| BABBS, Ken. Class Reunion. [Santa Barbara: Pride of Tacoma Press, 2003]. Pamphlet. First edition. A humorous story from Kesey's fellow Prankster. One of 75 copies signed by Babbs (of a total edition of 175). Fine. SKB-11110 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BABINI, Luca. Francesco Clemente: A Portrait. [NY: Aperture, 1999]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Photographs (many in color) document the renowned painter in his studio and elsewhere. Essay by Rene Ricard. As new. JB-11186 | |
| [CHICANO] BACA, Jimmy Santiago. Jimmy Santiago Baca. [Santa Barbara: Rock Bottom Press, 1978]. Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book that he wrote in prison where he served 14 years. Issued as Rockbook 3. Signed by the author. Baca is one of the most important Chicano writers (and activists). He has won the Pushcart Prize, the American Book Award, and others. Fine. A scarce debut. SKB-3337 | |
| [ART] BACKES, Magnus & DOLLING, Regine. Art of the Dark Ages. NY: Abrams, [1969]. Square 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Illustrated throughout. Fine in dust jacket with a barely perceptible touch of yellowing to edges. SKB-14541 | |
| BAEZ, Joan. Joan Baez: Tour Book. n.p.:n.p., [1975]. A tour book distributed at her concerts, ca. 1980's. Illustrated with photographs. Signed by Baez on the cover. About fine. JB-11137 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BAILEY, David & EVANS, Peter. Goodbye Baby and Amen: A Saraband for the Sixties. NY: Coward McCann, [1969]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Bailey's classic portraits of '60s artists, musicians, and celebrities very much capture the spirit of the era. Minute spot of wear to one corner, else fine in near fine dust jacket with a very small chip to base of spine. A nice bright copy of a book usually found in lesser condition. SKB-14295 | |
| BAKER, Nicholson. Vox. NY: Random House, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Very fine. JB-5946 | |
| BAKER, Nicholson. Vox. NY: Random House, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with barely perceptible rubbing to top of spine. SKB-5947 | |
| BAKIS, Kirsten. Lives of the Monster Dogs. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1997]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. As new. JB-6372 | |
| BALDIZZONE, Tiziana & Gianni. Tibet: Journey to the Forbidden City. NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, [1996]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with brilliant color photographs of Tibet and its people. Very fine in dust jacket with a small wrinkle to top of back panel. SKB-14591 | |
| [ART: Andy Warhol] BALDWIN, George & KELLER, Judith & WARHOL, Andy. Nadar Warhol: Paris New York. LA: J. Paul Getty Museum, [1999]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Compares the work of Nadar and Warhol and how they documented the notable people of their respective eras. Profusely illustrated. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. Very fine. Below the published price: JB-12996 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BALDWIN, Harold. Lightyear 1983. [Murfreesboro, TN: MTSU Photographic Gallery, 1983]. Oblong 8vo. Pamphlet. First edition. This is the photographic annual of Middle Tennessee State University and it reproduces the photos of students and others. Near fine (few pin-head-size specks of soiling). SKB-15167 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BALDWIN, James. Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone. NY: Dial Press, 1968. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Baldwin: "For---, In the hope of a long conversation. Jimmy Baldwin." About fine in slightly sunned, near fine dust jacket with a small chip to bottom corner of front panel. SKB-10004 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BALDWIN, James. The Devil Finds Work. NY: Dial Press, 1976. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Baldwin. Fine. SKB-10006 | |
| [ART] BALLANTINE, Betty (ed.). Frank Frazetta Book Two. NY: Peacock Press/Bantam, [1977]. 4to. Softbound. Second printing. Profusely illustrated. Fine. SKB-15030 | |
| BALLENTINE, George & GOETZMAN, William. Autobiography of An English Soldier in the United States Army. Chicago: R R Donnelley & Sons, 1986. 16mo. Edited by William Goetzmann. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. JB-11094 | |
| BALLENTINE, Lee. Renounce the Emerald Piety. Miami: Talisman, 1999. Folding broadside poem tipped into printed covers. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. As new. SKB-13729 | |
| [ART: Banksy] BANKSY. Banksy. [NY: Vanina Holasek, 2007]. Softbound in dust jacket. First edition, limited issue. One of 500 copies issued with a dust jacket (there were also copies without the limitation and jacket). Catalog for Banksy's 2007 show at the Vanina Holasek Gallery in N.Y.C. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. As new. SKB-13890 | |
| [ART] BANKSY. Banksy's reworked version of Paris Hilton's debut CD ''Paris.'' n.p.: Privately published by Banksy, 2006. Banksy's scathingly modified version of Paris Hilton's CD that he clandestinely planted in record stores throughout the UK as one of his elaborate pranks. Banksy-designed jewel case sticker listing fake songs: "Why Am I Famous," "What Have I Done," and "What Am I For?" Inside booklet completely altered by Banksy who added satirical flourishes to Hilton's images by showing her topless, with a dog's head, and with dialog baloons stating: "Every CD You Buy Puts You Further Out of My League," "Life Wasn't Meant to Be Fair," "Thou Shall Not Worship False Icons," etc. Hilton's songs unflatteringly and humorously remixed by Danger Mouse. Fine (couple of hairline scratches to jewel case). When music store owners caught onto Banksy's stunt most of the 500 copies he did were removed from circulation so these are not common on the market. (There was a second edition of this CD done by others that differs from Banksy's original in very obvious ways.) SKB-13849 | |
| [ART] BANKSY. Di-Faced tenner, a 10 pound note designed by Banksy featuring Princess Diana. n.p.:n.p., [2004]. Very realistic, colorful note created by Banksy with a portrait of Princess Diana on the front and the motto: "I Promise to Pay the Bearer on Demand the Ultimate Price." The back features Darwin's image and the statement: "Trust No One." These were handed out only at the preview night of the Santa's Ghetto exhibition in 2004. Fine. SKB-13446 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BARAKA, Amiri & JONES, LeRoi. Tales of the Out and the Gone. NY: Akashic Books, [2007]. First edition of this trade Paperback Original. Signed and dated by the author. As new. SKB-13409 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BARAKA, Amiri. Am / Trak. NY: Phoenix Bookshop, 1979. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author (of a total edition of 126). Published as No. 20 in the Phoenix Bookshop Oblong Octavo Series. Fine. SKB-2926 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BARAKA, Amiri. Answers in Progress. n.p.: Jihad Productions, 1969. Broadside. First edition. Illustrated. Tiny corner chip, some creases and small tears, but presentable. SKB-8942 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BARAKA, Amiri. Bushwacked: A Counterfeit President for a Fake Democracy. New Brunswick, NJ: Unity & Struggle Productions, 2001. Pamphlet. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine. SKB-8686 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BARAKA, Amiri. Later Trane. Candia, NH: John LeBow, 2003. Pamphlet. First edition. Cover illustration of John Coltrane by the author. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Baraka. Published as No. 1 in the Razor Series. Very fine. SKB-10715 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BARAKA, Amiri. Later Trane. Candia, NH: John LeBow, 2003. Pamphlet issued in a printed folder with wrap-around band. First edition. Cover illustration of John Coltrane by the author. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Baraka with an original abstract drawing to the half-title, a CD of Coltrane's A Love Supreme with a booklet printing the original liner notes, and a photo of Coltrane. Published as No. 1 in the Razor Series. (The colophon erroneously states that the CD is of Baraka reading.) Very fine. SKB-10716 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] BARAKA, Amiri. Somebody Blew Up America. [Newark, NJ]: Privately published by the author, 2001. Pamphlet. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine. SKB-8687 | |
| [HIPPIES] BARBEAU, Clayton (ed. and contributor). A Generation of Love. NY: Bruce Publishing, [1969]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. A collection of photographs of hippies in the Haight-Ashbury and elsewhere, with poems by Mary Korte. Minor bump to one corner, else very fine. SKB-301 | |
| [HELL'S ANGELS] BARGER, "Sonny" Ralph. Ridin' High, Livin' Free. [NY]: William Morrow, [2002]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Barger. Illustrated with photographs. As new. SKB-8816 | |
| [HELL'S ANGELS] BARGER, Sony & CLAPTON, Eric. The Savage 7. NY: Atco Records, 1968. LP record. Soundtrack for this American International exploitation film based on the Hell's Angels. Music by Cream and Iron Butterfly. Fine. SKB-10976 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BARIL, Mireille. Ces Chambres que l'on Croit Obscures. Montreal: Editions Nicole Gingras, 1996. Oblong 16mo. Softbound. First edition. Catalog to accompany an exhibition. Illustrated with photographs. Bilingual French-English text. Fine. SKB-15154 | |
| [ART: Clive Barker] BARKER, Clive, MORTON, Timothy & WICKE, Jennifer. The Imagination of Clive Barker. Laguna: Laguna Art Museum, 1995. Pamphlet. First edition. As new. JB-6696 | |
| [BUKOWSKI, Charles] BARKER, David & BUKOWSKI, Charles. Buk at Big L. A. Poetry Blowout. Salem, OR: Privately published by the author, 1987. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 50 signed numbered copies with an original watercolor painting and hand-stenciled title page by Barker. Fine. SKB-12315 | |
| BARKER, Nicola. Wide Open. London: Faber & Faber, [1998]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British (and correct first) edition. As new. SKB-9191 | |
| BARKER, Nicolas (ed.). Treasures of the British Library. NY: Abrams, [1989]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Very fine. SKB-15008 | |
| [ART] BARNEY, Matthew. Drawing Restraint Volume IV. NY: JMc & GHB editions, 2007. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Barney. Profusely illustrated throughout. As new in publisher's slipcase. A handsome production. SKB-13850 | |
| [ART: Pablo Picasso] BARR, Alfred H., Jr. & PICASSO, Pablo. Picasso: Fifty Years of His Art. NY: Museum of Modern Art, [1946]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. SKB-14672 | |
| [DRUGS] BARR, Harriet. LSD: Personality and Experience. NY: Wiley-Interscience, [1972]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. An investigation of how altered states of consciousness affect personality functions, and what personality factors give rise to negative LSD reactions. One corner slightly bumped, some barely perceptible rippling to page edges, else fine in slightly soiled dust jacket with a touch of sunning to spine. SKB-2465 | |
| [MYSTERY] BARR, Nevada. Deep South. [NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2000]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. As new. JB-9672 | |
