New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First edition. Small quarto. A fine association copy, inscribed by Ashbery to novelist Nicholas Delbanco: "for Nick, affectionately, John, 2-1-94." A collection of the poet's art criticism covering Surrealism, Dada, French Romanticism and Realism.....
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. First edition. Octavo. The trade edition in wrappers. A nice association copy, INSCRIBED by Ashbery to fellow poet Stephan Stepanchev: for Stephen Stepanchev/ John Ashbery.” A collection of prose poems by Ashbery with 47.....
Chicago, 1959-1960. Big Table arose from a prominent scathing review of the Fall 1958 issue of the University of Chicago student literary magazine the Chicago Review. In the last year, editor Irving Rosenthal and the other staff had started publishing.....