Vort #2 (Inscribed by Editor) de Alpert, Barry, Editor (Anselm Hollo and Ted Berrigan) - 1972

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1977-11-03. Hardcover. Good.

Carcanet New Press Limited, Manchester, 1977, 1977. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, fine in VG yellow dj in mylar. 322 pp. including index. A collection of Donald Davie's best essays from various periodical sources reflects his evolution as a writer. Donald Alfred Davie was an English Movement poet, and literary critic. His poems in general are philosophical and abstract, but often evoke various landscapes.

Vort, 1972. Featuring Ed Dorn and Tom Raworth. Includes separate interviews with each poet plus appreciation by Robert Kelly, Ed Dorn, Tom Raworth and others. Near fine stapled wraps

Silver Spring, MD: Winter, 1972. 4to, 44 leaves printed from typescript on rectos only; original printed wrappers side-stapled; fine. With extensive interviews with both Hollo and Berrigan. "Vort is an unfortunately unfinished encyclopedia of the New American Poetry, but is still very useful for the information it contains and still a relevant model" (Clay & Phillips, From a Secret Location).

Silver Spring, MD: Fall, 1972. 4to, pp. 59 leaves printed from typescript on rectos only; original printed wrappers side-stapled; fine. With interviews with both Dorn and Raworth, with contributions by them, and with other contributions by Robert Kelly and Donald Davie. "Vort is an unfortunately unfinished encyclopedia of the New American Poetry, but is still very useful for the information it contains and still a relevant model" (Clay & Phillips, From a Secret Location).

Manchester: Carcanet New Press Limited, 1977. Hardback with dust-wrapper. xxi, 322pp. 1st edition 1977. D/w and fore edge spotted. D/w spine slightly faded. Private ownership. (r12). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

Manchester: Carcanet, 1977. First Edition. Near fine/near fine. Hardcover : pp. [2 blank] [v] xxi [xxii] [1] 322 [2 blank] : rich brown cloth boards : gilt to spine : yellow e.p.s : yellow illustrated dust jacket. Head and tail of spine very gently pushed; light wear to jacket. Donald Alfred Davie, (17 July 1922 - 18 September 1995) was an English Movement poet, and literary critic. His poems in general are philosophical and abstract, but often evoke various landscapes. - Wikipedia.

Silver Spring, MD: Self-published, Summer 1973. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor on the contents-page: "Dear Jonathan [Williams] and Tom [Meyer], Hope this interests you. Best, Barry. Fine copy. 4to, original illustrated wrappers, stapled as issued. Fine copy.