The History of Thomas Hickathrift.
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, [18--?]. 16mo. 24 pp., Chapbook, Unbound Section, Very Good. Illustrated title page. More
Literature
Manuscript Transcription of "The Changed Cross," a Poem "For Julia, June 11th, 1863."
1863. 8vo. Folded Manuscript, Ink on Laid Paper, Good with tears, creasing, minor stains & edge wear. More
Black & White Photograph of Thomas F. Parkinson (1920 - 1992), ca. 1964.
Berkeley, CA: [ca. 1964]. Black & White Photograph 5" x 4", Very Good. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Thomas Parkinson archive. More
Color Photograph of Thomas F. Parkinson (1920 - 1992), ca. 1985.
Berkeley, CA: [ca. 1985]. Color Photograph 5" x 3.5", Very Good. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Thomas Parkinson archive. More
I love you fingers.
[Berkeley, CA: ca. 1969?]. Broadside, 8 x 18.5 inches, Good with minor loss at corner, slight creasing. More
Poetry Flash Number 112, July 1982. Includes an obituary for Kenneth Rexroth.
Berkeley, CA: Poetry Flash, 1982. 8vo. 10 pp. Very Good, Loose Folded Pages. Photographs. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Thomas Parkinson archive. More
Implosions.
New York: Martin A. Abramson, 1964. 8vo. [20 pp.], Stapled Wraps, Laid Paper, Very Good with light damp-staining. Illustrated. First Edition. More
Ten Poetry Readings 1972 - 1973.
New York: Academy of American Poets, 1972. Promotional Flyer. Folio. Single Folded Page, Very Good+. Illustrated. Mailed to Robert Wilson, Phoenix Bookshop (NY). More
An Evening of Persian Poetry with Galway Kinnell and Nasser Rastegar-Nejad, at the Guggenheim Museum, Tuesday Evening at 8:00, February 26th.
New York: Academy of American Poets, [1980?]. Poster. 21.5 x 27.5 cm., Single Page, Very Good with minor creasing, slight toning. More
TLS Adele Wainwright (Headline Book Publishing) to Herb Yellin, May 24, 1991. RE: Dan Simmons, Phases of Gravity.
London: Adele Wainwright (Headline Book Publishing), 1991. Memo. Typed Letter Signed, 8.25" x 3.75", on Headline letterhead, Very Good. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. More
TLS Al Cook to Thomas Parkinson, May 30, 1959. RE: Parkinson's poetry.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio : Al Cook, 1959. Typed Letter signed, 8.5" x 11", Single Page Good with marginal tears, creasing. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Thomas Parkinson archive. More
TLS Alan Golding to Thomas Parkinson, May 13, 1982. RE: Dorn.
Los Angeles: Alan Golding, 1982. Typed Letter signed, 8.5" x 11", Single Page on UCLA letterhead, Very Good. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Thomas Parkinson archive. More
ALS Alan Simpson to Thomas Parkinson, November 27, 1970. RE: Parkinson's play.
Santa Barbara, CA: Alan Simpson, 1970. Hand-written Letter Signed, 11" x 8.5" Single Page on UC Santa Barbara letterhead. Very Good. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley, Thomas Parkinson archive. More
Occident. Spring 1947.
[Berkeley, CA]: Occident, 1947. 8vo. 47 pp., Stapled Wraps, Very Good, with minor crease and damp-stain on cover, pencil scribbles on back cover. Illustrated. Howard Rogers: Sarpedon of the Might War. Hugh O'Neill: Three Island Poems. John W. Aldridge: Letter From California. Roff Thomas: Two Poems. Sigmund Eisner: Mr. Eliot..... More
TLS Vickie Woods of Knopf to Lord John Press, April 9, 1981. RE: copyrights for Ray Bradbury. Flyer advertising Ray Bradbury reading at the Orange County Book Society.
NY: Knopf, 1981. Typed Letter Signed & flyer on letter-sized paper, 2 pp., illustrated, VG. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press. More
TLS Vickie Woods of Knopf to Lord John Press, March 4 & June 3, 1981. RE: copyrights for Ray Bradbury. Unsigned contract for works in question (This Attic Where The Meadow Greens; Melville: A Requiem And A Warning; If Peaches Could Be Painters; Once The Years Were Numerous And The Funerals Few) present.
NY: Knopf, 1981. Typed Letters Signed & unsigned contract on letter-sized paper, 3 pp., VG. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press. More
Photocopy of TLS Allen Tate to Thomas Parkinson, April 17, 1967. RE: Robert Lowell.
Nashville, TN: Allen Tate, 1967. Photocopy 11" x 8.5", Good with marginal tears, minor creasing. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley. More
Dryburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire. [The burial place of Sir Walter Scott.]
London: George Virtue, [1840]. 21 x 18 cm. Steel Engraving, Very Good, some creasing. More
Manifesto On Translation.
New York: P.E.N. Translation Committee, 1969. 8vo., 8 pp., Stapled Wraps, Very Good. Illustrated cover. More
Typed unsigned CC letter Max Weiss to Gregory Corso, 6-23-1959.
Venice, Italy: American Embassy, 1959. Letter-Sized Page, dated 6-23-1959. Very Good, minor creasing. More
Wrappers For January [1933]. Edited By George Jean Nathan, Ernest Boyd, Theodore Dreiser, James Branch Cabell, Eugene O'Neill, Sherwood Anderson.
New York: American Spectator, [1933]. Wrappers. 10 x 45 cm. Very Good. More
Prospectus for Query by John Updike, first edition with suppressed cover drawing printed upside down.
NY: Ampersand Books, 1974. Promotional flyer, printed on letter-sized page, VG. Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. More
Prospectus for A Middle-Class Education by Joyce Carol Oates.
NY: Ampersand Books, 1980. Prospectus. 5" x 7" Letterpress on Laid, Good with staple perforation. Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. More
Rebirth Of the Southern Literary Tradition. Reprinted from Bulletin of Wesleyan College, Vol. XXXVII, No. 10, November, 1957.
Macon, GA: Wesleyan College, 1957. Reprint. 8vo. 23 pp., Stapled Wraps, Very Good. Signed dedication by author on cover to Dr. Henry Nash Smith. More
Illinois Authors
Illinois State Libraay: 1995. 32 x 24 inches. Provenance: Peter Howard, Serendipity Books, Berkeley. More