Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Michael McClure. A Companion to the Boobus and the Bunnyduck. Arion Press, 2007.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: San Francisco, 2007; purple paper covers; corner wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; not paginated
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
McCLURE, Michael. A Companion to The Boobus and the Bunnyduck. Arion, San Francisco, 2007.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Octavo. 6.25 x 9.5 in. 10 pp. Very good in original wrappers with light crease to one corner. Includes laid in order form and prospectus.
Seller: Bagatelle Books, IOBA, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This item is soft-bound in light purple wrappers with black printing on the upper cover. The string binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean.
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 12pp in purple wraps, two inserts, all near fine. A length prospectus for the limited edtion.
Seller: Blue Sky Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Michael McClure. Jess. The Boobus and the Bunnyduck. Arion Press, 2007.
Price: US$655.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Full scale color facsimile of the unique 1957 artist's book. Bound in purple cloth boards with inset images, 32 pages in an accordion fold. Housed in matching cloth box/slipcase. Edition of 100. With the companion booklet, saddle-stitched, entitled "A Companion to The Boobus and the Bunnyduck", in stiff violet wraps, which rest inside box's inside cover. Written for his daughter Jane, nicknamed Boobus, the story was eventually shown to Jess and his partner Robert Duncan friends of McClure the former then illustrating the project in 1957 in crayon and ink. Also of note are the endpapers, entitled "Humble Jumble", rendered in a puzzle picture-style diverging from the rest of Jess' illustrations. Beautiful condition book, some marks and imperfections to solander case
Seller: Vendome Books, San Clemente, CA, U.S.A.
. The Boobus and the Bunnyduck Arion Press - 2007 VG+. Arion Press, 2007.
Price: US$825.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This book is in Very good condition. There are no signatures, bookplates, or markings of any kind. The pages are clean and free of any foxing. This book is a Limited Edition, one of only 100 copies, published by the Arion Press in 2007. There is come light rubbing to the outside case. A rare first edition of a classic work.
Seller: The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Michael McClure, Jess [Collins]. The Boobus and the Bunnyduck. Arion Press, 2007.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Full scale color facsimile of the unique 1957 artist's book. Bound in purple cloth boards with inset images, 32 pages in an accordion fold. Housed in matching cloth box/slipcase. Edition of 100, this one unnumbered likely among the 26 complimentary, extra copies made. With two copies of the companion booklet, saddle-stitched, entitled "A Companion to The Boobus and the Bunnyduck", in stiff violet wraps, which rest inside box's inside cover. Written for his daughter Jane, nicknamed Boobus, the story was eventually shown to Jess and his partner Robert Duncan friends of McClure the former then illustrating the project in 1957 in crayon and ink. Also of note are the endpapers, entitled "Humble Jumle", rendered in a puzzle picture-style diverging from the rest of Jess' illustrations. A special note on the condition of this work: a consistent wave is present throughout the panels, and this peculiarity is specifically addressed in a loose A4 typed letter (included herein) from production director Andrew Hoyem. The book's panels consist of two paper types laminated together, one of which expands from humidity at a faster rate than the other. The publisher states that concerned readers may send their copies back to the press for repair, which entails cutting the backing paper to relieve tension and restore flatness to the pages without compromising their structure. The copy here listed has not undergone the above treatment and retains the aforementioned wave. It is otherwise in lovely condition, presenting minor edgewear and only occasional, faint rubbing to slipcase, most numerous on interior side of lid. Panels in excellent shape besides the wave, fresh and clean. One corner of box bumped tinily. A wonder of fine bookmaking. Please note that this oversized volume will require additional shipping costs.
Seller: Aeon Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited edition numbered 18 of 100 copies. Clocking in at just under 14 inches tall, this fan-fold folio is an ink-jet printed facsimile of a unique book created by Jess in 1957, bearing hand lettered text, originally accomplished in crayon, ink, etc., in a spiral notebook. Jess and his partner, poet Robert Duncan, often worked on projects like this after dinner for their own amusement, and spent time with beat poet Michael McClure, who is thought to have written this story ca. 1956 or 1957. Arion Press dutifully and beautifully reproduced the item in a fan-fold format to facilitate display. It is printed on thick Moab Entrada rag paper stock, outer boards in purple cloth, with pictorial paper labels at both front and rear boards, housed in a matching purple cloth box with a small text label, and a slot for an accompanying booklet inside the lid (a fine book in a near fine box with an abrasion to the paper label and a hint of rubbing box edges). Personal note: Ive had several of the Arion books, and of them, this is my favorite.
Seller: Joe Maynard, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
McClure, Michael and Jess.. The Boobus and the Bunnyduck.. Arion Press, E-082, 2007.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 4to. Arion Press, San Francisco, CA. 2007. 32 pages in an accordion fold. First publication of a unique artist book done by Jess Collins in 1957. The story was written by the poet John McClure for his daughter Jane. This is a full scale color facsimile with 32 panels, bound as an accordian-fold, purple cloth over boards in matching box, limited to 100 numbered copies and 26 lettered, this is copy 32. Arion Press #80. Slipcased in matching purple cloth with paper title present to the front board. Bound in purple cloth with inset images, housed in a box with an accompanying booklet Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Boobus and the Bunnyduck is a full-scale, full-color facsimile of the original unique artist book made by Jess Collins in 1957. E-082; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.