Unearth de Paul Auster - 1974

Weston, CT: Living Hand, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good +. First edition of the poet and novelist's first book. Published as Living Hand 3. Unpaginated. Some typical light fade to edges of covers. Overall, a handsome very good copy of the poet's debut.

Weston, CT: Living Hand, 1974. Stiff Wrapper. Good. Inscribed "in friendship" to Joachim Neugroschel, whose translation of Celan's "Todesfuge" forms the centerpice of Auster's essay on the poet. Covers worn, toned, corners bumped. The true first of Auster's first book, not since reprinted, with the correction in the author's hand: "/into" for "to" in "speak in you," an apt echo of Celan in a poem (Ice--means nothing) clearly indebted to the poet, presumably encountered in Neugroschel's marvelous collection, Speech-Grille (1971),

(Weston, CT): Living Hand, (1974). First Edition. wraps. Slight sunning to spine extending to cover. Near Fine. Printed blue wraps. One of 1000 copies printed of this volume of poetry, the third volume of the publisher's series and Auster's first original work after two translations. Not published in hardcover.

Weston: Living Hand, (1974).. First edition.. [44 pp]. Spine sunned, else near fine in printed wrappers. Auster's first collection of poems, issued as Living Hand 3.

Weston, CT: Living Hand, 1974. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed copy of the first original book, a collection of poems, by the author of The New York Trilogy, etc. Weston, CT: Living Hand, 1974. First edition. 24pp. 8vo. Saddle-stitched in wraps. Moderate sunning to spine and covers; an area of light soiling to front cover at fore-edge; toning to edges of leaves; inscribee's ownership seal blind-embossed to title page. About very good, with a penciled correction, presumably in Auster's hand, to the eleventh poem. Signed and inscribed by Auster to the half-title: "For John- In friendship. Paul." The third publication of Living Hand, the imprint Auster ran with his then-wife Lydia Davis.

Signed: Living Hand. Very Good+. 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Softcover in blue-gray matte wraps, sharp, mild age toning to edges. Book is firm in binding, crisp interior. Warmly SIGNED by the author, and dated 2005. Auster's first collection of poetry. Unpaginated. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; Signed by Author .

Living Hand, Weston, Connecticut., 1974. First edition. Octavo. Unpaginated. Wrappers - there was no hardbound issue. The author's first collection of his own poems, preceded by the mimeographed publication of his translations of French verse.Presentation copy from the author to a fellow poet and translator, inscribed on the title-page: ''for Michael Hamburger - in admiration, Paul Auster''. This copy also has the single pencilled correction which seems to have been made by the author whenever inscribing this book.Covers faded at the spine and edges. Very good indeed.

(Weston, Connecticut): Living Hand, 1974. First edition. Spine and top edge sunned, else fine.. 8vo, wrappers. unpag. Auster's first collection of original poems (preceded by the mimeo collection of his translations from French poets), this copy has been inscribed and signed by Auster to fellow poet Christopher Middleton. With the usual correction in pencil to one poem.

(Weston, Connecticut): Living Hand, 1974. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. Printed pale blue wrappers. Sunning at the extremities of the wrappers and on the spine, near fine. The author's first solely authored book (preceded by some translations), a collection of poetry issued as "Living Hand" 3. This copy Inscribed by Auster to the noted novelist Mary McCarthy: "For Mary McCarthy - In admiration - and with my very best regards - Paul Auster." Also with a single correction in the text by the author.