| [MYSTERY] BARR, Nevada. Hunting Season. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2002]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. As new. JB-9671 | |
| [ART] BARRASS, Gordon S. The Art of Calligraphy in Modern China. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. As new. JB-12948 | |
| BARRETT, Andrea. The Middle Kingdom. NY: Pocket Books, [1991]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. SKB-5062 | |
| [ART] BARRIER, Michael & WILLIAMS, Martin (eds.). A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics. NY: Smithsonian Institution Press/Abrams, [1981]. Small 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with a couple of small, internally tape-repaired tears to front flap fold. SKB-14366 | |
| [DRUGS] BARRITT, Brian. Whisper: A Time Script. London: Whisper Productions, 1971. Hardbound in full leather, cover stamped in gilt. First edition. Postscript by Timothy and Rosemary Leary. Writings smuggled out of prison by Barritt who was serving time for selling hashish. Diary entries, visionary poems, observations relating to LSD, revolution, his escapades as a hippie, etc. Ilustrated with psychedelic drawings. An unusual, hippiesque production. Fine. Scarce. SKB-1273 | |
| [ART] BARTH, Cornelia (ed.). Documents 2. Germany: Cantz Verlag, 1996. An art magazine from Germany this issue largely devoted to cinema. Essays by Grafe, Daney, Sokurov, Jost, et al. Illustrated with photographs. German/English text. Very near fine. SKB-14460 | |
| BARTHELME, Donald. Great Days. NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1979. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-8873 | |
| BARTHELME, Donald. The Dead Father. NY: Farrar Straus and Giroux, [1975]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-10734 | |
| BARTON, Emily. The Testament of Yves Gundron. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2000]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. As new. JB-6643 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BASILICO, Gabriele. Interrupted City. Barcelona: Actar, 1999. Oblong 16mo. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Photographs of Milan with the accent on construction and architecture. As new. Published price: JB-13373 | |
| [ART: Jean Michel Basquiat] BASQUIAT, Jean Michel. Invitation card for Basquiat's very first one man show at the Galleria d'Arte Emilio Mazzoli in 1981. n.p.:n.p., [1981]. Basquiat's paintings were shown under the name "SAMO" which is printed in orange on the front of the card, the back of the card has gallery info and space for an address. This is the rare first gallery announcement for Basquiat. Fine (slight toning). SKB-14713 | |
| [ART: Jean Michel Basquiat] BASQUIAT, Jean Michel. Postcard invitation announcing Basquiat's 1988 show at the Annina Nosei Gallery in N.Y.C. n.p.:n.p., [1988]. Printed in white against black. Nosei gave Basquiat his first solo exhibition and one of his last. Original mailing label, stamp, and postmark. Fine. SKB-14642 | |
| [ART: Jean-Michel Basquiat] BASQUIAT, Jean-Michel, HARING, Keith, & SCHARF, Kenny. Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf: In Your Face. NY: Malca Fine Art, 1997. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Essays by Leo Malca and Richard Marshall. Exhibition catalog profusely illustrated in color throughout. Large, folding, color announcement for the show laid in. Corner crease to front cover, else fine. Scarce. SKB-15212 | |
| BASS, Rick. Fiber. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, [1998]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Elizabeth Hughes Bass. Fine. SKB-8368 | |
| BASS, Rick. Oil Notes. NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Drawings by Elizabeth Hughes. Inscribed by the author. Fine. SKB-5037 | |
| BASS, Rick. The Ninemile Wolves. [Livingston, MT: Clark City Press, 1992]. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition. One of 125 numbered copies signed by Bass. Illustrated with photographs. Very fine in publisher's slipcase. SKB-8273 | |
| BASS, Rick. Where the Sea Used to Be. NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine (tiny corner crease to dj). SKB-8367 | |
| [BEATS] Bastard Angel, No. 2, Spring 1974. A short lived mag edited by Harold Norse. n.p.:n.p., [1974]. Nice collection of the Beats with contributions by Burroughs, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Bob Kaufman, Paul Bowles, Malina, Norse, Malanga, and many others. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and graphics. Touch of sunning to edge of cover, else fine. SKB-9589 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BATTEN, Luke & SADLER, Jonathan. Big Ten Co-Eds, Preppy Girls, and The Lost Cheerleaders. [Tucson]: Nazraeli, [2005]. Folio. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Signed by both Batten and Sadler. As new. JB-14464 | |
| [ART: Enrico Baj] BAUDRILLARD, Jean & BAJ, Enrico. Enrico Baj. [Paris: Editions Filipacchi, 1980]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Bilingual French/English text. As new. SKB-14578 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BAUR, Max. Max Baur Photographs 1925-1960: In the Bauhaus Spirit. Zurich: Edition Stemmle, [2001]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Essay by William A. Ewing. As new. JB-12184 | |
| BAXTER, Charles. Shadow Play. NY: W W Norton, 1993. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. The print run was 1500 copies. Signed by the author. As new. SKB-10364 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BAYLES, David Paul. Urban Forest: Images of Trees in the Urban Landscape. SF: Sierra Club, [2003]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. Below the published price: JB-12906 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BEARD, Peter. Fifty Years of Portraits. Sante Fe, NM: Arena Editions, 1999. Small 4to. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. A nicely produced book. Very fine. SKB-6737 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BEARD, Peter. Photo taken by Peter Beard of his own original hand-embellished photograph. n.p.:n.p.,n.d. The photograph shows a pride of lions with a painted border by Beard. Presentation copy inscribed by Beard to famed Warhol curator, Sam Green: "to Mr. Grrrrrreen from P.B." Fine (4" x 5"). Provenance: the archive of Sam Green. SKB-15217 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BEARD, Peter. Two photos taken by Peter Beard of his own original hand-embellished photographs. n.p.:n.p.,n.d. The two photographs are on a single sheet, one shows Mick Jagger and Keith Richards on stage at Madison Square Garden, the other features Andy Warhol in Montauk holding a drawing by Peter Beard, both have been embellished by Beard. Presentation copy inscribed by Beard to famed Warhol curator, Sam Green: "for Sam Gr. from Montauk to Mad. Squ. Garden." In the bottom left corner beneath the photo of Warhol Beard has placed the initials "A.W." and in the right corner he wrote his own initials. Fine (ca. 9" x 5.5"). Provenance: the archive of Sam Green. SKB-15218 | |
| [ART] BEARDEN, Romare. Romare Bearden in Black and White: Photomontage Projections 1964. NY: Whitney Museum, [1997]. Small 4to. Softbound. First edition. Issued to coincide with an exhibition. Profusely illustrated. Include's poems by Bearden and several essays about him and his work. Very fine. SKB-5945 | |
| [ART: Aubrey Beardsley] BEARDSLEY, Aubrey & MARILLIER, H. C. The Early Work of Aubrey Beardsley. NY: Dover, [1967]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. Reprint of the revised 1920 edition with the addition of a couple of color plates. Preface by H. C. Marillier. Illustrated throughout. Fine in dust jacket with faint blue line to back panel from former jacket protector. SKB-15032 | |
| [ART: Aubrey Beardsley] BEARDSLEY, Aubrey. The Later Work of Aubrey Beardsley. NY: Dover, [1967]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. Reprint of the revised 1930 edition. Illustrated throughout. Fine in dust jacket with a small blemish and faint blue line to back panel from former jacket protector. SKB-15033 | |
| [BEATS] Beat Art. Catalog for a 1977 exhibition at Columbia University of art by Beat writers. n.p.:n.p., [1977]. Prints essays, that were the result of a seminar on Beat art at Barnard College, about each of the works. Descriptions and discussions of works by Kerouac, Ginsberg, McClure, Robert LaVigne, Corso, Orlovsky, Larry Rivers, Bruce Conner, and Philip Whalen. (Not illustrated.) About fine. SKB-2970 | |
| [BEATNIKS] BEATNIK & KEROUAC, Jack. Beatnik Stationary. Toledo, OH: Leister Game Co., 1959. Cardboard box printed with charming drawings of bearded, beret-wearing beatniks spouting beatnik phrases. The box contains 24 pieces of illustrated stationery in different shapes, 6 each in square, circle, trapezoid and rectangular format, plus 12 envelopes with a Beat jazz combo in the corner. Also included is a beatnik dictionary. One of the scarcer and most desirable Pop Culture-Beat items, rarely found with all the items present. A vintage, early item from 1959. Box shows slight wear and a single word discretely written in ink, else nice. SKB-11353 | |
| BEATTIE, Ann. Another You. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Very fine. SKB-5346 | |
| BEATTIE, Ann. Falling in Place. NY: Random House, [1980]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. SKB-2799 | |
| BEATTIE, Ann. Picturing Will. NY: Random House, [1989]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Very fine. SKB-5347 | |
| BEATTIE, Ann. Seven copies of The New Yorker magazine from the late 1970's-early 80's each with a short story by Ann Beattie. n.p.:n.p., [1980]. Near fine. A nice group of early appearances. The lot: SKB-9961 | |
| BEATTIE, Ann. Where You'll Find Me and Other Stories. NY: Linden Press, 1986. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine. SKB-5401 | |
| [ART] BECK, Joel. Small poster printing an illustration by sixties underground cartoonist Joel Beck. n.p.:n.p., [1982]. Features a unicorn pulling a snail whose shell is a castle. Signed by Beck and dated 1982. Small soiled spot, else near fine (10.5" x 13"). SKB-13124 | |
| [ART: Edward Gorey] BECKETT, Samuel & GOREY, Edward. Beginning to End: A Selection from the Works of Samuel Beckett. [NY]: Gotham Book Mart, [1988]. Hardbound in cloth spine and illustrated paper-covered boards. First edition. Illustrated with drawings by Edward Gorey. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Beckett and Gorey. Fine. SKB-14735 | |
| [SARTRE, Jean-Paul] BELKIND, Allen & SARTRE, Jean-Paul. Jean-Paul Sartre: Sartre and Existentialism in English: A Bibliographical Guide. [Kent]: Kent State University Press, [1970]. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Near fine. SKB-15086 | |
| BELL, Madison Smart. Save Me, Joe Lewis. NY: Harcourt Brace, [1993]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with minor wrinkling to bottom edge of back panel. SKB-5783 | |
| BELL, Madison Smart. Waiting for the End of the World. NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1985. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's second book. Briefly inscribed by the author. Fine (microscopic tear to dj). SKB-3202 | |
| BELL, Madison Smart. Waiting for the End of the World. NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1985. Softbound. Uncorrected proof copy of the author's second book. About fine. SKB-13978 | |
| BENEDETTI, Jean. Gilles de Rais: A Biography of Bluebeard. NY: Stein and Day, [1972]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine. SKB-14141 | |
