verdant press and related printing

Krech, Richard. THE STATUE WITH NO FACE
Mukilteo, WA: Quartermoon Press, 2002
First edition, broadside, 126 copies (100 numbered and 26 lettered & signed copies), handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook 4 at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts for Quartermoon Press.

levy, d.a. YOU
levyyouPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition thus, broadside, 30 numbered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook 4 at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts. Published as verdant press broadside number zero.

levy, d.a. CITY
levycityPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition thus, chapbook, 10 numbered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a C&P Pilot. [verdant press chapbook number zero.]



levy, d.a. GREAT MAN SLEEPING IN A CLOSET
levygreatmanPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition thus, broadside, 30 numbered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a C&P Pilot. [verdant press broadside number one.]



levy, d.a. POEM FOR OUR LADY OF SONGS & DIMENSIONS
levyourladyPasadena: verdant press 2002
First edition thus, chapbook in sewn wrappers with printed cover label in an unprinted envelope, 30 numbered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook 4 at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts. [verdant press chapbook number one.]

levy, d.a. LINES FOR THE ERIE STREET CEMETERY
levylinesPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition thus, chapbook in sewn wrappers with linocut print in velum envelope, 20 numbered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a C&P Pilot. [verdant press chapbook number two.]

Den Boer, James. FOUR DIRECTIONS
denboerfourPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition, broadside, 20 numbered and signed copies in unprinted envelopes made from topo maps, handset and letterpress printed on a C&P 10×15 at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts. [verdant press broadside number two.]

8. levy, d.a. VISUALIZED PRAYER TO THE AMERICAN GOD #3
levyvisualizedaPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition thus, postcard in vellum envelope, handset and letterpress printed in two colors on a C&P 10×15 at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts. [verdant press postcard number zero.]

DenBoer, James. POEMS
denboerpoemsPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition, chapbook in sewn wrappers with cover art by Jason Davis, 15 numbered and signed copies, handset and letterpress printed on a C&P Pilot. [verdant press chapbook number three.]


levy, d.a. THE SUNLIGHT SHINING THRU MY WIFE’S PAISLEY SKIRT
levysunlightaPasadena: verdant press, 2002
First edition thus, postcard, 30 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1 at Archetype Press. [verdant press postcard number one.]


Blazek, Douglas. HEDGING
hedgingPasadena: verdant press, 2003
First edition, broadside, 126 copies (100 numbered and 26 lettered and signed by the poet), handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook 4 at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts. [verdant press broadside number three.]

levy, d.a. HAIKUS
Pasadena: verdant press 2003
First edition thus, sewn printed wrappers in a blind-stamped envelope, 26 lettered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a C&P Pilot. Reprint of Haiku that appeared originally in Silver Cesspool, Vol. 1 (renegade press, 1963). [verdant press chapbook number four.]

Bukowski, Charles. MY CATS
mycatsPasadena: verdant press, 2003
First edition, broadside, 500 copies printed on the occassion of the 36th California International Antiquarian Book Fair in San Francisco for Jeff Maser, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook 4 at the Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts. [verdant press broadside number four.]

Moore, Thurston. NUDE BULLET IN SECRET
Pasadena: peek press, 2003
First edition, broadside, 100 copies (with 26 lettered and signed copies), handset and letterpress printed on a C&P Pilot.

levy, d.a. I DON’T KNOW…
idontaPasadena: verdant press, 2003
First edition thus, postcard 126 copies (100 numbered and 26 lettered), handset and letterpress printed in two colors on a C&P Pilot, prints an excerpt from PROSE: ON POETRY IN THE WHOLESALE EDUCATION & CULTURE SYSTEM, distributed as part of X-RAY MAGAZINE No.9. [verdant press broadside number five.]

Krech, Richard. LIFE ON APPEAL
Pasadena & Richmond: palOmine Press 2003
First edition, poem postcard, 26 lettered copies signed by Krech, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1.

Bukowski, Charles. POOP
Pasadena & Ventura: X-Ray Book Company, 2003
First edition, broadside, 100 copies, letterpress printed in two colors on a Vandercook Universal 1. Printed by verdant press for X-RAY BOOK COMPANY in an edition of 100 copies and published as part of X-RAY FOTOPROJECT No. 1. [verdant press broadside number six.]

Taylor, Kent. REMAINS TO BE SEEN
Pasadena: verdant press, 2004
First edition, broadside, 126 copies (100 numbered and 26 lettered and signed), handset and letterpress printed in two colors on a Vandercook Universal 1 for Jeff Maser on the occasion of the 2004 San Francisco Antiquarian Book Fair. [verdant press broadside number seven.]

Khu-En-Oho and The Dragon Lady Mara. BLACK HAT AT THE END OF THE BAR
Berkeley: verdant press, 2004
First edition thus, sewn printed wrappers with three-color linocut by Jason Davis, 12 numbered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. A single concrete poem by levy, which in its original form appeared with several other poems and drawings by both levy and Mara (400 Rabbit Press, 1966).

Teare, Brian. PILGRIM
Berkeley: palOmine press, 2004
First edition chapbook, 126 copies (100 numbered, 26 lettered and signed), handset and lettpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1 and C&P 8×12.

Davis, Jason. BEING ELSE WHERE
Berkeley: parenthetical press, 2004
First edition, postcard, 126 copies (100 numbered and 26 lettered and signed), electrotypes, linocut, and handset type letterpress printed in three colors on a Vandercook Univsersal 1. Distributed as part of X-RAY MAGAZINE No. 10.

Davis, Jason. NUMBER TEN
xraytenBerkeley: parenthetical press, 2004
First edition, card, 126 copies, etching and handset type letterpress printed in two colors on a Vandercook Universal 1. Distributed as the cover of X-RAY MAGAZINE No. 10.


