Between C and D: Post-Modern Lower East Side Fiction. Winter 1984. Volume 1, Number 1
New York: Between C & D, 1984. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's dot-matrix printed fanfold paper with drawing on upper wrap, original ephemera inserts, original Ziploc plastic bag.
“SEX. DRUGS. VIOLENCE, DANGER. COMPUTERS.” Inaugural issue of the influential LES quarterly literary magazine. Established by novelists Joel Rose and Catherine Texier in 1983, Between C & D published the work of established and emerging writers and artists from the downtown scene throughout the 80s. Named for Rose and Texier’s apartment that also housed the publication’s operations between Avenues C and D (it's also been suggested it stands for "between coke and dope"), the DIY venture was printed on fanfold printer paper on donated Epson dot-matrix printers and distributed in Ziploc bags (reminiscent of drug baggies) and at times included additional small ephemera. Regular contributors included Dennis Cooper, Lynne Tillman, Kathy Acker, Tama Janowitz, David Wojnarowicz, and Anthony Bourdain, whom Rose creatively supported for many years. This issue comprises fiction by Texier, Scarlet B., Emily Carter, Patrick McGrath, Kurt Hollander, Jeff Wright, Tom Savage, Harriette Surovell, and George Loewe, with a hand-drawn cover by Rose. This issue also includes five loose photo-collages by Héktor Muñoz and Mario Sostre. Fine in original plastic ziplock bag. Rare. Item #13007
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