| BENEDICT, Pickney. Dogs of God. [NY: Doubleday, 1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Very fine. SKB-3251 | |
| BENEDICT, Pickney. Dogs of God. [London: Secker & Warburg, 1994]. First British edition, a trade paperback original. Signed by the author. As new. SKB-3508 | |
| BENEDICT, Pickney. Dogs of God. [NY: Doubleday, 1994]. Advance reading copy in glossy wraps. As new. SKB-4045 | |
| BENEDICT, Pickney. The Wrecking Yard and Other Stories. NY: Doubleday, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's second book. As new. SKB-3510 | |
| BENEDICT, Pickney. The Wrecking Yard and Other Stories. NY: Doubleday, [1992]. Pamphlet printing a substantive advance excerpt. Fine. SKB-4998 | |
| BENEDICT, Pickney. Town Smokes. Princeton: Ontario Review Press, [1987]. First edition of this trade Paperback Original. The author's first book, a collection of stories. As new. SKB-3509 | |
| [ART] BENEZRA, Neal & PURYEAR, Martin. Martin Puryear. [London]: Thames and Hudson, [1993]. Square 4to. Softbound, published simultaneously with the cloth. First edition. Essay by Robert Storr. Signed by Puryear. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. Profusely illustrated. As new. JB-12850 | |
| [DRUGS] BENITEZ, Fernando. In the Magic Land of Peyote. Austin: University of Texas Press, [1975]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Peter Furst. The author recounts his experiences accompanying the Huichol indians on their peyote hunt and witnessing their rituals. Illustrated with photographs. Many owner's rubber stamps (including some to page edges), else a slightly used, but solid and attractive, reading copy. SKB-623 | |
| BERENDT, John. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story. [NY: Random House, 1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. JB-2255 | |
| BERGE, Carol. The Revolting Machines. n.p.: The Fault Press, 1976. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated. Fine. JB-14406 | |
| BERKSON, Bill. Blue is the Hero. Kensington, CA: L. Publications, 1976. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Boards just perceptibly bowed, else fine. JB-7945 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Eugene. The Graphic Work of Eugene Berman. NY: Clarkson Potter, [1971]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Foreword by Russell Lynes. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine. SKB-14576 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace & DYLAN, Bob. Untitled offset poster featuring four variant images of a hand holding a transistor radio, 1965. n.p.:n.p., [1967]. One of the images is of Bob Dylan. Nonsense text printed at the bottom. Printed in black on yellow stock. Support the Revolution, p. 172. Fine (21" x 17"). SKB-12529 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace & HERMS, George. Poster designed by Wallace Berman announcing an exhibition of works by George Herms at the Batman Gallery in San Francisco, 1961. n.p.:n.p., [1961]. Berman's first poster, this copy signed by both Berman and Herms. Features a photograph by Berman of Herms standing next to one of his assemblages (Support the Revolution, p. 176). Printed in red and black on beige stock. A scarce early item from the West Coast Assemblage scene---rare signed by both, the only such copy we've seen. Fine (20" x 15"). SKB-11581 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace & HERMS, George. Poster designed by Wallace Berman announcing an exhibition of works by George Herms. SF: Batman Gallery, 1961. Poster announcing Herms 1961 show at the Batman Gallery. Features a photograph by Berman of Herms standing next to one of his assemblages (Support the Revolution, p. 176). Printed in red and black on beige stock. A scarce early item from the West Coast Assemblage scene---Berman's first poster. Few barely perceptible soft horizontal creases, else a fine, fresh copy (20" x 15"). SKB-14957 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace & HIRSCHMAN, Jack. Original cassette tape of Wallace Berman in conversation. n.p.:n.p., [1968]. Wallace and Shirley Berman are captured in a 1968 wide-ranging, informal conversation with Jack and Ruth Hirschman, Ben Talbert, and Hal Glicksman. The tape is labeled "conversation" and comes from Glicksman's archive. This is the only recording of Berman that we are aware of. The tape has been transferred to CD for the buyer's listening convenience. Approx. 90 minutes. Fine. SKB-14896 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & LAMANTIA, Philip. Caterpillar, No. 17, October 1971. n.p.:n.p., [1971]. Cover by Wallace Berman. Edited by Clayton Eshelman. Contributions by Lamantia, Snyder, Bromige, Enslin, Wakoski, et al. Fine. SKB-4191 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace & McCLURE, Michael. Poetry is a Muscular Principle. LA: Wallace Berman, 1964. Small broadside. First edition. Text by McClure with a photograph of McClure as a lion by Wallace Berman (Support the Revolution, p. 128). Fine (5.5" x 8.5"). Scarce. SKB-1290 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & MELTZER, David. Hero/Lil. LA: Black Sparrow, 1973. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Cover art by Wallace Berman. One of 175 numbered copies signed by Meltzer. Fine. SKB-1280 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & MELTZER, David. Hero/Lil. LA: Black Sparrow, 1973. Softbound. First edition. Cover art by Wallace Berman. Fine. SKB-2621 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & MELTZER, David. Hero/Lil. LA: Black Sparrow, 1973. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Cover art by Wallace Berman. One of 26 lettered specially bound copies signed by Meltzer with an original drawing, this being copy "A." As new in publisher's marbled slipcase. SKB-12072 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & MELTZER, David. Luna. LA: Black Sparrow, 1970. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Cover art by Wallace Berman. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Meltzer. As new. SKB-1276 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & MELTZER, David. Luna. LA: Black Sparrow, 1970. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Cover art by Wallace Berman. This copy designated "artist's copy" on the colophon page is signed by Meltzer and features an original frontispiece drawing by him. Very fine (lacks the slipcase). SKB-14941 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & PERKOFF, Stuart. Alphabet. LA: Red Hill Press, 1973. Softbound (no hardbound issued). First edition. Cover design by Wallace Berman. Presentation copy inscribed by Wallace Berman to his friends and ardent supporters, Hal and Gretchen Glicksman: "Hal & Gretchen / Have pleasant holidays / Love / Wallace." Fine. Copies inscribed by Berman are very scarce and this is a superb association since Glicksman curated the noted "Assemblage in California" exhibition that brought Berman to a wider audience. SKB-4978 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace & ROTHENBERG, Jerome. Abulafia's Circles. [Milwaukee]: Membrane Press, [1979]. Pamphlet. First edition. Cover reproduces a varifax collage by Wallace Berman. Fine. One of the scarcer Berman covers. SKB-5084 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace, COLLINS, Jess, & HERMS, George. Poem Makers. LA: L.A. Louver, 1992. Exhibition announcement (a single sheet folded in thirds) for a show featuring the works of Wallace Berman, Jess Collins, and George Herms, illustrated in color with one work by each. Sheet laid in for a reading and film screening at Beyond Baroque in conjunction with the exhibition. Fine. SKB-14823 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace. Artforum, January 1966. n.p.:n.p., [1966]. Cover design by Wallace Berman showing four hands holding transistor radios. Article on Berman verifax collages, also Oldenburg, David Smith, and more. Profusely illustrated. A very fine, fresh copy. SKB-15211 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace. Autograph Letter Signed to Hal Glicksman. No place, no date [Topanga, 1970]. 1 page on 8vo intentionally torn sheet. In full: "Hal---Am tapped here I have many works for sale---all framed---all sizes---anybody you know who might be interested? I dropped Walter a note---thought that maybe somebody wants a work but as I am not with a gallery---don't know about how to get work?? Friend W." The recipient, Hal Glicksman, curated the famous "Assemblage in California" exhibition that brought Berman to a wider audience. Creased for mailing. SKB-14942 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace. Autograph Letter Signed to Hal Glicksman. Topanga, 1971. 2 pages on one quarto sheet. In full: "Hal---Seems like I wrote to you about a few months ago that I was hung for loot---when I first started large project---can't remember exactly---but all is cool now---Think I wrote Walter same time??---Was juiced & anxious ---thought I wouldn't be able to continue new work---but not long after things went another direction---via a Texan & others buying works---Will you let Walter know? Will send you flicks when project complete---W. Still have 3 or 4 pieces left from series like the one Corcoran has---If something comes up---but there is no panic---at least for three or four months---Can you send 2 more copies of Assemblage in Calif books Regards to Gretchen Love W." The recipient, Hal Glicksman, curated the famous "Assemblage in California" exhibition that brought Berman to a wider audience. Creased for mailing with the original hand-addressed mailing envelope present (Berman pasted one stamp to a piece of cardboard and pasted that onto the envelope thereby making a mini collage). SKB-14943 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace. Autograph Letter Signed to publisher Charles Plymell. n.p., n.d. [ca. 1965]. 1 page. 8vo. In full: "Chas. Here is Dean's contribution---use his alias name which is Manny Lipshitz its from a series of drawings he did in Paris----Write and let me know if you've ceived [sic] other jazz----W." The "Dean" referred to is Berman's close friend, actor and artist Dean Stockwell. Few small light droplet stains to corner, very good. Autograph material by Berman seldom appears on the market. SKB-14815 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace. Autograph Letter Signed to publisher Charles Plymell. n.p., n.d. [ca. 1965]. 2 pages on one 8vo sheet. In full: "Chas: Enclosed some pieces for yr 'shot'---woodblock with nuns etc. is by Ben Talbert---the work with the Egyptian & doorway is by R. Driscoll---The drawing (Kiss) is by George Herms---The round piece on brown paper is by I. E. Alexander. I'll try to remember to put the names on back so there will not be name hangups---My credit on my work should be W. Berman if not too late otherwise Wallace Berman is cool---formal---peachy---& distinguished. W." Near fine. Nice with the mention of the names of people in his circle. SKB-14816 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace. Color offset poster by Wallace Berman advertising Michael McClure's play The Beard, 1967. n.p.:n.p., [1967]. Features a photograph of Shirley Berman holding a pair of dilapidated work boots next to her naked chest. Printed in red and black on white stock (Support the Revolution, p. 168). A fine, fresh copy (14" x 9"). A Berman rarity, even more so in this condition. The play was presented at a local theater in Topanga Canyon so the print run for this poster was very small. SKB-1445 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace. Handmade greeting card by Wallace Berman. n.p.:n.p., [1960]. A card of thick stock printed by Berman with his characteristic message: "Love / 1967 / Topanga / Bermans." The card, addressed in Berman's hand, was sent to Berman's close friends and early supporters Hal and Gretchen Glicksman. Fine (4" x 4"). SKB-14894 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace. Invitation card for the Wallace Berman Retrospective at the Otis Art Institute. LA: Otis Art Institute Gallery, 1978. The card prints an untitled verifax by Berman. As new. SKB-14822 | |
