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• Signed by HOF Sports Writer and Star Tigers Player

  

  (Gehringer, Charles) Lieb, Fredrick G.

  The Detroit Tigers

  $400.00

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  G. P. Putnam’s Sons: New York (1946).  Presumed first edition (no other printings indicated).  Part of the “Putnam Sports Series”. Signed by the author, a Hall of Fame sportswriter inducted into Cooperstown in 1973.  Also signed by Charles (“Chas”) Gehringer, Hall of Fame Tigers second baseman from 1924 – 1942. A lifetime .320 hitter with over 2,800 hits, Gehringer was one of the best fielding second baseman in the history of the game.  At the time of his retirement, he owned the MLB record for double plays turned by a second baseman and remains among the all-time MLB leaders in assists and putouts. Lieb spent nearly 70 years as a sportswriter and is credited with coining the term “The House that Ruth Built,” referring to the New York Yankees’ brand new stadium.  Over his career, he covered every World Series game from 1911 to 1958, 30 All-Star games, and over 8,000 major-league baseball games. Newsprint offset front pastedown and free end paper, little toning to rear free end paper, unobtrusive mark to front board, otherwise a bright, fresh and nearly fine copy in very good dust wrapper, corners clipped, slightly chipped at spine ends, rubbed along sides spine. less

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• A "stopper" for Denis Johnson completists

  

  Johnson, Denis

  Inner Weather

  $1,250.00

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  Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, (1976). First Edition. Limited edition, #9 of only 20 copies, signed by Johnson.  The very scarce hardbound edition, simultaneously issued with 600 unsigned copies in wrappers. Johnson’s second book of poetry, published seven years before his first novel.  An early publication from the author of Jesus’ Son and the National Book Award winning Tree of Smoke. Nearly fine with slight softening to corners without dust wrapper as issued. less

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• Artist's Copy, Inscribed and Signed 6X by Baskin

  

  (Baskin, Leonard) Blake, William

  A Letter from William Blake

  $500.00

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  Northampton (MA): Gehenna Press, 1964.  Limited edition 500 copies. This copy unnumbered but is the artist’s copy, so marked in pencil by Baskin, inscribed by Baskin for Paul (Bitter), Baskin’s nephew (son of Baskin’s then wife Esther’s sister, Fannie).  16 unnumbered pages.  With 6 wood-engravings, 4 printed on Japan tissue, all being versions of Blake’s face. Baskin has additionally signed 5 of the engravings, including all the ones on Japan tissue. Original marbled wrappers, printed label on upper cover. Light edgewear as is common to this title, Bitter’s name label, which establishes provenance but is otherwise less than attractive, on front flap.  A very good copy. less

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• Diane di Prima's Copy with Orig. Drawing by Dunca

  

  Duncan, Robert

  A Selection of 65 Drawings from one drawing book 1952-1956

  $400.00

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  Black Sparrow Press: Los Angeles, 1970.  65 loose prints, not bound (as issued).  A signed presentation copy from Duncan to Diane di Prima and her second husband Grant (Fisher), with a full page original drawing on card stock, measuring 6″ X 9″, in the style of drawings from the book.  The Black Sparrow Press item appeared with a publisher’s chemise and signed colophon page — these are not present here and presumably weren’t included in the author’s copies of the book. A few minor age spots to card stock, otherwise fine. When speaking of the impact of Duncan’s teachings, di Prima cited the lesson that poetry intensifies life. In an interview with fellow Beat poet David Meltzer, she recalled, “Robert was probably one of the closest, most intimate lovers I ever had, even though we never had a physical relationship. I learned a lot of different kinds of things from him. One of the things I learned—in a way no teacher of Buddhism ever showed me—was how precious my life was. How precious the whole ambience of the time. A real sense of appreciating every minute.” di Prima recalled their personal relationship in an August 2001 interview with poet David Hadbawnik: “Robert used to come and hang for days, he’d move into my house in Marshall in the ’70s, and bring his French mysteries that he was teaching himself idiomatic French from, and his notebook, and he’d stay for days. And he always came to Christmases with the kids, because Jess doesn’t like holidays, and so I’d have to say mid-’70s, through ’75 on, he was there many weekends, many mornings…. Eating fried herring from the bay for breakfast.” less

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