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Everson, William. THE VERITABLE YEARS 1949-1966. Black Sparrow Press, 1978.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Maroon cloth, illustrated boards. Paper label on the spine. #123/250, signed by Everson. Nearly fine with very minor lower corner wear. Very tight and unmarked interior. The original clear mylar dust jacket is a bit rubbed. ; SIGNED EDITION; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 346 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
Everson, William. THE VERITABLE YEARS 1949-1966. Black Sparrow Press, 1978.
Price: US$49.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited edition #191 of 250 signed by Everson to the colophon. Tiny spot to top text block edge, bit of rubbing to bottom board edge else fine in fine acetate DJ. ; SIGNED EDITION; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Everson, William.. THE VERITABLE YEARS 1949-1966.. Black Sparrow Press: Santa Barbara, 1978.
Price: US$57.50 + shipping
Description: 9.25 x 6.25, corduroy backed pict boards, 346 + epilogue, top right corners gently bumped else vg in rubbed acetate dw. ONE OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY EVERSON.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Cloth spine over illustrated boards. 346 pp. First edition. One of 250 hardbound copies SIGNED by Everson. Hardbound trade edition in clear acetate wrapper. With a afterword by Albert Gelpi. A near fine copy in clear acetate wrapper.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Everson, William. THE VERITABLE YEARS 1949-1966.. Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1978.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st edition. One of 250 hardcover copies numbered and signed by the author. With an afterword by Albert Gelpi. Fine, with original acetate jacket.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
EVERSON, William. The Veritable Years 1949-1966. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1978.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Small 4to. Green pictorial paper over boards and red corduroy spine. 346pp, (xxii). Near fine. Edition limited to 250 signed, numbered copies.
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.
Everson, William. The Veritable Years 1949-1966. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, 1978.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 250 copies SIGNED by Everson! A Fine copy in a clear plastic jacket ; SIGNED EDITION; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition; an edition of 500 in which 250 are numbered copies are numbered and signed by William Everson, this is numbered 49 and signed by the author. 8vo. SIGNED EDITION. Curdoroy sone and pictorial paper sides.A fine copy in fine publisher's acetate dust jacket First edition; an edition of 500 in which 250 are numbered copies are numbered and signed by William Everson, this is numbered 49 and signed by the author.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: FIrst Printing. Limited Issue: #554/250 copies hand-numbered and SIGNED by Everson on the Colophon. Bound in decorated paper covered boards, burnt red corduroy cloth spine with label, in clear unprinted acetate dustwrapper. A Very Fine copy. With an Afterword by Albert Gelpi. 346pp. Q11202
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
EVERSON, William.. The Veritable Years 1949-1966.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1978.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 346 pp. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. Afterword by Albert Gelpi. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Everson.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$161.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Cloth and pictorial boards, printed spine label. First edition, thus. Number 25 of only 50 copies numbered and signed by Everson, handbound in boards by Earle Gray, and containing a holograph poem signed and dated "Holy Thursday, 1978" by the author, bound before the dedication. Very fine, in a fine acetate dust wrapper. Black Sparrow Press was a small independent publishing house focused on avant-garde literature. Established by John and Barbara Martin in 1966, in Los Angeles, and shuttered in 2002 in Santa Rosa. With the help of typographer and printer Graham Mackintosh, the Press was responsible for drawing attention to Charles Bukowski and his literary work. There has been interest in reviving this press of late, and relocating it to the east coast.
Seller: Second Wind Books, LLC, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. Number 46 of only 50 copies from the deluxe edition handbound in boards by Earle Gray. A collection of poems by Everson with an afterword by Albert Gelpi. A close to near fine copy with some slight soiling to the page edges in a near fine acetate jacket. Signed by Everson on the limitation page and with a tipped in holograph poem by Everson as well.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
EVERSON, William.. The Veritable Years 1949-1966.. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow,, 1978.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 346 pp. Foxing along top edge, else near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. Afterword by Albert Gelpi. Designated "Publisher's Copy" on the colophon page and SIGNED by Everson. As in the deluxe issue of this title, there is an original holograph poem by Everson tipped-in after the title page.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
William Everson. THE VERITABLE YEARS 1949-1966 (SIGNED). Black Sparrow Press, Los Angeles, 1978.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A very fine hardcover copy in original acetate cover. One of fifty hand bound in boards by Earle Gray. Each contaning a holograph poem by William Everson. This is copy no. 18 signed by Everson. A very nice copy. No bumped corners to book. No tears to acetate cover.
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.