| [ART] BERMAN, Wallace. Radio/Aether Series 1966/1974. LA: Gemini G.E.L., 1974. A collection of 13 two-color offset lithographs photographed from Berman's original Verifax collages. Each print utilizes Berman's signature motif of a hand-held transistor radio. Number 10 of 50 numbered copies signed by Berman on the title sheet (from a total edition of 60). The prints measure 12" x 12" and are done on starwhite cover mounted on Gemini ragboard and enclosed in a screenprinted, fabric-covered slipcase. A handsome production from Gemini G.E.L who, since 1966, have used their innovative printmaking techniques on projects by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, and others. Fine. SKB-14594 | |
| [ART: Wallace Berman] BERMAN, Wallace. Wallace Berman. London: Camden Arts Centre, 2008. Exhibition catalog for this UK Berman show. Essay by Kristine McKenna. Nicely designed including some color plates. As new. SKB-15201 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BERNHARD, Ruth. Ruth Bernhard: The Collection of Ginny Williams. [n.p.: Tallgrass Press, 1993]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new (tiny soiled spot to front board). JB-10779 | |
| [ART] BERNIER, Georges & Rosamond (eds.). Aspects of Modern Art: The Selective Eye 111. NY: Reynal & Co., [1957]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition in English. Profusely illustrated throughout. Near fine in dust jacket with a couple of dime-size chips. SKB-15007 | |
| BERRIAULT, Gina. Women in Their Beds. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint, [1996]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of this collection of stories. National Book Award winner. As new. JB-9677 | |
| BERRIGAN, Ted. The Sonnets. NY: Grove Press, [1964]. Pamphlet. Second printing thus. Presentation copy inscribed to artist Kitaj: "For Ron, Out of the past, Some First Words from Ted Berrigan." From the archive of R. B. Kitaj. Near fine. SKB-14982 | |
| BERRY, Wendell. From Sabbaths. n.p.: Privately published, 1997. Broadside poem. First edition. Published on the occasion of a reading. As new. JB-14380 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BIALOBRZESKI, Peter. Holy Journeys into the Spiritual Heart of India. Hamburg: Kruse, 2000. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Essays by Florian Hanig and Mick Brown. As new. JB-11050 | |
| BIDART, Frank. Golden State. NY: George Braziller, [1973]. Softbound issued simultaneous with the cloth. First edition of the author's first book. Signed by Bidart. Bright, about fine. SKB-12610 | |
| [ART] BILL, Max. Original lithograph titled: Variation 13. n.p.:n.p., [1938]. Lithograph utilizing images of overlapping colored circles against a black background creating an almost Op-Art effect. Issued in the French art magazine XXe Siecle No. 4, Christmas 1938, but here offered separately. Some mottling to the verso not visible from the front, else fine and bright in its original state with the edges untrimmed and the publisher's staple holes to left edge (12.5" x 9.75"). SKB-14794 | |
| [DRUGS] BISCHOFF, William H. The Ecstasy Drugs. [Delray Beach, FL]: University Circle Press, [1966]. First edition of this Paperback Original. A study of LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin, and the history of their use. Very good plus to near fine. SKB-1102 | |
| BLACKBURN, Paul. Signed contract for Blackburn's participation in The New American Poetry anthology. n.p.:n.p., [1960]. A seminal collection edited by Don Allen and published by Grove Press in 1960 that was responsible for introducing Beat, New York School, and Black Mountain poets to a wider audience. 2 quarto pages stapled at the corner. Signed by Blackburn and dated 1958. Near fine. SKB-10221 | |
| BLAZEK, Douglas & BUKOWSKI, Charles. Skull Juices. SF: Twowindows Press, [1970]. Softbound. First edition. Eight-page introduction by Charles Bukowski. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author and Ron Cavin who designed the psychedelic title page. Slight sepia-toned discoloration to front cover (relatively inconspicuous against the dark cover), else fine. SKB-12684 | |
| BLOOM, Amy. Come to Me. [NY]: Harper Collins, [1993]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book, a collection of stories. As new. SKB-4704 | |
| [ROCK] BLUE CHEER. Vincebus Eruptum. n.p.: Philips, 1967. LP record, PHS600-264 stereo. Debut LP from this Bay Area band, a classic of '60s high-volume psychedelia. Fine. SKB-12960 | |
| [DRUGS] BLUM, Richard (ed. and contributor). Utopiates: The Use and Users of LSD 25. [NY: Atherton Press, 1964]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. A relatively early (LSD was still legal) collection of papers on LSD research, including ones by Leary, Alpert, Fort, et al. Owner's name, else fine in slightly used dust jacket with a 1-inch tear to back panel and some toning to spine. SKB-742 | |
| [BURROUGHS, William S.] BOCKRIS, Victor. With William Burroughs: A Report from the Bunker. NY: Seaver Books, [1981]. Softbound. First edition. Very near fine. SKB-13775 | |
| [HIPPIES] BOISE, Ron & SPEYER, Lars. Ron Boise Kama Sutra Calendar for 1966. Palo Alto: Quicksilver Productions, [1965]. Calendar featuring b&w photos of Boise's notorious "Kama Sutra" sculptures, metal figures made from used car parts that are here posed on the beach in different positions of copulation. When they were originally shown at the Vorpal Gallery in 1964 they were confiscated by the police leading to an important censorship case that Boise won, apparently even managing to sell some sculptures to Kim Novak who was in attendance at his trial! Boise's explicit sculptures join the busted Mime Troupe performances, Lenore Kandel's The Love Book, and McClure's The Beard, as victims of police efforts to suppress the Haight-Ashbury hippie scene. Fine with the original wrap-around band. Very scarce thus. A nice copy of this wonderful zeitgeist item. SKB-14337 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BOL, Hans & VROOMKONING, Victor. Het Formaat Van Waterland. [Netherlands]: Recto Verso, [2004]. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards with a photographic plate affixed to the front cover. First edition. Signed by Bol. Wonderful photographs of river landscapes in the Netherlands especially pleasing in this extra-wide format, with poems by Vroomkoning. (Dutch text with booklet of translations laid in.) As new. JB-14676 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BOLTANSKI, Christian. Compra-Venta. Valencia: L'Almondi, 1998. Two volumes. Hardbound in paper-covered boards with cloth spine. First editions. Photographs by Boltanski document his 1998 installation at the Almudin Museum of Archaeology in Valencia, Spain. Texts by curator Jose Miguel G. Cortes and others. Fine in publisher's slipcase. (Bilingual text.) JB-12986 | |
| [ART] BONAFOUX, Pascal. Portraits of the Artist: The Self Portrait in Painting. NY: Skira/Rizzoli, [1985]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. As new in publisher's cardstock slipcase. SKB-14572 | |
| [ROCK: U2] BONO. Promotional photo of U2 signed by each band member. n.p.:n.p., [1987]. Island Records b&w publicity shot of the band standing in the desert, nicely signed by the entire group with Bono adding the date "87" next to his signature. This photo originally came from U2's publicist Alvenia Bridges who had the group sign it for her (included is the 7-page memo from the 1987 press conference where the photo was signed). A nice item from a vital period in the band's development---and their impact has only increased during the intervening 20 years. Probably the most important post-sixties rock group. U2 autograph material with solid provenance is scarce. SKB-13577 | |
| [ART] BOODY, Meghan. Henry's Wives. Milan: Galeria Fabia Calvasina, [1998]. Single sheet of accordion-folded thick stock printed on both sides. First edition. Features color illustrations of surreal collages based on paintings of the wives of Henry VIII, with bilingual Italian-English text on the verso. Published in conjunction with an exhibition. Fine. SKB-15146 | |
| [ART] BOREL, France. The Seduction of Venus: Artists and Models. NY: Skira/Rizzoli, [1990]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. As new in publisher's cardstock slipcase. SKB-14571 | |
| BORGES, Jorge Luis. Selected Poems. NY: Viking, [1999]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-9211 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BORHAN, Pierre & LANGE, Dorothea. Dorthea Lange: The Heart and Mind of a Photographer. Boston: Bulfinch, 2002. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Essays by A. D. Coleman, Ralph Gibson, and Sam Stourdze. Profusely illustrated with photographs. As new. JB-12406 | |
| [ART: Jonathan Borofsky] BOROFSKY, Jonathan. Jonathan Borofsky. NY: Whitney Museum, 1984. Pamphlet. First edition. Exhibition catalog for his 1984 Whitney show. Illustrated with photos of his work. Fine. SKB-13727 | |
| [ARCHITECTURE: Bernard Maybeck] BOSLEY, Edward R. & MAYBECK, Bernard. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley: Bernard Maybeck. [London: Phaidon, 1994]. Square 4to. Softbound. First printing. Color photos, architectural diagrams etc. Published as part of the Architecture in Detail series. As new. JB-15022 | |
| [HUMOR] BOSSERT, Jill (ed.). Humor Sponsored by the Society of Illustrators. NY: Madison Square Press, 1987. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated throughout with single cartoons, syndicated strips, political cartoons, caricatures, and more. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. Fine. SKB-15003 | |
| BOSWELL, Robert. Crooked Hearts. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first novel. Fine. SKB-13279 | |
| BOSWELL, Robert. Mystery Ride. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. SKB-10359 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BOULANGER, Guillaume. Figures. France: n.p., n.d. [ca. 2000]. Pamphlet. First edition. Illustrated withn color video images throughout. French text. Front cover slightly rubbed, small sticker to back cover, else near fine. SKB-15177 | |
| BOWDEN, Charles & KREINBERG, Lew. Street Signs Chicago: Neighborhood and Other Illusions of Big-City Life. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, [1981]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's second book. Signed by Bowden. Illustrated with photographs. Fine. SKB-5467 | |
| BOWDEN, Charles. Frog Mountain Blues. Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, [1987]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by Jack W. Dykinga. Signed by Bowden and Dykinga. As new. SKB-5301 | |
| BOWDEN, Charles. Killing the Hidden Waters. Austin: University of Texas Press, [1977]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. Inscribed by Bowden: "For---, Don't drink the water amigo. Chuck Bowden." Owner's name, else fine in price-clipped dust jacket with some rubbing to back panel. SKB-9998 | |
