Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
McClure, Michael. Hymns to St. Geryon and Other Poems. Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Few cross-creases with short repaired tear to spine, light bumps to top of spine and corners, covers lightly soiled, covers and page edges show some browning from age. Reading crease present on covers. Solid binding.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
McClure, Michael.. Hymns to St. Geryon and Other Poems.. The Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Printing. Limitation not stated. Printed letterpress and bound in cream-tan wrappers, as issued, with cover decoration by McClure. Poet's first book, following a couple of ephemeral pamphlets. Near Fine with light toning to extremities and spine, but straight without crimps or tears. 54pp. Q10247
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Michael McClure. Hymns to St. Geryon and Other Poems. The Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Printed wraps with brown lettering and black design. This copy is VG. Exterior has a 1" chip at bottom of spine, modest toning around the edges, and modest curling to tips. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight. Cover design by the author. Author's first book.
Seller: Bailey Bonzo Books, Shelbyville, IN, U.S.A.
McClure, Michael. Hymns to St. Geryon, and other Poems. Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Very slightly toned but about fine -- illus. wraps. Lovely copy of the poet's first book. Includes 'Peyote Poem' and 'For The Death of 100 Whales'.
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
McClure, Michael. Hymns to St. Geryon : And Other Poems. The Auerhahn Press, 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inscribed by McClure on half-title page, Venice, California, June 26, 1992. 7 1/8 x 10 in. [68]pp., in tan printed wraps. Handset and printed letterpress at the Auerhahn Press designed by Dave L. Haselwood. Previous owner's ink signature on first preliminary leaf, slight tanning to the spine, light soiling to wraps, else Very Good.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Beats - McClure, Michael. Hymns To St. Geryon. Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tall, wide trade paperbound volume. 54 pp. First edition of the beat poet's first book. Silkscreen cover also by McClure. Book designed by Dave Haselwood. A handsome very good to near fine copy. This copy hails from the library of fellow poet Kenneth Irby who has signed his name on the blank front endpaper and indicated that he acquired it in Cambridge, MA in April 1963.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
McClure, Michael. Hymns to St. Geryon. The Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Small 4to, 54pp; original wrappers.
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
McCLURE, Michael. Hymns to St. Geryon and Other Poems. The Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Small quarto. 54pp. Wrappers. Toning on the edges of the wrappers else very good with Auerhahn Press Pamphlet broadside laid in (with poetry by John Wieners, Michael McClure, Philip Lamantia, and Philip Whalen). Inscribed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
McClure, Michael. Hymns to St. Geryon, and other Poems. Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1959.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Fyleaf is corner-clipped else very good with some wear to tips and spinal extremities -- illus. wraps; title page SIGNED by the poet. Laid in is 8 1/2" x 11" handbill advertising McClure's reading Oct. 18, 2017 at Simon Fraser University. The poet's first book. Includes 'Peyote Poem' and 'For The Death of 100 Whales'.
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Price: US$137.50 + shipping
Description: Quarto (25.25cm.); original tan pictorial card wrappers; [6],54pp. Light shelf-wear, else Very Good or better. Book designed by Dave L. Haselwood with a cover illustration by McClure reproduced by silk screen. Inscribed twice by the author on title page, first "This copy for Gerard -- old verses anew, Michael"; and "And signed later anew for Thomas Babb, Michael."
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.