Black, Noel (ed).

Angry Dog Midget Editions [box set].

Angry Dog Press, 2001–2003. Item #4224

26 saddle-stitched chapbooks and one catalog, 4.25 x 5.5 in., majority printed Xerox with GOCCO press printed covers, housed in a cardboard box, 4.75 x 6.75 x 2.5 in., with autograph title and illustrations.

Box set edition of Noel Black's "Angry Dog Midget Editions" chapbook series, published by Black's Angry Dog Press between 2001 and 2003. The Midget Editions, so-named based on their size, collects the work of poets, authors, and artists Black admires in brief chapbooks. In his introductory catalog, Black describes the project as a "series of diminutive books I mistakenly thought would be 'a lot of fun to put together' over 2 years ago." He goes on to note that "For the most part, though not entirely, the books were typed. This was probably a huge mistake driven by some kind of sentimental caveman impulse that quickly dissipated. But I like old manual typewriters and the way the type looks and I like typing. As the series wore on and I took on some prose manuscripts it just seemed stupid. And so, I laid some of them out to the best of my abilities on the computer." The first chapbook was published in San Francisco, California, the second in Manitou Springs, Colorado, and the remainder in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 

This copy is from the library of the poet and contributor Ron Padgett, and is inscribed by Black to Padgett on the inside flap of the cardboard box: "For Mr. Ron - waterfall hallway."

A complete list of titles and contributors is as follows: I Thought You Knew, poems and drawings by Marc Huebert; Bridge to Island Cabin, poems and drawings by Marina Eckler; The Heart's Filthy Lesson, poems by Jeni Olin, drawings by Jo Jackson; From Rolling Rock, Out, poems by Owen Hill, drawings by Frank Haines; Pork: An Oral History, an oral history by Jules Wilt with a cover drawing by Will Yackulic; Night Sky Without Airplanes, a diary by Darin Klein with drawings by Carrie Hansen; Stendec, by M. Pernod; Next to Nothing, or The Phone Never Rang, poems by Kevin Opstedal with drawings by Will Yackulic; Ergosphere & Personality Clouds, writings and drawings by Lana Boroditsch and Will Yackulic; 2-D Beckoning, chapter from a new novel by Richard Hell; Ageless in Sleep, poems by Al DeSilver with drawings by Neil Osborn; Landscapes, drawings with an introduction by Lucas Michael; Vacancy, poems and drawings by Noel Black; In the Spirit of Toth, letters by Kenneth Cleaver; Thank You Letters, poems by Cedar Sigo with art found by Noel Black; There's No, poems by Ed Berrigan with drawings by Johnathan Allen; Two Serious Gentlemen, two short essays by Ron Padgett; My Register, poems by Beth Murray with drawings by Corina Bilandzija; Ass Candles for Joni, poems by Byron Coley with drawings by Josh Taylor; Vermontana, poems by Chris Martin with artwork by Larry Heller; The Other Thing, poems and drawings by Devendra Banhart; The Inferno, chapter from a novel in progress by Eileen Myles; Morning Arms, poems by Mary DeNardo with drawings by Lena Wolff; I Bark for My Living, poems by John Huston with artwork by Zoe Anderson; Total Poon, poems and drawings by Thurston Moore; and Where We Found You, poems by Mike Topp with drawings by Noel Black.

This is from an edition of 150 box sets, of which 26 were signed by the authors and artists. This is from the regular edition. In addition to the 150 copies of each title included in the box sets, there were 150 copies of each individual chapbook, available outside of the box set. 

Chapbooks within are near fine to fine, with some showing minor edge wear from being handled. Box is very good, with some creases, bumps, and scuffing.

Price: $750.00