| BOWDEN, Charles. Mezcal. Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, [1988]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Very fine. SKB-3530 | |
| BOWDEN, Charles. Red Line. NY: W. W. Norton & Co., [1989]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Very fine. SKB-3529 | |
| BOWEN, Elisa. How Can I Show That I Love You? Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts, [1972]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Photo-illustrated guide to interpersonal relationships '60s-style, with chapters devoted to massage, "making things together," "communicating together," etc. Near fine. SKB-365 | |
| [ART] BOWEN, Michael. A Journey to Nepal. [SF]: City Lights, [1970]. 4to. Softbound (no hardbound issued). First edition, second issue (yellow covers). Psychedelic pen and ink drawings on Eastern themes, with text reproduced in holograph. Near fine. SKB-1369 | |
| BOWEN, Peter. Coyote Wind. NY: St. Martin's Press, [1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. The first book in the Gabriel Du Pre series. As new. JB-6652 | |
| BOWEN, Peter. Yellowstone Kelly: Gentleman & Scout. Ottawa, IL: Jameson Books, [1987]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine in price-clipped dust jacket. JB-6374 | |
| [DRUGS: Paul Bowles] BOWLES, Paul & MRABET, Mohammed. M'Hashish. [SF]: City Lights, [1969]. Softbound. First edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. Clever short stories about hashish use in Morocco. Fine. SKB-7538 | |
| BOWLES, Paul & MRABET, Mohammed. The Beach Cafe and The Voice. LA: Black Sparrow, 1980. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. One of 26 lettered specially bound copies signed by Bowles and Mrabet with original signed art by Mrabet. As new. SKB-12063 | |
| BOWLES, Paul & MRABET, Mohammed. The Boy Who Set the Fire. LA: Black Sparrow, 1974. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Bowles and Mrabet. As new. SKB-12064 | |
| BOWLES, Paul & MRABET, Mohammed. The Boy Who Set the Fire. LA: Black Sparrow, 1974. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. One of 26 lettered specially bound copies signed by Bowles and Mrabet. As new. SKB-12065 | |
| BOWLES, Paul & MRABET, Mohammed. The Boy Who Set the Fire. LA: Black Sparrow, 1974. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. One of 5 numbered specially bound copies designated "presentation copy" signed by Bowles and Mrabet. As new. SKB-12066 | |
| [DRUGS] BOWLES, Paul. A Hundred Camels in the Courtyard. [SF]: City Lights, [1962]. Softbound (no cloth issued). First edition. Clever stories about hashish use in Morocco. Very fine, spectacular copy. Scarce thus. SKB-4617 | |
| BOWLES, Paul. In Touch: The Letters of Paul Bowles. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1994]. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies signed by the author (of a total edition of 276). Fine in publisher's slipcase. SKB-10229 | |
| BOWLES, Paul. Let it Come Down. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1980. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition thus. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Bowles' second novel, with a new preface by him for this edition. Fine. SKB-6011 | |
| BOWLES, Paul. No Eye Looked Out from Any Crevice. SF: Cadmus Editions, [1997]. Pamphlet. First edition. A prose poem Bowles wrote when he was 17, published here for the first time. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Bowles (of a total edition of 133). Fine. SKB-5292 | |
| BOWLES, Paul. Scenes. LA: Black Sparrow, 1968. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Bowles (the entire cloth edition). Bowles' first signed limited edition, and his first book of poems since his first book in 1933. Extra spine label laid in. As new. Scarce, early Black Sparrow item. SKB-12059 | |
| BOWLES, Paul. Typed Letter Signed to publisher Irving Stettner. n.p.:n.p., [1988]. 1-half page on a quarto sheet. Tangier, Morocco. June 25, 1988. Bowles talks about Mrabet and his efforts to find a gallery, and more. Signed in full. Folded for mailing, else fine. The original mailing envelope is present. SKB-10235 | |
| [ART: Jack Boyce] BOYCE, Jack. Announcement for a 1966 showing of works by Jack Boyce at the Buzz Gallery in San Francisco. n.p.:n.p., [1966]. Boyce was a Beat/avant-garde artist whose illustrations appeared in various poetry books of the period. His friends included lots of Beat and New York School poets (Lew Welch introduced him to Joanne Kyger whom he married). Reproduces a color image on one side with text on the other. Fine (2.75" x 7"). SKB-14615 | |
| BOYD, Blanche McCrary. The Revolution of Little Girls. MY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. SKB-9765 | |
| BOYD, Bruce. Signed contract for Boyd's participation in The New American Poetry anthology. n.p.:n.p., [1960]. A seminal collection edited by Don Allen and published by Grove Press in 1960 that was responsible for introducing Beat, New York School, and Black Mountain poets to a wider audience. 2 quarto pages stapled at the corner. Signed by Boyd and dated 1958. Near fine. SKB-10212 | |
| [STUDENT ACTIVISM] BOYLE, Kay. The Long Walk at San Francisco State. NY: Grove, [1970]. 16mo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Boyle's account of the student uprisings at S. F. State. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. SKB-7301 | |
| BOYLE, T. Coraghessan. East is East. [NY]: Viking, [1990]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine. SKB-3476 | |
| BOYLE, T. Coraghessan. East is East. [NY]: Viking, [1990]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in spine-faded dust jacket. SKB-5785 | |
| [ART] BRADBURY, Kirsten. Essential Dali. [Bath]: Dempsey Parr, [1999]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine. SKB-13544 | |
| BRADBURY, Malcolm & MOTTRAM, Eric (eds.). The Penguin Companion to American Literature. NY: McGraw-Hill, [1971]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with a touch of yellowing and a small crease to front flap. SKB-14356 | |
| BRADBURY, Ray. The Toynbee Convector. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by the author. Fine. JB-9377 | |
| [DRUGS] BRADEN, William. The Private Sea: LSD & the Search for God. [Chicago: Quadrangle, 1967]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Important early book to explore the religious dimension of the psychedelic experience. Tiny droplet mark to top edge, else fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. SKB-6135 | |
| [ART: Joe Brainard] BRAINARD, Joe & ASHBERY, John. The Vermont Notebook. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1975. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Joe Brainard. One of 26 specially bound lettered copies signed by Ashbery and Brainard with an original signed drawing by Brainard tipped in (a particularly nice, full-page drawing of a scarecrow). As new. SKB-7891 | |
| [ART: Joe Brainard] BRAINARD, Joe & ELMSLIE, Kenneth. Circus Nerves. LA: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Cover illustration by Joe Brainard. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Elmslie. As new. SKB-8770 | |
| [ART: Joe Brainard] BRAINARD, Joe & ELMSLIE, Kenward. The Champ. LA: Black Sparrow, 1968. 4to. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with many charming drawings by Joe Brainard. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Elmslie and Brainard. As new. SKB-6244 | |
| [ART: Joe Brainard] BRAINARD, Joe & ELMSLIE, Kenward. The Champ. LA: Black Sparrow, 1968. 4to. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with many charming drawings by Joe Brainard. One of 26 lettered specially bound copies signed by Elmslie and Brainard with an original drawing by Brainard tipped-in as a frontispiece. As new. SKB-12077 | |
| [ART: Joe Brainard] BRAINARD, Joe & PADGETT, Ron. 100,000 Fleeing Hilda. [NY: Boke Press, 1967]. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Brainard and Padgett. A collaboration by these two old friends with charming illustrations by Brainard. White covers very slightly toned, else near fine. SKB-13798 | |
| [ART: Joe Brainard] BRAINARD, Joe, BERRIGAN, Ted; & PADGETT, Ron. Bean Spasms. [NY: Kulchur Press, 1967]. Small 4to. Softbound. First edition. A collection of collaborative poems and stories with illustrations by Joe Brainard. Richard Brautigan's personal copy with the notation "Richard Jan. 28 1969 Fargo" in his hand. (There is also the signature of Marjorie Lyons. Keith Abbott, who received this book from Richard in Bolinas in 1974, can't determine who she was.) Couple of small scuffs to back cover, minor wear to spine, else near fine. A nice association copy of a book that Brautigan, with his quirky sense of humor, may well have appreciated. SKB-13979 | |
| [NEW YORK SCHOOL] BRAINARD, Joe. Autograph Letter Signed to his close friend and fellow poet, Alice Notley. n.p.:n.p., [1988]. 2 pages. 4to. Calais, VT, August 1988. A friendly and humorous letter from Brainard who remarks that: "It's a bit too chilly (!!!!) this morning to be laying out in the sun in a bathing suit, but I am." He thanks Alice for a blurb and for sending Berrigan's recent book, then goes on to discuss his summer reading that includes Stegner's Crossing to Safety: "Such a relief, to find a male novelist I like, for a change." He goes on to say that he's also enjoying James Salter: "In particular, Light Years. But mostly this summer I've been zonking out on detective and murder mysteries. Because I enjoy them, and becasue they're easy to find." Signed "LOVE Joe." The original hand-addressed mailing envelope is included. Autograph material by Brainard seldom surfaces on the market. SKB-15070 | |
| [ART] BRAINARD, Joe. C Comics, No. 2. NY: Boke Press, 1965. Profusely illustrated with drawings by Brainard that accompany poems and dialog for Brainards drawings by Berkson, Berrigan, Elmslie, Koch, Padgett, O'Hara, and others. White covers very slightly toned, else about fine. Scarce. SKB-4897 | |
| [ART] BRAINARD, Joe. New Work. LA: Black Sparrow, 1973. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Brainard (of a total edition of 226). Fine. SKB-7999 | |
| [ART] BRAINARD, Joe. New Work. LA: Black Sparrow, 1973. Hardbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition. One of 26 lettered specially bound copies signed by Brainard with an original signed drawing by him (enclosed in an envelope affixed to the inside front cover). As new. SKB-8722 | |
| [ART] BRAINARD, Joe. Some Drawings of Some Notes to Myself. NY: Siamese Banana Press, [1971]. 4to. Mimeographed sheets stapled at the edge. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Brainard (handwritten colophon by Brainard). About fine. SKB-9915 | |
| BRAKHAGE, Stan. The Seen. [SF: Zephyrous Image, 1975]. 18mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Prints the text of a lecture by noted underground film maker Stan Brakhage. The covers are done in psychedelic, refracting mylar. Very fine (this copy, from the publisher's archive, has the text sheets laid into, rather than sewn into, the covers). One of the scarcer items from this interesting press. SKB-897 | |
