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This index includes commissioned publications printed by Auerhahn Press for various publishers and private parties from 1961 through 1965.
C. Commissioned Publications
1. SAN FRANCISCO TRIBUTE TO KENNETH PATCHEN
San Francisco: (Auerhahn Press), 1961
First edition, hand-sewn printed wrappers, 5.5″ x 8″, 8 pages, printed at the Auerhahn Press. Program for memorial service, includes illustrated Patchen poem.
(Auerhahn 9)
2. Pomeroy, Ralph. STILLS & MOVIES
San Francisco: Gesture Press, 1961
First edition, perfect-bound illustrated wrappers, 6.25″ x 9″, 41 pages, 500 copies printed at the Auerhahn Press. Cover art by Harold Bruder. Printed announcement issued.
(Auerhahn 11)
3. Suffin, Arnold. RESURRECTION
San Francisco: Arnold Suffin, 1961
First edition, saddle-stapled printed wrappers, 5.25″ x 8″, 40 pages, 200 copies, printed at the Auerhan Press.
(Auerhahn 12)
4. Racine, Jean. BRITTANICUS
San Francisco: Folio 1, 1962
First edition, hardcover, 6.25″ x 8.25″, 87 pages, 300 numbered copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press, bound by the Schuberth Bindery. Block prints by Tanya Lohman. Printed announcement issued.
(Auerhahn 16)
5. Magistretti, Paul. NOTES OF WHAT I CAN’T BE, OF WHAT I AM
San Francisco: The New Gnu Press, 1962
First edition, perfect-bound printed wrappers, 4.25″ x 7″, 40 pages, 400 numbered copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press. Printed anncounement issued.
(Auerhahn 25)
6. Hillsborough Garden Club. PLANTS FOR PICKING
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1963
(Auerhahn 26)
7. Magowan, Robin. VOYAGE NOIR
Seattle: Robin Magowan, 1962
First edition, hand-sewn printed wrappers, 6″ x 8.5″, 36 pages, 500 copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press. Cover illustration by Hervé Télémaque.
(Auerhahn 27)
8. Powell, Roxie. DREAMS OF STRAW
San Francisco: Roxie Powell,1963
First edition, hand-sewn printed wrappers, 4.5″ x 6.75″, 16 pages, 250 copies, printed by Dave Haselwood and Charles Plymell at the Auerhahn Press.
(Auerhahn 28)
9. Black, M. Graham. M. GRAHAM BLACK SENDS HIS OWN VERSES…
San Francisco: Auerhahn Press, 1963
First edition, hand-sewn printed wrappers, 4.75″ x 6.5″, 8 pages, 100 copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press. (Auerhahn 29)
10. Elvin, Steve. DRAWINGS OF A PEYOTE BOY
San Francisco: Batman Gallery, (1963)
First edition, printed envelope containing 8 sheets printed with line cuts (one tinted), 9″ x 11″, printed at the Auerhahn Press.
(Auerhahn 30)
11. Blackley, R. John. BEYOND DUST
San Francisco: n.p., 1964
First edition, perfect-bound printed wrappers, 8″ x 10.25″, 64 pages, 175 numbered and signed copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press.
(Auerhahn 31)
12. KOSHIRO ONCHI, 1891-1955: WOODCUTS
San Francisco: Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, 1964
First edition, perfect-bound wrappers, 6.5″ x 8.5″, 42 pages, (750 copies), printed at the Auerhahn Press.
(Auerhahn 32)
13. Corrington, John William. THE ANATOMY OF LOVE…
Fort Lauderdale: Roman Books, 1964
— A. First edition, perfect-bound printed wrappers, 6.5″ x 9″, 86 pages, 1000 copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press. Introduction by Richard Whittington.
— B. First edition, hardcover, 6.5″ x 9″, 86 pages, 50 numbered and signed copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press, bound by the Schuberth Bindery. Introduction by Richard Whittington.
(Auerhahn 33)
14. Williams, Jonathan. LINES ABOUT HILLS ABOVE LAKES
Fort Lauderdale: Roman Books, 1964
— A. First edition, perfect-bound printed wrappers, 6.25″ x 9″, 27 pages, 750 copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press. Illustrated by Barry Hall. Foreword by John Wain.
— B. First edition, hardcover, 6.25″ x 9″, 27 pages, 50 numbered and signed copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press, bound by the Schuberth Bindery. Illustrated by Barry Hall. Foreword by John Wain.
(Auerhahn 34)
15. Johnson, Ronald. A LINE OF POETRY, A ROW OF TREES
Highlands: The Nantahala Foundation, 1964
— A. First edition, perfect-bound illustrated french-fold wrappers, glassine dust jacket, errata slip noting the omitted dedication to Olson laid in, 6.5″ x 10″, 80 pages, 500 copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press. Illustrated by Thomas George. The author’s first book. Published as Jargon 42.
— B. First edition, hardcover, unprinted dust jacket, 6.5″ x 10″, 80 pages, 50 numbered and signed copies, printed at the Auerhahn Press, bound by the Schuberth Bindery. Illustrated by Thomas George. The author’s first book. Published as Jargon 42.
(Auerhahn 35)
16. THE NEXUS CATALOGUE
La Jolla: The Nexus, 1964-65
First edition, saddle-stapled printed wrappers, 4″ x 8.75″, 16 pages, printed at the Auerhahn Press.
(Auerhahn 36)