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Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 152 pages. 11.75x9.50x11.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 152 pages. 11.75x9.50x11.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

First edition. 8vo. 24 leaves, each with a mounted letterpress text and illustration, entirely printed by hand. Original wrappers with a photographic illustration by C. BRITTIN mounted on front cover, with "coverphoto: Chas. Brittin" written in red ballpoint on inner rear wrapper. Wallace Berman's legendary artist's magazine: "Although printed on a handpress in editions of only a few hundred, Wallace Berman's 'Semina', a journal of poems and artworks published in nine issued from 1955 to 1964, is one of the determining works of its time, staking out a new cultural perimeter for an underground eager for change" (Duncan & McKenna, p. 21). This issue with contributions by Hermann Hesse, Paul Eluard, Jack Anderson, Michael McClure, Eric Cashen, Charles Bukowski, Paul Valery, David Meltzer, John Altoon (signed print) etc. Semina was published for nine issues, between 1955 to 1964. Exceedingly rare. Clay and Phillips, p.78f: "Its circulation never exceeded a few hundred copies. You could not buy Semina; it was sent to you. Consequently, some claim it as the precursor to 'mail art.'" See Michael Duncan and Kristine McKenna, Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle, pp. 52-54. Light handling wear and toning, generally a very good copy of this fugitive publication.…

First edition. Letterpress title-page with illustration and 13 leaves, loosely inserted in pocket, printed by hand in 335 copies, original photograph by WALLACE BERMAN. Wallace Berman's legendary artist's magazine: "Although printed on a handpress in editions of only a few hundred, Wallace Berman's 'Semina', a journal of poems and artworks published in nine issued from 1955 to 1964, is one of the determining works of its time, staking out a new cultural perimeter for an underground eager for change" (Duncan & McKenna, p. 21). This issue consists solely of the poem "The Clown" by David Meltzer. Semina was published for nine issues, between 1955 to 1964. Exceedingly rare. "Its circulation never exceeded a few hundred copies. You could not buy Semina; it was sent to you. Consequently, some claim it as the precursor to 'mail art'" (Clay and Phillips, p.78f). See Michael Duncan and Kristine McKenna, Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle, p. 62. Wrapper splitting at lower end, back wrapper slightly dustsoiled.…

First Edition. One of 350 copies. Slim photo-illustrated card portfolio (4 7/8" x 7 3/8"), containing 18 loose hand-printed inserts of various sizes (and on various types of stock) housed in an interior pocket. Portfolio is lightly edgeworn, showing some trivial dust-soil and a few faint foxed spots to covers, with a tiny split at base of spine-fold; Very Good+. A few inserts show some of the usual faint offsetting, else Near Fine. A well-preserved of the "Mexico Issue" of Wallace Berman's literary and arts magazine, which he published nine issues of (in very small numbers) between 1955-1964. This issue features contributions by Antonin Artaud, Berman (writing as Pantale Xantos), Charles Brittin, Kirby Doyle, Philip Lamantia, Lawrence Jordan, Robert Kaufman, Michael McClure, David Meltzer, John Wieners, and others.…

First Edition. Folded pictorial covers with interior printed manila pocket housing 18 loose poems and images. 18.5x12 cm (7 1/2" x 5"). One of 350 copies. Contents complete. Near Fine, light wear and soiling to wrappers; some pieces with toning or offsetting, a few with creases at corner tips The fifth installment of Wallace Berman's legendary artist's magazine. Contributors include Berman, John Wieners, David Meltzer, Ruth Weiss, Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz, Christopher Maclaine, Anne McKeever, Antonin Artaud, Larry Jordan, Kirby Doyle, Philip Lamantia, John Chance, Bob Kaufman, Michael McClure, John Reed, Wm. Margolia, and John Hoffman. Semina was published for nine issues, between 1955 to 1964. All are now rare.…