O’Brien, Jim. MY INSIDE PASSAGE
Berkeley: LOW & OUTSIDE, 2005
First edition, chapbook, 250 copies, handset and letterpress printed covers printed by Jason Davis on a Vandercook Universal 1 for LOW & OUTSIDE. Published as LOW & OUSIDE number one.

Krech, Richard. THE DEVOUT MAN’S LATE NIGHT PRAYER
Berkeley: LOW & OUSIDE, 2005
First edition, chapbook, 175 copies, handset and letterpress printed covers by Jason Davis on a Vandercook Universal 1 for LOW & OUTSIDE. Published as LOW & OUSIDE number two.

Krech, Richard. DESIRE NO. 2
Berkeley: Low & Outside, 2005
First edition, broadside, 50 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1 for Low & Ouside Number 2. [Low & Outside broadside number one.]

Kryss, Tom. THE MUSIC BOX STORE
Berkeley: verdant press, 2005
First edition, broadside, 150 copies, handset and letterpress printed in two colors on a Vandercook Universal 1 for Jeff Maser on the occasion of the 38th California International Antiquarian Book Fair in 2005. [verdant press broadside number eight.]

Sinclair, John. I MEAN YOU
Berkeley: palOmine press, 2005
First edition, chapbook, 176 copies (150 numbered and 26 lettered and signed), handset and letterpress printed wrappers by Jason Davis on a Vandercook Universal 1 for palOmine press.

DenBoer, James. BACK UNTIL THEN
Berkeley: palOmine press, 2005
First edition, chapbook, handset and letterpress printed cover labels by Jason Davis on a C&P 8×12 for palOmine press.

levy, d.a. IF YOU BREAK AN IRON ANGELS WINGS (CLEVELAND BRIDGES)
levyclevelandbridgesBerkeley: verdant press, 2005
First edition thus, chapbook in sewn wrappers, 20 numbered copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. This poem previously appeared in HIKA, volume XXVIII, number 3 (Gambier: Kenyon College, Spring/Summer 1966).

Davis, Jason. DO ANY BIRDS…
realcatorce01Berkeley: Real Catorce, 2005
First edition, broadside, 100 numbered copies, linocut and handset type letterpress printed in four colorson a Vandercook Universal 1. Distributed as part of BAGAZINE 1. [Real Catorce broadside number one.]

McClanahan, Ed. THE IMP OF WRITING
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, broadside, 50 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. Printed for the occasion of Ed McClanahan’s first appearance in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis.

McClanahan, Ed. POETS AND PORNOGRAPHERS…
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, poetry postcard, 100 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. Printed for the occasion of Ed McClanahan’s first appearance in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis. [Ken Sanders Rare Books Poetry Postcard No. 1.]

Caldiero, Alex. BAM!
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, poetry postcard, 50 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. Printed for the occasion of Alex Caldiero’s reading in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis. [Ken Sanders Rare Books Poetry Postcard No. 2.]

Long, Joel. WHAT SHE SAYS…
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, poetry postcard, 50 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. Printed for the occasion of Joel Long’s reading in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis. [Ken Sanders Rare Books Poetry Postcard No. 3.]

Lipschutz, Kurt. LESTER ROGERS
Santa Barbara: Pride of Tacoma Press, 2005
First edition, broadside, 100 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1 by Jason Davis.

Kyger, Joanne. SLACK KEY
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, broadside, 50 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. Printed for the occasion of Joanne Kyger’s reading in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis.

Kyger, Joanne. SLACK KEY
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, poetry postcard, 50 copies,  handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. An excerpt from the poem SLACK KEY. Printed for the occasion of Joanne Kyger’s reading in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis. [Ken Sanders Rare Books Poetry Postcard No.4.]

Bowden, Charles. BOWDEN ON BOOK COLLECTING
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, broadside, 50 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. An excerpt from the chapbook BOOK COLLECTING: THE LAST REFUGE OF THE ILLITERATE . Printed for the occasion of Charles Bowden’s reading in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis.

Bowden, Charles. BOWDEN ON BOOK COLLECTING, TOO
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, broadside, 50 copies, handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. An excerpt from the chapbook BOOK COLLECTING: THE LAST REFUGE OF THE ILLITERATE . Printed for the occasion of Charles Bowden’s reading in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis.

Bowden, Charles. BOOK COLLECTING: THE LAST REFUGE OF THE ILLITERATE
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First edition, chapbook, 126 copies (100 numbered and signed in wrappers, 26 lettered and signed in boards), handset and letterpress printed on a Vandercook Universal 1. Printed for the occasion of Charles Bowden’s reading in Salt Lake City for Ken Sanders Rare Books by Jason Davis.

Peacock, Doug. WALKING IT OFF: A VETERAN’S CHRONICLE OF WAR AND WILDERNESS
Salt Lake City: Ken Sanders Rare Books, 2005
First limited edition, bound in boards, 500 copies (25 advance copies, 26 leather-bound signed lettered copies in a slipcase with a Hayduke print by R. Crumb, 100 numbered signed copies with a Hayduke print, and 349 signed hardbound copies). Printed for the event at Ken Sanders Rare Books on November 19, 2005. Designed by Jason Davis, printed by Joel Benson, and bound by John DeMerritt.

Perron, Lee. IN A MEADOW CLOSE BY KENNETH REXROTH’S CABIN AT DEVIL’S GULCH
Berkeley: palOmine press, 2005
First edition, broadside, 126 copies (26 lettered and signed by the poet), handset and letterpress printed in two colors on a Vandercook Universal 1 by Jason Davis.

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