June 1,1926 – August 4, 1962 Avant Garde magazine, published January 1968 to July 1971. Herb Lubalin, art director, Ralph Ginzberg, editor. Noted for graphic, “logogram” design. This issue, No. 2, features serigraphic prints of Marilyn by Bert Stern. $40. Also in the store: #1, Jan. 1968, at $50, #3, May 1968, at $30, and … Continue reading
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WE LOVE IT
For the first time in 38 years, a major collection of H. P. Lovecraft has surfaced. I rarely get even one Lovecraft book every six months to a year. Since putting these on display this morning, two have already sold. If you are a fan of Lovecraft either come in right away or call me … Continue reading
It’s Still Poetry Month
This is a favorite of mine. It comes from A Guide for the Bedevilled by Ben Hecht, published in 1945.
SPRING IS LIKE A PERHAPS HAND
April 20th. A late Spring? Saw my first dandelion two days ago and the first honeybees humming on the Nanking cherry, on a small section of what used to be a prosperous shrub. The lilacs are growing leaves. The roses just broke dormancy. The robins are fat. Other than that, the trees of Fort Collins … Continue reading
Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West Thinning out my personal book collection has become necessary. I tried a monumental purge once…and failed. Weeded out six boxes and then couldn’t part with them all and took one box back home. My new strategy is to take small steps: one book every day. It seems insignificant, yet … Continue reading
The Eclectic Reader 