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WAKOSKI, Diane.. On Barbara's Shore: A Poem.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1971.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: [12 pp]. Fine in sewn wrappers. One of 404 copies designed by Barbara Martin and printed by Noel Young. The one hundredth publication of the press. Morrow & Cooney 100a.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
WAKOSKI, Diane. On Barbara's Shore. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1971.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, wrappered issue. 12mo. 12pp. Stitched printed blue wrappers. A bit sunned at the spine, else near fine. One of 404 copies designed by Barbara Martin and printed by Noel Young. The one hundredth publication of the press. *Morrow & Cooney* 100a.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Wakoski, Diane. On Barbara's Shore. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1971.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stiff blue wraps. First edition, with a limited hardcover edition also published. A three page poem by Diane Wakoski. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading along the spine.
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.
Wakoski, Diane. On Barbara's Shore. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1971.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Slim duodecimo [21 cm] 1/4 decorative floral cloth with blue paper over boards. The top edge of the text block is just a little foxed. Number 20 in a hardcover edition limited to 100 copies. Signed by Diane Wakoski on the limitation page.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
WAKOSKI, Diane. On Barbara's Shore. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1971.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Quarter cloth and decorated papercovered boards. About near fine with toning on the top edge in a near fine unprinted dustwrapper with slight toning. Limited to 100 numbered copies Signed by Wakoski.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Limited Issue, one of 5 copies specially bound and designated for the publisher and a few members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (21cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [12]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Beautifully bound poem, this edition was distributed gratis to friends of the press.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Wakoski, Diane. Greed: Parts 5-7. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1971.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the first edition, cloth-backed decorated boards, limited to 200 signed and numbered hardbound copies, this being number 106 and signed by Diane Wakoski. Book in fine condition, with light rubbing bottom edge of boards. No dust jacket issued.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
WAKOSKI, Diane.. Greed: Parts 5-7.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1971.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 46 pp. Foxing along top edges, else nine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. Designated "Publisher's Copy" on the colophon page and SIGNED by Wakoski with an original holograph poem tipped-in. Dated (5 May 1971) and warmly INSCRIBED by Wakoski to John and Barbara [Martin] on the front free endpaper. Prospectus laid-in.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.