Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Koch, Kenneth. Sleeping with Women [Signed]. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1969.
Price: US$34.04 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION. Signed by the poet in black ink on colophon page, as called for. Number 270 of 300 copies. There were a total of 450 copies printed, 300 in wraps & 150 in cloth hardcover, both printed 1969 by Black Sparrow Press. This is one of the 300 copies in decorated sewn wraps. Cover illustration by Larry Rivers. A single poem which first appeared in "Poetry" (Chicago) magazine. From colophon page: "Designed and printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at the Plantin Press, Los Angeles in February 1969 for the Black Sparrow Press". Title page printed in black & brown. Hand-sewn printed wraps with foldover French flaps. A nice clean softcover copy. 9pp. Scarce signed copy.
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Kenneth Koch. Sleeping with Women. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, CA, 1969.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Number 103 of 300, limited edition, sewn in paper wrappers, signed by Koch. Larry Rivers illustrated the cover; Saul and Lillian Marks designed the book which has 4 small reddish illustrations (not by Rivers) within the text. Edges of oversize wraps are slightly creased, tiny chips at top and bottom of sewn spine. Very very mildly soiled. Interior pages are clean, tight. A slim book, ~ 6 1/2" x 10". We can reduce shipping charge on regular mail service.
Seller: Lucky Panther Books, Leonia, NJ, U.S.A.
KOCH, Kenneth.. Sleeping with Women.. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow,, 1969.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: 9 pp. Very good plus in sewn wrappers and near fine integral printed dust jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Koch.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Koch, Kenneth. Sleeping With Women (Signed). Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1969.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Tall 8vo. 8 pp. First edition, #127 of 150 SIGNED hardbound copies. Front cover design by Larry Rivers. A most pleasing copy in torn acetate wrapper. Signed by Author.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Kenneth Koch. Sleeping With Women. Black Sparrow Presa, Los Angeles, 1969.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine hardcover in Very Good heavily worn and chipped original transparent acetate jacket. Tape repair along top rear edge of jacket. Signed issue; #92 of 150 numbered copies signed by Kenneth Koch.
Seller: Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Koch, Kenneth. Sleeping With Women. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1969.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Blue and tan boards with slight discoloration to the back board. Acetate jacket has two tears along the top edge of the back cover. Signed by Kock, number 84/150 hard cover copies. Cover illustration is by Larry Rivers. Book is near fine, acetate jacket is very good.
Seller: Bad Animal, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. 9 pages. Number 71 from an edition of 150 handbound copies. A long poem and with cover illustration by Larry Rivers. A near fine copy in paper covered boards with cloth spine and in a very good plus acetate dust jacket that has a small tear to the bottom front corner and is lightly rubbed. Signed by Koch on the limitation page.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Koch, Kenneth. Sleeping with Women. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1969.
Price: US$199.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: no.182 of 300 signed super-fine signed
Seller: beat book shop, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
KOCH, Kenneth. Sleeping with Women. Black Sparrow, Los Angeles, 1969.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Front board illustration by Larry Rivers. Fine in fine, original unprinted acetate dustwrapper. One of 150 numbered and Signed hardcover copies.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Koch, Kenneth. Sleeping with Women. Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1969.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1 of 150 copies signed signed author sadly deceased hand bound in boards by G. McI.
Seller: beat book shop, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.