

Canaan

Hill, Geoffrey · 1998

CA$15.00 (€9.54 | $10.52 | £7.96 | ¥1,679)

New York, Mariner / Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Perfect binding, 79 pp. 5.5"-8.25". As New. Moral intensity of a biblical prophet matched by its prosody's lyrical edge, this is poetry of the first order. Woodcut reproduction on pale green paper cover. No stains.

A Paleontologist's Notebook

Nash, Susan Smith · 1995

CA$15.00 (€9.54 | $10.52 | £7.96 | ¥1,679)

Tarrytown NY, Left Hand Books, 1995. Perfect binding, 66 pp. 6"-9". fine. Has archaeological graphics, drawings and fabulously bright dragon from Bolivia on the black cover. But also: "tonight your name seems/ as inarticulate as fingertips against my lips".

Puglia Fruit Market # 3

Bradley, Daniel f., editor · 1989

CA$12.00 (€7.63 | $8.41 | £6.37 | ¥1,343)

Toronto, WENDYSSTOMACH, 1989. Stapled at top, 3 pp. 8.5"-11". Fine. Jake Berry (twice), Daniel f. Bradley, David Duclos, LeRoy Gorman, Karyn McKnight, Annick Le Goaix and, bpNicho.l contribute to this VZWL, poetry & prose mag before zines. For Halloween 1989.

Man and Culture: A Philosophical Enquiry

Verene, Donald P. · 1970

CA$10.00 (€6.36 | $7.01 | £5.31 | ¥1,119)

New York, Dell, 1970. Perfect binding, 370 pp. 4.25"-7". Fine. Philosophy in a mass-market format “A Laurel Original” but Chapter 6 includes, “Culture and the Production of World Views” by Wilhelm Dilthey in a rare English translation. Some penmarks, otherwise as new.

Papousek Na Motocyklu / Parrot on a Motorcycle

Nesval, Vitezslav, Jennifer Rogers, translator · 2010

CA$17.00 (€10.81 | $11.92 | £9.02 | ¥1,903)

Brooklyn, Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010. Saddle-stitched, 28 pp. 4.75"-8". Mint. Poems and one-sentence riffs on poetic practice. Texts in Czech and English converge to a green & yellow centrefold. Wraparound cover has type in red over these.

Black's Law Dictionary, Fifth edition

Anderson, Trevor, editor · 1979

CA$70.00 (€44.53 | $49.08 | £37.15 | ¥7,835)

St. Paul MN, West Publishing, 1979. Sewn cloth, 1511 pp. 7.75"-10". Fine. 1891 Dictionary of Law in its first reprint. With pronunciation guide and Study Guide booklet. Only a few stains to sturdy blue clothbound covers. No jacket required.

Welcoming Disaster. Poems 1970 - 1974

Macpherson, Jay · 1974

CA$13.00 (€8.27 | $9.11 | £6.90 | ¥1,455)

Toronto, Saannes Publications, 1974. Perfect binding, 63 pp. 5.25"-8.25". Good. The dark underside to her smooth sailing inaugural success. B x w covers much foxed. People hate the title. Good stuff.

Imagoes

Coleman, Wanda · 1983

CA$20.00 (€12.72 | $14.02 | £10.61 | ¥2,239)

Santa Rosa CA, Black Sparrow Press, 1983. Perfect binding, 171 pp. 6"-9". Fine. Poems that insist the personal isn't just political but lyrical, chant-worthy, absurdly funny and on the verge of orgasm as well. Back of the book has the poet's photo. Some lift.

Implexures

Mac Cormack, Karen · 2003

CA$20.00 (€12.72 | $14.02 | £10.61 | ¥2,239)

Tucson, Chax, 2003. Perfect binding, 78 pp. 7.5"-7.5". fine. Language poet transgresses into real family times and crystallines emerge. Co-publ.w/ West House of UK. Lift to the laminate is minimal.

Pages Choisies

Gautier, Theophile · 1934

CA$10.00 (€6.36 | $7.01 | £5.31 | ¥1,119)

Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1934. Perfect binding, 208 pp. 4.25"-6.5". Good. Poems, selections of fiction and criticism followed by homework suggestions. One wobbly corner.

Poems and Ballads

Bierman, Wolf, S. Gooch, tr. · 1977

CA$15.00 (€9.54 | $10.52 | £7.96 | ¥1,679)

London, Pluto, 1977. Perfect binding, 103 pp. 5"-8". fine. German poems with English en face, followed by scored folksongs. This poet was father to Nina Hagen's.

A Plague Year Journal

Estok, Michael · 1989

CA$15.00 (€9.54 | $10.52 | £7.96 | ¥1,679)

Vancouver, Pulp, 1989. Perfect binding, 88 pp. 5.5"-8.5". fine. Poet's inventory of his life's last year, subject to the AIDS Plague. Won the BEA Lambda Book award.

Imagist Poetry

Jones, Peter, editor · 1972

CA$17.00 (€10.81 | $11.92 | £9.02 | ¥1,903)

Hammondworth, Penguin, 1972. Perfect binding, 188 pp. 4.25"-7". good. Extensive 40 page chronicle of the style followed by generous selections fro the work of T.E. Hulme, H.D. Richard Aldington and Amy Lowell among others. Cover features the painting by W. Roberts of the Vorti...

Songs of my Heart

Ji, Ruan; Graham Hartill and Wu Fusheng, translators · 1988

CA$15.00 (€9.54 | $10.52 | £7.96 | ¥1,679)

London, Wellsweep Chinese Poets, 1988. Perfect binding, 96 pp. 5.25"-8.25". As New. Third Century Chinese poet who took up with a Daoist group and stayed drunk in order to avoid military recruitment. Torn paper collages on both fold-in covers by Bronwyn Borrow.

The Fetish Speaks!

Anon. · 1973

CA$13.00 (€8.27 | $9.11 | £6.90 | ¥1,455)

Detroit, Black & Red, 1973. Folded, 10 pp. 5.75"-9.25". Fine. First printed in January 1969 as “Black and Red no. 5” this is a re-issue in 1973 from “Black & Red”-”in which Mr. Capital and Mrs. Land do their ghost walking .”. 5 folds 10 pages, alternating green and pink.

Jody Said

Jankola, Beth · 1977

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Vancouver, Press Gang, 1977. Perfect binding, 64 pp. 5.25"-8". fine. Poems and photos of a prairie life lived in suburban Vancouver. Jody's her daughter. B x w laminate covers.

Pensees et Opuscules

Pascal, Blaise · 1935

CA$15.00 (€9.54 | $10.52 | £7.96 | ¥1,679)

Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1935. Perfect binding, 95 pp. 4.75"-7". Good. In the 'Classiques Illustres Vaubourdolle' series -notes to the extracts by Fernand Flutre. Clear cover, spine worn however.

Within the Wound

Sutherland, Fraser · 1976

CA$12.00 (€7.63 | $8.41 | £6.37 | ¥1,343)

Ottawa, Northern Journey Press, 1976. Staplebound, 24 pp. 5.5"-8.5". As New. First edition chapbook. Went on to become the serious reviewer of poetry for Canada's 'National Newspaper'.