| [ART] BRANDON, Ruth. Surreal Lives: The Surrealists 1917-1945. NY: Grove, [1999]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Illustrated with photographs. Fine. SKB-14908 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BRANDT, Bill & WARBURTON, Nigel (ed.). Bill Brandt: Selected Texts and Bibliography. Oxford: Clio Press, [1993]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Essay by Nigel Warburton. Illustrated with photographs. As new. JB-11127 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BRASSAI & MORAND, Paul. Brassai: Paris at Night. Boston: Bulfinch, 2001. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition thus. Foreword by Paul Morand. Brassai's classic photos lovingly reproduced using the latest engraving technology. Fine. JB-12407 | |
| BRAUEN, Martin. Deamworld Tibet: Western Illusions. [Trumbull, CT: Weatherhill, [2004]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition in English. A "lively and visually engaging work on Western conceptions of Tibet." Profusely illustrated. As new. Below the published price: JB-12701 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard (ed. and contributor). Change, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1963 (all published). n.p.:n.p., [1963]. A one-shot mag from San Francisco edited by Brautigan and Ron Loewinsohn. Prints Brautigan's story "Coffee" as well as contributions by Duncan, Whalen, Kyger, et al. Cover photograph of a young, short-haired Brautigan with Loewinsohn. Staples rusted, front cover pulled loose from one staple, trivial foxing to two edges, else about fine. A brighter copy than it might sound. SKB-4953 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard (ed. and contributor). Change, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1963 (all published). n.p.:n.p., [1963]. A one-shot mag from San Francisco edited by Brautigan and Ron Loewinsohn. Prints Brautigan's story "Coffee" as well as contributions by Duncan, Whalen, Kyger, et al. Cover photograph of a young, short-haired Brautigan with Loewinsohn. Fine (couple of tiny, light creases). SKB-13859 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard & BUKOWSKI, Charles & BREWTON, Johnny. X-Ray, No. 6, 1996. n.p.:n.p., [1996]. An innovative magazine of art and literature from San Francisco. Each issue handmade by Johnny Brewton, including an opulent array of inserts, tip-ins, fold-outs, etc. Laid in to this issue is a small, nicely produced pamphlet that prints A Visit from Jake by Richard Brautigan, the first separate appearance of this work. Other contributors include, Jack Micheline, David Gregor, Neeli Cherkovski, and Charles Bukowski. One of 200 copies (of a total edition of 226). There have been several exhibitions of X-Ray, including one at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum (which is the Smithsonian Institute's museum of design). Fine. SKB-3949 | |
| [DIGGERS] BRAUTIGAN, Richard & GROGAN, Emmett. The Realist, No. 81, August 1968. n.p.:n.p., [1967]. This issue is devoted to reprinting the Digger Papers as well as other articles of counterculture interest including a nude photo of a group of hippies. Also prints "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" by Brautigan. Back cover prints the Diggers' 1% logo featuring an illustration of two men leaning against a wall. Fine. SKB-524 | |
| [BEATS: Richard Brautigan] BRAUTIGAN, Richard & SNYDER, Gary. San Francisco Arts Festival: A Poetry Folio 1964. n.p.: Don Allen for the S. F. Arts Festival, 1964. Folio-sized folder containing 10 illustrated poetry broadsides created for the San Francisco Arts Festival. Limited to 300 copies signed by both poet and illustrator (except for David Meltzer who refused to sign his). Includes the broadside "September California" by Brautigan, and an untitled broadside poem by Jess, illustrated by him. Also includes broadsides by James Broughton, William Wolff, Gary Snyder, Lenore Kandel, Joanne Kyger, David Meltzer, Andrew Hoyem, et al. Scarce with the Brautigan broadside signed as he did not sign all copies. Fine. SKB-1245 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. A Confederate General from Big Sur. London: Jonathan Cape, [1970]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition of the author's first novel. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. SKB-7512 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. A Confederate General from Big Sur. NY: Grove, [1964]. Hardbound in dust jacket illustrated by Larry Rivers. First edition of the author's first novel. Fine in dust jacket with a couple of small, light stains to spine. A nice bright copy. SKB-8056 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. A Confederate General from Big Sur. [London]: Picador, [1973]. First British paperback edition. Very fine. SKB-11309 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. A Visit from Jake. [SF: X-Ray, 1996]. 18mo. 4pp. Pamphlet. First separate printing of this piece written by Brautigan in the mid-1950's. One of 300 numbered copies (of a total edition of 326). 200 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies were issued as part of X-Ray, No. 6. The other copies were issued separately. As new. SKB-3950 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Broadside announcing a reading by Brautigan at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, ca. 1967. n.p.:n.p., [1969]. Lenore Kandel, Philip Whalen, David Meltzer, and others, are also scheduled to appear. Printed in brown and black on yellow stock, with ornamental border illustration of a bird with a long tail. Top edge slightly rumpled, pin hole, else near fine (14" x 8.5"). Scarce. SKB-7926 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Broadside issued by Borregaard's Museum in San Francisco listing the poets and painters who appear there. n.p.:n.p., [1968]. Jess Collins, Paul Alexander, Harry Jacobus, Robert Duncan, Richard Brautigan, Jack Spicer, and Helen Adam are among those listed. The Borregaard Museum, here billed as "the largest private galley in San Francisco," was a landmark of the sixties avant-garde. A few creases where folded, some pin holes, but very nice overall. Scarce ephemera (17" x 8"). SKB-7789 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Desire in a Bowl of Potatoes. Ventura, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2001. Small broadside poem. First edition. A previously unpublished work by Brautigan from the 1950's. Included in X-Ray No. 8 and also issued separately. As new (4" x 4"). SKB-7989 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Desire in a Bowl of Potatoes. Pasadena, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2005. Pamphlet (a mini-chapbook measuring 4.25" x 2.75"). First edition. Limited to 250 numbered copies (there are also 26 lettered hardbound copies). The first appearance of these previously unpublished poems written by Brautigan in the mid 1950's. Another charming production from Brewton's X-Ray Book Co. As new. SKB-12293 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Desire in a Bowl of Potatoes. Pasadena, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2005. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards (measuring approx. 4.5" x 3"). First edition. One of 26 lettered copies (the entire cloth edition). The first appearance of these previously unpublished poems written by Brautigan in the mid 1950's. Another charming production from Brewton's X-Ray Book Co. As new. SKB-12367 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Dreaming of Babylon: A Private Eye Novel 1942. [NY]: Delacorte, [1977]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed to Brautigan's friend and publisher, Seymour Lawrence in the year of publication: "This copy is for Sam Lawrence / wishing him a happy 1978 / Richard Brautigan / San Francisco / December 21, 1977." Lawrence published many of Brautigan's books, starting with the omnibus edition of Trout Fishing in 1969. Fine in dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to top of spine. SKB-4356 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Dreaming of Babylon. London: Jonathan Cape, [1978]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition. Very fine in price-clipped jacket. One of the scarcer British editions, especially with the jacket unfaded. SKB-7511 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Five Poems. [Berkeley]: Serendipity Books, 1971. Broadside. First edition. Issued as a keepsake for the International Antiquarian Book Fair, 1971. As new. SKB-237 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Handbill announcing a reading by Brautigan at the 1969 Spring Renaissance Faire in Isle Vista. n.p.:n.p., [1969]. Lists the events and participants at this 4-day event. Lew Welch, Gary Snyder, Brother Antoninus, and others, are also scheduled to appear. Printed in black on purple stock. Very scarce ephemera. Fine. SKB-7925 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Handbill issued by Oar Books announcing publication of their reprint of The Galilee Hitch-Hiker by Brautigan. n.p.:n.p., [1966]. A small signed drawing by Brautigan is reproduced in facsimile. Printed in black on pale yellow stock. Small patch of slight discoloration, else a fine copy of this scarce piece of early Brautigan ephemera. SKB-443 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. I Watched the World Glide Effortlessly Bye and Other Pieces. n.p.: Burton Weiss & James P. Musser, 1996. Quarter-bound in cloth and paper-covered boards. First edition of this collection of previously unpublished stories and poems. Introduction by Burton Weiss. One of 26 press lettered copies (of a total edition of 100) with a bumper sticker laid in printing "Phantom Kiss," one of the poems from this book. Handsomely printed on Rives paper by Marie Dern at the Jungle Garden Press. As new. SKB-8733 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. I Watched the World Glide Effortlessly Bye and Other Pieces. n.p.: Burton Weiss & James P. Musser, 1996. Quarter-bound in cloth and paper-covered boards. First edition of this collection of previously unpublished stories and poems. Introduction by Burton Weiss. One of 68 press numbered copies (of a total edition of 100). Handsomely printed on Rives paper by Marie Dern at the Jungle Garden Press. As new. SKB-8734 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Listening to Richard Brautigan. Hollywood: Harvest Records, 1969. LP record. Brautigan's first (and only) record. He reads his work to a background of environmental sounds. Fine record in like jacket with hole punched to corner, and "SP" in red ink on back cover. SKB-9332 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Loading Mercury With a Pitchfork. NY: Simon & Schuster, [1976]. Softbound. First edition. Presentation inscribed to Brautigan's close friend, fellow writer Keith Abbott: "This copy is for Keith Abbott / 'in Montana' / Richard Brautigan / July 14, 1976 / Pine Creek." Keith Abbott's book Downstream from Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir of Richard Brautigan recounts his long friendship with Brautigan. Corner crease to front cover, else fine. SKB-6160 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. New York Times Book Review, June 6, 1971. n.p.:n.p., [1971]. Contains a parody of Brautigan by Walker Percy. Fine. SKB-7580 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Oar, No. 2, 1966. n.p.:n.p., [1966]. Prints "The House," "My Nose is Growing Old," and "November 3" by Brautigan. Also Spicer, Clark Coolidge, Ron Loewinsohn, and many others. Publication announcement for Oar Books' release of The Galilee Hitch-hiker. About fine. SKB-7810 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Original b&w photograph of Richard Brautigan by Erik Weber. n.p.:n.p., [1970]. Brautigan is shown lying in bed looking directly into the camera. This photo was taken in Brautigan's San