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Lot 31
Sale 6331 - The Collected Library: Summer Reading
Lots Open
Jul 31, 2025
Lots Close
Aug 13, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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$200 -
300
Price Realized
$195
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Lot Description
[BLACK SPARROW PRESS]. A group of 6 titles, comprising:
1) FORD, Charles Henri (1908-2002). Flag of Ecstasy: Selected Poems. 1972.
2) KELLY, Robert (b. 1935). Finding the Measure. 1968.
3) KOCH, Kenneth (1925-2002). When the Sun Tries to Go On. 1969. LIMITED EDITION, number 48 of 200 copies handbound in boards, SIGNED BY KOCH AND LARRY RIVERS.
4) KOCH, Kenneth (1925-2002). When the Sun Tries to Go On. 1969.
5) MALANGA, Gerard (b. 1943). 10 Poems for 10 Poets. 1970.
6) MONTALE, Eugenio (1896-1981). Xenia. 1970. LIMITED EDITION, number 143 of 300 copies, SIGNED BY MONTALE AND TRANSLATOR G. SINGH.
Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all 8vo, all published in Los Angeles by the Black Sparrow Press, and all in original bindings and wraps. Condition generally very fine.
This lot is located in Chicago.