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The Mammals (association copy)
by McClure, Michael (signed)
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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La Grande, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Cranium Press, San Francisco, 1972. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. A notable association copy, inscribed to McClure s friend and sometimes editor-publisher Jack Shoemaker, a legend in the independent press world who has stuck with the Beats (in particular, Gary Snyder) from start to finish. "This copy for Jack Michael," it reads, on the title page. As the editor of Sand Dollar Books, Shoemaker published McClure s The Book of Joanna and Hail Thee Who Play. As editor of North Point Press, he published McClure s widely read memoir Scratching the Beat Surface. This book is a collection of plays that read just as well as poetry ("projective verse turned to theater"). It's in very good condition, with a clean interior but some wear and scuffing to cover, as is normal for this title. The cover also has the unobtrusive imprint of a swirling pen, which is only visible in reflective light, and some minor creasing along spine. Still very good, and a compelling association. Please inquire for photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rural Hours
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1593623861033
- Title
- The Mammals (association copy)
- Author
- McClure, Michael (signed)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Cranium Press, San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- ASSOCIATION COPY, BEATS, BEAT POETRY
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Rural Hours
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La Grande, Oregon
About Rural Hours
Rural Hours (formerly Wood + River = Books, est. 2019) specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, environmental literature, and contemporary essay, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We draw our name from the popular-but-then-forgotten book by Susan Fenimore Cooper (published in 1850), generally considered the first work of environmental creative nonfiction by a woman in the U.S. We are interested in challenging and expanding the canon of environmental literature and finding books that tell remarkable stories and illuminate the tradition of writing about place and natural history.
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- Inscribed
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- Association Copy
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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