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Lot #555
Tony Glover's Collection of Literature

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Description

Collection of 35 books from the personal archives of Tony Glover, which is highlighted by a total of 14 works by or inspired by writer and diarist Anais Nin. The balance of the collection, both hardcover and softcover, consists mostly of works by Sam Shepard (5) and a variety of notable poets. The titles, in alphabetical order, are as follows:

Anais Nin: A Biography by Deirdre Bair (1995)
Anais Nin Observed by Robert Snyder (1976)
Antonin Artaud Anthology (1972)
Aphrodisiac: Erotic Drawings by John Boyce for Selected Passages from the Works of Anais Nin (2: paperback and hardcover, 1976)
Baudelaire: Poems (1993)
Collages by Anais Nin (1964)
Cruising Paradise by Sam Shepard (1996)
Delta of Venus: Erotica by Anais Nin (1977)
D. H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study by Anais Nin (1964)
Diane di Prima: Selected Poems, 1956-1975 (1975)
The Dream Songs by John Berryman (1969)
Duane Michals (1986)
The Erotic Life of Anais Nin by Noel Riley Fitch (1993)
Great Dream of Heaven by Sam Shepard (2002)
Groupies and Other Girls (1970)
Halo in Brass by John Evans (Bantam 1958 paperback)
Hawk Moon by Sam Shepard (1981)
Illuminations by Arthur Rimbaud (1957)
The Illustrated Delta of venus by Anais Nin (1980)
In Favor of the Sensitive Man and Other Essays by Anais Nin (1976)
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan (1968)
A Literate Passion: Letters of Anais Nin & Henry Miller, 1932-1953 (1987)
Little Birds: Erotica by Anais Nin (1979)
Motel Chronicles by Sam Shepard (1982)
The Novel of the Future by Anais Nin (1976)
Paris Revisited by Anais Nin (1972)
Playgirls of Yesteryear (1981)
The Portable Blake (1963)
Rimbaud, Complete Works, Selected Letters (1966)
Selected Poetry and Prose of Poe (1951)
Ubik by Philip K. Dick (Bantam 1977 paperback)
William Blake’s Jerusalem by Joseph Wickstead (2: 1955)
The Winter Repertory by Sam Shepard (1972: signed). In overall very good to fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts, Ft. Art and Literature
  • Dates: #610 - Ended June 16, 2021