Charles Olson
15 copies for sale · $35–$6,000 · 7 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
A Collection of Nineteen Works; Including: The Maximus Poems; Projective Verse; The Specia (first edition, signed) — Biblioctopus$6,000
THE MAXIMUS POEMS - INSCRIBED TO BOBBIE CREELEY (signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$1,500
MAXIMUS POEMS IV, V, VI (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$75
West (first edition) — Between the Covers$70
Charles Olson: Reading at Berkeley (first edition) — Between the Covers$40
Poetry and Truth: The Beloit Lectures and Poems (first edition) — Between the Covers$35
Maximus Poems: IV, V, VI — Lorne Bair Rare Books$125
Les Poémes de Maximus: Traduction d'Auxeméry — Lorne Bair Rare Books$100
CHARLES OLSON & EZRA POUND; An Encounter At St. Elizabeths — Rare Book Cellar$48
Call Me Ishmael (first edition) — Lorne Bair Rare Books$200
Stocking Cap — Between the Covers$40
The Maximus Poems — Lorne Bair Rare Books$550
Works on the market
A Collection of Nineteen Works; Including: The Maximus Poems; Projective Verse; The Specia1 copy · $6,000
THE MAXIMUS POEMS - INSCRIBED TO BOBBIE CREELEY1 copy · $1,500
The Maximus Poems1 copy · $550
Projective Verse1 copy · $400
Call Me Ishmael1 copy · $200
Maximus Poems: IV, V, VI1 copy · $125
Some early poems1 copy · $125
Les Poémes de Maximus: Traduction d'Auxeméry1 copy · $100
MAXIMUS POEMS IV, V, VI1 copy · $75
West1 copy · $70
Charles Olson: Reading at Berkeley1 copy · $40
Stocking Cap1 copy · $40
Poetry and Truth: The Beloit Lectures and Poems1 copy · $35
Market context
15 copies of Charles Olson's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $71 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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