THE LITTLE SQUARE REVIEW, Number 9-10, Spring-Summer 1970 - WAVING HANDS ISSUE: 49 POEMS by 7 POETS

John Ridland (Edited by) Robyn Bell, Stuart Friebert, George Chambers, Norman Hoegberg, Dennis Mannisto, Robert Pinsky, A.G. Sobin, David Dunlap

Verlag: The Little Square Review, Santa Barbara, California, USA, 1970

Beschreibung

First impression of the true first edition of the last ever issue of the Little Square Review. Printed at Bill Horton's Sun Press, Santa Barbara. Loosely inserted to the fore is a printed 'notice to subscribers and collectors' with a handwritten note in blue biro from the editor John Ridland: 'Here at last is the last issue J. R.' ***Loosely inserted to the rear is a detailed announcement of Menashtash by Alvaro Cardona-Hine - a small bilingual book of short poems in Spanish and English on facing pages by the well-known Los Angeles poet, Alvaro Cardona-Hine. ***Near fine in bright blue card wrappers. No inscriptions. Pages clean. No tears. Spine tight. ***150 mm x150 mm. 48 pages including note on contributors, and two comics by David Dunlop. ***Contents: Acknowledgments; A Note on this Issue; Tall Corn issue - Four Iowa Poets: Norman Hoeberg, Eight Poems; George Chambers, Nine Poems; Stuart Friebert, Three Poems, A. G. Sobin, Nine Poems; David Dunlap, Blue Cherry Way; Dennis Mannisto, Two Poems; Robyn Bell, Eleven Poems; David Dunlap, Blackheart Joe; Notes on Contributors. ***The Little Square Review ran for ten numbers in eight issues as follows: the first four issues each featured the work of a single poet: 1) Walter Clark, 2) Robert Peters, 3) Edwin Fussell, and 4) Barry Spacks. The joint 5th/6th joint issue featured work by and about Native Americans. The 7th issue featured "Three Poets of the Inland West" - Robert Brandts, F. R. Bresgal and Dick Strong. The 8th issue was the "Flying Fingers" issue and featured Floyce Alexander, Robert Davies and Tom Artin. The final issue was the joint 9th/10th issue, the "Waving hands" issue, and contained 49 poems by seven poets. ***First impression of the true first edition of the very last issue (No. 9-10) of The Little Square Review, with a handwritten note by the editor loosely inserted on the typed last issue notice in very nice collectable condition. *** Of interest to collectors of 1960s and 1970s American poetry first edition small press and magazine titles. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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• Titel: THE LITTLE SQUARE REVIEW, Number 9-10, Spring-Summer 1970 - WAVING HANDS ISSUE: 49 POEMS by 7 POETS
• Verlag: The Little Square Review, Santa Barbara, California, USA
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1970
• Einband: Original Wraps
• Auflage: First Edition
• Zustand: Near Fine
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued
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