The Grand Piano: An Experiment In Collective Autobiography, San Francisco, 1975-1980 [Signed]

Detroit: Mode A ; Berkeley, CA: Distributed by Small Press Distribution, 2006-2010. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Nine small octavos in jacket; various pagings; 18 cm A few small edge-stains to volume 8; minor edge-wear to jacket of Part 4; all jackets present. A fine(-) to near fine(+) set overall; largely as new. . Paperback. ISBN: 9780979019807 ((pt. 1)); 097901980X ((pt. 1)); 9780979019814 ((pt. 2)); 0979019818 ((pt. 2)); 9780979019821 ((pt. 3)); 0979019826 ((pt. 3)); 9780979019838 ((pt. 4)); 0979019834 ((pt. 4)); 9780979019845 ((pt. 5)); 0979019842 ((pt. 5)); 9780979019852 ((pt. 6)); 0979019850 ((pt. 6)); 9780979019869 ((pt. 7)); 0979019869 ((pt. 7)); 9780979019876 ((pt. 8)); 0979019877 ((pt. 8)); 9780979019883 ((pt. 9)); 0979019885 ((pt. 9)); 9780979019890 ((pt. 10)); 0979019893 ((pt. 10));

Nine out ten volumes of the complete set; lacking volume 7. Part 1 inscribed and signed by contributor Kit Robinson. ¶ Contents: Bob Perelman -- Steve Benson -- Tom Mandel -- Kit Robinson -- Rae Armantrout -- Barrett Watten -- Carla Harryman -- Ron Silliman -- Lyn Hejinian -- Ted Pearson."THE GRAND PIANO is an ongoing experiment in collective autobiography by ten writers identified with Language poetry in San Francisco. It takes its name from a coffeehouse at 1607 Haight Street, where from 1976-79 the authors took part in a reading and performance series. The writing project, begun in 1998, was undertaken as an online collaboration, first via an interactive web site and later through a listserv."