Cleveland: Bits Press, (1979). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps (as issued.) Published as A Bits Chapbook, with a cover illustration by Jeanne Meinke. Sun fading to cover along spine and bottom edge, else little wear, fine. More
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, (1941). 1st edition, simultaneous paperwraps, with red printed dust jacket. The author's first book. Published by James Laughlin in New Direction's The Poet of the Month series. The text includes forty-six poems. Designed and printed by Carroll Coleman at The Prairie Press. Gentle wear and sunning..... More
Cleveland: Bits Press/Case Western Reserve, (1980). 1st edition, original printed stiff paperwraps (as issued). Specially signed by Spires on the title page in black ink, and with a brief notation on a separate sheet laid in. Published as A Bits Chapbook in an edition limited to 1250 copies, this collection..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2015. 1st edition, limited (1/74) numbered and signed, original hand-tied stiff paperwraps, with printed dust jacket (as issued). The text of these multicolor visual image calligram poems "is set in Vollkorn type and printed by Frank Turenhout and Hans Dessens in August 2015 for Tungsten Press..... More
Milwaukee: Pentagram Press, (1979). 1st edition, original illustrated French-fold paperwraps (as issued). Published in an edition of only 500 copies. This presentation copy is inscribed to author Jonis Agee in the year of publication, and signed by the author on the dedication page. A fine copy. More
London: Ulysses, 1999. 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered, signed, original hand-tied paperwraps, with dust jacket (as issued). A handsome chapbook of one long poem, written in ten numbered sections and printed one section per page. Printed letterpress on Velin Arches mould-made paper by Gloucester Typesetting. Frontispiece drawing of an Aleppo..... More
Denver: Bread & Butter Press, (1989). 1st edition, original illustrated paperwraps. Specially signed by Tipton on the title page. A collection of eleven poems, published in chapbook format. Author's bio sheet laid in. Fine condition. More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/100) numbered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, printed white dust jacket, and publisher's glassine jacket (as issued). This handsome hand tied chapbook is set in Bembo type on Zerkall Butten and Johannot, with silkscreen four color ink on the dust jacket and..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/26) lettered, signed, original hand tied paperwraps, printed white dust jacket, and publisher's glassine jacket (as issued). This handsome hand tied chapbook is set in Bembo type on Zerkall Butten and Gampi Torinoko, with silkscreen four color ink on the dust jacket..... More
Tungsten Press, N. H., 2014. 1st edition, limited (1/62) numbered, signed, original hand tied printed paperwraps (as issued). This beautiful chapbook publication of Dean Young's THREE POEMS: EXIT STRATEGIES, HOW TO BUILD A WATERFALL, AND A BLACKBIRD is set in Bembo and Futura types on Zerkall Butten and Lana papers..... More