Francisco apartment in 1970. Signed by Weber on the matte. Brautigan trusted Weber and allowed him access that was denied other photographers, thus Weber took many of the most revealing and memorable photos of Brautigan, including the one on the cover of Trout Fishing in America, and the dust jacket for A Confederate General from Big Sur. Matted and framed under glass. Fine (image 8" x 12"). SKB-3349 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. People Weekly, June 8, 1981. n.p.:n.p., [1981]. Prints a long, untitled piece by Brautigan on why he hates cars. About fine. SKB-7979 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Please. Ventura, CA: X-Ray, 2003. Small card printing this previously unpublished poem by Brautigan. First edition. Included as part of X-Ray No. 9 and also issued separately. As new. SKB-10158 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Revenge of the Lawn. NY: Simon and Schuster, [1971]. Softbound. First edition. As new. SKB-2086 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Revenge of the Lawn. NY: Simon and Schuster, [1971]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Small indentation to back board, else fine. SKB-2229 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Rommel Drives on Deep Into Egypt. NY: Delacorte, [1970]. The folded and gathered sheets laid into a dust jacket, a scarce advance state of this title. Fine. SKB-7505 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. San Francisco Stories. SF: San Francisco Stories, [1979]. First edition of this trade Paperback Original. Prints three stories by Brautigan. Also Barry Gifford, Michael Rubin et al. As new. SKB-9070 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. September California. SF: San Francisco Arts Festival Commission, 1964. Folio. Broadside poem. First edition. Nicely illustrated by Richard Correll. Limited to 300 copies signed by Brautigan and Correll (Brautigan did not actually sign all copies). Originally issued as part of a collection of broadsides San Francisco Arts Festival: A Poetry Folio: 1964. A scarce, early Brautigan item. Fine. SKB-1937 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away. [NY]: Delacorte, [1982]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs. Fine. The print run of this title was small, consequently not many proofs were produced. SKB-858 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away. [NY]: Delacorte, [1982]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs. Inscribed by Brautigan in the year of publication: "This copy is for Bill Hamilton / 'wishing him a beautiful Spring' / Richard Brautigan / San Francisco / March 26 1982.". Since Brautigan's popularity was waning, the print run of this title was small, and not many proofs were produced. Signed copies from this period when Brautigan was leading the increasingly secluded life that preceded his suicide two years later, are rare. Some age-toning to the cream covers, else near fine. SKB-6399 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away. London: Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs of the first British edition. Fine. SKB-7539 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Sombrero Fallout: A Japanese Novel. NY: Simon and Schuster, [1976]. Narrow 4to. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs in tall, "pad-bound" format. Half-inch of the cover has pulled loose from the pad, but an unusually fine copy of a fragile proof (title written on spine). Proofs in this format are scarce in nice condition. SKB-7520 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Sombrero Fallout. London: Jonathan Cape, [1977]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition. Fine in very slightly spine-faded, price-clipped dust jacket with a price sticker remnant to front flap. SKB-2443 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966. NY: Simon and Schuster, [1971]. Softbound. First edition. Virtually as new. SKB-2089 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966. NY: Simon and Schuster, [1971]. Softbound. First edition. Spine faded, else fine. JB-10370 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Edna Webster Collection of Undiscovered Writings. Berkeley & Forest Knolls, CA: Burton Weiss & James Musser, 1999. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. Correct first edition, consisting of 75 press-numbered copies signed by Keith Abbott, who wrote the introduction. Regular issue, one of 65 copies numbered 1-65 quarter-bound by John DeMerritt in cloth and marbled paper boards. As new. At the published price: SKB-6017 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Edna Webster Collection of Undiscovered Writings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. Softbound. First trade edition, only issued softbound. Introduction by Keith Abbott. As new. Below the published price: SKB-6018 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1974. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. Presentation copy inscribed by Brautigan to his friend, Jane Winslow, wife of surrealist poet Pete Winslow: "This copy is for Jane Winslow. Wishing her a beautiful spring. Richard Brautigan. San Francisco, April 12, 1980." We handled another book that Brautigan inscribed to Jane that shows a significant degree of friendship between them since it contained a full-page, original poem that Brautigan wrote for Jane. Pete Winslow's book, A Daisy in the Memory of a Shark was published as part of the City Lights Pocket Poets Series. Fine in dust jacket faded on the spine and edge of front panel. SKB-2026 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western. London: Jonathan Cape, [1983]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition. Fine in about fine dust jacket with a small chip and tear to the back panel, but none of the usual fading to the spine. One of the scarcer British editions. SKB-7510 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster. [NY: Dell, 1973]. Paperback. First edition thus. Very near fine. SKB-2208 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster. SF: Four Seasons, [1968]. First edition of this trade Paperback Original. Signed by Brautigan in the year of publication. Very fine (few spots of foxing to edges of text block). Scarce in this condition and with a contemporary signature. SKB-4130 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The San Francisco Weather Report. SF: Graham Mackintosh, 1968. Broadside poem. First edition. Originally given away free in the Haight-Ashbury. Very near fine. SKB-444 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Tokyo-Montana Express. [NY]: Delacorte, [1980]. Softbound. Advance reading copy. Spine moderately faded, else fine. SKB-859 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Tokyo-Montana Express. London: Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs of the first British edition. Fine. SKB-860 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Tokyo-Montana Express. [NY]: Delacorte/ Seymour Lawrence, [1980]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with publisher's slip. Fine. SKB-4214 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Tokyo-Montana Express. [NY]: Delacorte, [1980]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Presentation copy inscribed by Brautigan to his friend and publisher, Seymour Lawrence in the year of publication: "This copy is for Sam Lawrence / Montana! / Richard Brautigan / New York / November 16, 1980." Lawrence published many of Brautigan's books, starting with the omnibus edition of Trout Fishing in 1969. Fine in slightly used, slightly spine-faded dust jacket. SKB-4355 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. The Tokyo-Montana Express. [NY]: Delacorte, [1980]. Softbound. Advance reading copy. Very fine (none of the usual spine fading). Scarce unfaded. SKB-5881 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Trout Fishing in America, In Watermelon Sugar, A Confederate General from Big Sur. [London]: Picador, [1973]. 3 volumes. First British paperback editions enclosed in a publisher's slipcase featuring photos of Brautigan. Very fine books in a fine slipcase. Scarce in the slipcase. SKB-3901 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Trout Fishing in America, The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1989]. Softbound. Uncorrected proof. Reprint of the omnibus edition originally published by Delacorte. Very fine. SKB-5280 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Victoria. n.p.: San Francisco Records, 1971. LP record in fold-out jacket. Brautigan has written a 10-line appreciation of Victoria that appears on the inside front cover. In part: "I've had dinner at her house three or four times and the food has always been that good...A person can't keep track of everything they've eaten, but one remembers the feeling. Anyway, after dinner, I listened to this album and I think Victoria sings as well as she cooks." Fine. A very difficult appearance. SKB-7561 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Wild Dog, No. 18, 1965. n.p.:n.p., [1965]. A poetry mag from San Francisco. Prints two poems and a review of McClure's Ghost Tantras by Brautigan. Also Ed Dorn, Robert Duncan, Lewis Warsh, Joanne Kyger, et al. Staples rusted, a couple of tiny stains to back cover, else very good. A very scarce Brautigan appearance. SKB-2644 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Willard and His Bowling Trophies: A Perverse Mystery. NY: Simon and Schuster, [1975]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine (small, light yellow stain to top of back panel, small price sticker to front flap). JB-7524 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Willard and His Bowling Trophies. London: Jonathan Cape, [1976]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket with none of the usual fading to the spine. Scarce thus. SKB-2072 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Willard and His Bowling Trophies. [London]: Picador, [1973]. First British paperback edition. As new. SKB-7545 | |
| BRAUTIGAN, Richard. Would You Like to Saddle Up a Couple of Goldfish and Swim to Alaska? Berkeley: Bancroft Library Press, 1995. Pamphlet. 16pp. Cover illustration by Philip Kuznicki. Introductory note by Burton Weiss. The first edition of this previously undiscovered, entirely unpublished book by Brautigan, written in Oregon in the mid-1950's, and dedicated to his confidante, Edna Webster. Attractively printed on the Berkeley Albion handpress under the direction of Peter Koch. The edition is limited to 50 numbered copies not issued for sale (the great majority of copies having been retained by the publisher for private distribution). This unnumbered copy, labeled out-of-series, is one of a small over-run. As new. SKB-2686 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BRAVO, Alvarez & CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri & EVANS, Walker. Mexico-New York. Mexico: Editorial RM, 2003. Folio. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards. First edition. Includes some of the most memorable images by these three notable photographers. Texts by Roberto and Mercedes Tejada. As new. JB-13842 | |
| BREMSER, Ray. Angel. NY: Tompkins Square Press, [1967]. Hardbound in glassine dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. One of 974 copies (of a total edition of 1000). A long, Beat jazz poem written during the course of one night in jail. Fine in near fine dust jacket. SKB-5077 | |
