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[004243] Olson, Charles. Call Me Ishmael: A Study of Melville. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1971. Later Printing. Wrappers. Good. Covers show some wear; covers & pages are age-toned, one dogeared page, bit of foxing at page edges. Little chip at base of back cover & last few pages next to spine. Old pencil scuff on first page. A good reading copy. $7.95

[004164] Olson, Charles. A Bibliography on America for Ed Dorn . San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation, 1964. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. Published as Writing No. 1. Distributed by City Lights Books. 16 pages, stapled in butterscotch wrappers. Ownership signature/date inside front cover (Paul de Simone, 1971), a little wear at edges where covers slightly overhang text, else about fine. $19.95

[003000] Olson, Charles. The Rose of the World. Burnaby, BC: Simon Fraser University, 1980. Postcard. Fine. The front of the card reproduces "The Rose of the World," by Charles Olson, from the original manuscript held in the Contemporary Literature Collection, The Library, Simon Fraser University. This is Number One in MS Postcards Series One. Printed in blue on a yellow card, Olson's poem spirals around the card. Scarce. $14.95

[003838] Olson, Charles with a Foreword By John Tytell. Letters for Origin, 1950-1956. New York: Paragon House, 1989. Wrappers. Very Good. A little shelfwear, else fine. $12.95

[003786] Olson, Charles, Edited By George Buttrick. Poetry and Truth. San Francisco: Four Seasons Foundation, 1971. First Edition. Wrappers. ASSOCIATION COPY. Good. A collection of essays and poems. This was Beat poet & artist Will Petersen's copy, with his notations throughout & with a handwritten piece by Petersen covering the last last blank page. His curved WP blind stamp is inside back cover. Book is in good condition with a few bumps and a wrinkle on cover. $134.95

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