Limited edition and rare books of poetry are available from the private collection of James Bertolino who has been collecting books for half a century. This discriminating collection ranges from trade paper back to high quality letterpress editions. Many are signed by the authors.

Prices include Media Mail shipping and handling, unless otherwise noted.

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The North Atlantic Turbine
by Edward Dorn

• Hardcover first edition by Fulcrum Press, London, 1967, with dust jacket.
• Good condition, dust jacket shows some wear.
• Links about Ed Dorn:
1. Wikipedia
2. Electonic Poetry Center

The Poems
by Theodore Enslin

•Signed by the author on front end-paper.
• 1970 first edition of 300 copies from The Elizabeth Press (New Rochelle, N.Y.).
• Plain black hardcover with gold lettering on spine (title page shown above).
• Very good condition with slight wear on corners.

The Opening of the Field
by Robert Duncan

• Grove Press, First Evergreen Edition, 1960.
• First printing in very good condition.
• Robert Duncan was a leading poet of the San Francisco renaissance during the late 1940s.
• Link about Robert Duncan:
1. Wikipedia

Nights of Naomi
(Plus 2 Songs) 1940-1966
by Bill Knott

•Letterpress design and printing by Joseph Wilmott for the Barn Dream Press (Somerville, Massachusetts), and bound in blue wrappers.
• Limited Edition of 1000 copies.
• This book is from the first edition of 874 bound in blue wrappers, January, 1971.
• Fair condition; sun fading on cover; title penned on the spine.

Note: The back cover statement from Bill Knott reads: "I consider 'Nights' my first and only book. The other books (including 'Auto-necrophelia') with my name on them are, like the patent-office, full of garbage."

Ginsberg Collection:
1. The Fall of America;
2. Empty Mirror;
3. Reality Sandwiches
by Allen Ginsberg

• First edition Fall of America (City Lights, San Fransisco, 1972) signed by the author on title page. Also, last page correction by the author: "F minor" to "B flat." Good condition with slight water damage on cover.
• 1963 first edition of Reality Sandwiches (City Lights, San Fransisco). Fair condition: cover is worn and stained, but the binding and interior is good. Signed to a friend by an artist.
• Empty Mirror (Totem/Corinth Book, New York City, 1970) Very good condition.

$100 for all three books

The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral
by Diane Ackerman

• Signed by the author on half title page.
• William Morrow and Co., 1976, second printing, 160 pages with photos of planets.
• Good condition, though the spine glue is weak and the cover shows a little wear.