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Trace, No. 35 (Jan–Feb 1960)

Journal Issue

Censorship by Sensation the Case Against Publishers by Lawrence P. Spingarn gives Trace no. 35 its clearest point of entry, while Dragon Book by Eric Cashen and The International Guide widen the issue’s field. Dated Jan–Feb 1960, this substantial number indexes 25 pieces or named sections, moving between literary argument, creative work, reviews, correspondence, and the practical business of little-magazine culture. The order matters: recurring editorial features sit beside contributions with their own formal and critical demands, so the magazine reads as an active conversation rather than a neutral container. The reader’s edition makes that sequence easy to follow; the original scan preserves the cover, page design, advertisements, visual material, and directory apparatus that locate the writing in its first publication. Together, the two editions show James Boyer May sustaining both a literary forum and a working map of the independent publishing network.

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Publication details
Journal
Trace
Volume
Not recorded
Issue number
35
Issue date
Jan–Feb 1960
Editor
James Boyer May
Publisher
Villiers Publications Ltd.
Place of publication
London, England; Hollywood, California (editorial office)
Language
English
Pagination
Original scan: 54 PDF pages. Reader’s edition: 79 PDF pages.
Record ID
ttj-trace-35-1960
Full contents
  • Censorship by Sensation the Case Against Publishers — Lawrence P. Spingarn [Contribution, p. 5]
  • Dragon Book — Eric Cashen [Contribution, p. 12]
  • The International Guide [Contribution, p. 15]
  • Towards Print — Gil Orlovitz [Essay, p. 16]
  • (‘The Triumph of Not’) — Gil Orlovitz [Contribution, p. 16]
  • The Chronicle [Reference, p. 20]
  • The Fifties [Contribution, p. 22]
  • The Galley Sail Review [Review, p. 23]
  • New Orlando Publications [Contribution, p. 25]
  • Editors (and others) Write [Correspondence, p. 28]
  • Harold Chumbly (winged Mouse Press) [Contribution, p. 31]
  • David Rafael Wang (galley Sail guest-editor) [Contribution, p. 32]
  • An Interview with Howard Nemerov — Donna Gerstenberger [Interview, p. 34]
  • The Fifties [Contribution, p. 39]
  • Third Issue [Contribution, p. 39]
  • The Professor’s Umbrella — Felix Anselm [Contribution, p. 40]
  • Impetus — James Boyer May [Contribution, p. 45]
  • Books in Demand [Contribution, p. 47]
  • (or : Why it Makes More Sense to Go to Bed Oneself) [Contribution, p. 47]
  • Some Items Received [Contribution, p. 52]
  • And a Guest Review — D. Vincent Smith [Review, p. 68]
  • Odyssey : at Mid-sea — D. Vincent Smith [Contribution, p. 68]
  • Walter Lowenfels [Contribution, p. 72]
  • Paragraphs — Walter Lowenfels [Contribution, p. 72]
  • Addenda [Editorial, p. 74]
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Trace, no. 35 (Jan–Feb 1960). Text/Tech Journals reader’s edition, 2026.