| BREMSER, Ray. Poems of Madness. [n.p.: Paperbook Gallery, 1965]. Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Bremser was one of the original Beats, and one of the best of the jazz poets. Fine. SKB-1459 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] BRETON, Andre (ed.). La Revolution Surrealiste, No. 6, March 1926. n.p.:n.p., [1926]. The preeminent Surrealist journal, published in Paris at the height of the Surrealist Movement. Prints texts and poems by Eluard, Breton, Soupault, Aragon, Peret, Desnos, Crevel, Masson, Unik, Craste, et al. Illustrations by Arp, de Chirico, Ernst, Picasso, Masson, Man Ray, and others. Very good. SKB-5218 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] BRETON, Andre (ed.). La Revolution Surrealiste, No. 8, December 1926. n.p.:n.p., [1926]. The preeminent Surrealist journal, published in Paris at the height of the Surrealist Movement. This issue edited by Andre Breton. Prints "Lettre a la Voyante" and "Uccello le Poil" by Antonin Artaud, also contributions by Breton, Peret, Eluard, Desnos, et al. Illustrations by Tanguy, Miro, Ernst, Masson, Man Ray, and others. Very good. SKB-15126 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] BRETON, Andre (ed.). Le Surrealisme au Service de la Revolution, No. 3, December 1931. n.p.:n.p., [1931]. This was Breton's more politically charged successor to La Revolution Surrealiste. Contributions by Breton, Eluard, Giacometti, Ernst, Aragon, Tanguy, Char, Crevel, and many others, with illustrations by Man Ray (full-page photo), Hugo, Dali, Miro, et al. An important showcase for the surrealists. Fine. SKB-13205 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] BRETON, Andre (ed.). Le Surrealisme au Service de la Revolution, No. 4, December 1931. n.p.:n.p., [1931]. This was Breton's more politically involved successor to La Revolution Surrealiste. Contributions by Breton, Eluard, Aragon, Tzara, Char, Crevel, and many others. Illustrations by Dali, Tanguy, Ernst, et al. One of the most important Surrealist periodicals. Fine. SKB-13206 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] BRETON, Andre (ed.). Le Surrealisme au Service de la Revolution, No. 5, May 1933. n.p.:n.p., [1933]. This was Breton's more politically charged successor to La Revolution Surrealiste. Contributions by Duchamp, Eluard, Peret, Giacometti, Freud, and many others. Illustrations by Dali, Ernst, Hugo, Man Ray, et al. A landmark publication of the Surrealist Movement. Fine. SKB-13203 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] BRETON, Andre (ed.). Le Surrealisme au Service de la Revolution, No. 6, May 1933. n.p.:n.p., [1933]. The final issue of Breton's more politically engaged successor to La Revolution Surrealiste. Contributions by Breton, Bunuel, Char, Tzara, Arp, Peret, Hugnet, and many others, with illustrations by Tanguy, Eluard, Hugo, Ernst, Giacometti, et al. One of the most illustrious avant-garde periodicals. Fine (scattered internal foxing). SKB-13204 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] BRETON, Andre & PERET, Benjamin (eds.). La Revolution Surrealiste, No. 2, January 1925. n.p.:n.p., [1925]. The second issue of the preeminent Surrealist journal, published in Paris at the height of the Surrealist Movement. Prints the famous "Le Suicide Est-Il Une Solution?" with responses by Artaud, Breton, Reverdy, et al. Texts and poems by Eluard, Artaud, Desnos, Aragon, Breton, Crevel, Vache, and others. Illustrations by Man Ray, Picasso, de Chirico, Desnos, Ernst, et al. Near fine. SKB-5217 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BRIDGES, Jack. The Robert Taylor Project. n.p.: Paper Mirror Press, 2003. 16mo. Softbound. First edition. Photos documenting the occupants of a housing project in Chicago. Fine. SKB-15172 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BRIDGES, Marilyn. This Land is Your Land: Across America by Air. [NY]: Aperture, [1997]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Essay by William Least Heat-Moon. As new. JB-10331 | |
| [ART] BROCK, Charles. Charles Sheeler: Across Media. Washington & Berkeley: National Gallery of Art/University of California Press, [2006]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated overview of Sheeler's multifaceted career. As new. JB-13644 | |
| BROMIGE, David. The Gathering. Buffalo: Sumbooks, 1965. Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. Inscribed by Bromige to a friend and fellow poet. Corner crease to back cover, else very near fine. SKB-15045 | |
| BROUGHTON, James. Remembering a Centaur. SF: Roxburghe and Zamorano Club, 1988. Broadside poem. First edition. Limited to 125 copies. Issued as a gift for the Roxburge and Zamorano Club members. Fine. SKB-12560 | |
| BROUGHTON, James. Signed contract for Broughton's participation in The New American Poetry anthology. n.p.:n.p., [1960]. A seminal collection edited by Don Allen and published by Grove Press in 1960 that was responsible for introducing Beat, New York School, and Black Mountain poets to a wider audience. 2 quarto pages stapled at the corner. Signed by Broughton and Don Allen and dated 1958. Near fine. SKB-10200 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] BROUWS, Jeffrey. Readymades: American Roadside Artifacts. [SF]: Chronicle Books, [2003]. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Introduction by Diana Gaston. Fabulous book documenting abandoned drive-in movie theaters, freight cars, bowling alleys, gasoline stations (homage to Ruscha), and other roadside Americana from bygone days. As new. JB-13382 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Bruce. 1963 booklet advertising Bruce Brown's surf films. Stapled pamphlet titled "Bruce Brown Films" promoting Brown's films such as "Slippery When Wet," "Barefoot Adventure," "Surf Crazy," and featuring a pre-release mention of his classic "The Endless Summer." Features photographs of surfers and articles on surfing by Brown and others, with vintage ads for Hobie, Gordie, etc. Wonderful, vintage ephemera relating to perhaps the preeminent maker of surf films. Fine. SKB-14030 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Bruce. Poster for Bruce Brown's surf film, Barefoot Adventure. n.p.:n.p., [1961]. Features a photograph of surfers riding a hefty wave with illustrations of orange footprints within which is printed the text announcing the film (Surf Film Tonite!, p. 23). This 1961 film is a classic from the glory days of surfing. Few spots of foxing, few minor handling impressions to one corner, else near fine (approx. 12" x 9.5"). SKB-13094 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Bruce. Poster for Bruce Brown's surf film, Surfing Hollow Days. n.p.:n.p., [1962]. Features a photograph of surfers riding a mammoth wave. Nicely designed with text printed in blue on a white background and white against a blue and orange background. This 1962 film is a classic from the early days of surfing. Barely perceptible horizontal center crease, some tiny nicks and a light stain to left edge, very good plus (14" x 11"). SKB-13096 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Bruce. Poster for Bruce Brown's surf film, Water Logged. n.p.:n.p., [1963]. Features a photograph of surfers riding a huge wave and another of Bruce Brown with his movie camera over his shoulder. Printed in white, blue, and black. This 1963 film is a classic from the glory days of surfing. Creased where folded twice, tiny chip to one edge, very good plus (14" x 11"). SKB-13097 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Bruce. Poster printed on both sides for Bruce Brown's surf film, Surf Crazy. n.p.:n.p., [1959]. Features a photograph of surfers riding a huge wave with text printed in brown and black over the photo background. This 1959 film is a classic from the early days of surf culture before the scene was co-opted by mainstream society. Two old horizontal creases, miniscule chip to one edge, minute tear, else near fine (14" x 11"). SKB-13098 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Bruce. Small poster for Bruce Brown's very first surf film, Slippery When Wet, shot in 1958. n.p.:n.p., [1958]. An early version of this poster announcing a screening at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. This copy is signed by Bruce Brown, surfboard designer Dale Velzy who produced the film and bought Brown the equipment that allowed him to make surf films, and Hap Jacobs, an award-winning surfboard shaper. This exact poster is shown in Mark Blackburn's book Surf's Up: Collecting the Longboard Era (p. 155). A very scarce poster from the glory days of the surf scene, even more desirable signed by these three surfing legends, and a true highspot from the nascent days of Brown's career 8 years before he made The Endless Summer, the most famous surfing film of all time. About fine (11" x 8.5"). SKB-14085 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Don. Poster for Don Brown's surf film, Have Board Will Travel. n.p.:n.p., [1963]. Features a photograph of a surfer wearing a suit and tie while riding a wave. Titled after the popular TV western Have Gun Will Travel, this 1963 film is a classic from the glory days of surfing (Surf Movie Tonite!, p. 38). One of the most sought after of all surf posters due to the unusual image of the suit-wearing surfer. Very fine (13.5" x 8.5"). SKB-13099 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Don. Poster printed on both sides advertising Don Brown's 1962 "3rd Annual Surf-O-Rama" surf show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The show was a three-day celebration of surf culture featuring surf movies, exhibits, surf bands (including the Nomads and the Righteous Brothers), "50 Bathing Beauties" as part of the Miss Surf-O-Rama contest, and more. Printed in black, yellow, and red against a white background. Fine save for one tiny puncture (19" x 12"). Scarce. SKB-13113 | |
| [SURFING] BROWN, Don. Program for Don Brown's 1961 surf film, Surf's Up. n.p.:n.p., [1961]. Single quarto sheet folded to make 4 pages. Cover illustration of a surfer riding a wave while it demolishes civilization---the back cover advertises Greg Noll surfboards. Signed by Noll below his ad. Inside there are advertisements for surf photos and ephemera offered for sale. A bit of irregular sunning to front cover, else fine. Ephemeral paper surfing items of this vintage are scarce. SKB-13101 | |
| [HIPPIES] BROWN, Nacio Jan. Rag Theater: The 2400 Block of Telegraph Avenue 1969-1973. Berkeley: Great Star Press, 1975. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Inscribed by the author: "For Ciara, Nacio 1998." An excellent collection of photographs documenting the hippies, street people, and diviants along Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. Brown's work has appeared in the Berkeley Barb and elsewhere. Fine. SKB-189 | |
| [UNDERGROUND COMIX] BROWN, Rob & HOLMAN, Robert et al. Aardvark 1. [Salt Lake City: Privately published by David Faggioli, 1970]. Oversize comic book with newsprint covers. Psychedelic, underground comic art on counterculture themes. Artists include Rob Brown, Robert Holman, Larry Farrington, Neil Passey, Jim Neilson, et al. Very fine. SKB-14922 | |
| [UNDERGROUND COMIX] BROWN, Rob & HOLMAN, Robert et al. Aardvark 2. Salt Lake City: Privately published by David Faggioli, 1971. Comic book format. Psychedelic, underground comic art on counterculture themes. Artists include Rob Brown, Robert Holman, Larry Farrington, Neil Passey, et al. Very fine. SKB-14921 | |
| [SURFING] BROWNE, Bud. Entry form for the 1963 Third Annual Pacific Coast Mixed Tandem Surfing Championships. n.p.:n.p., [1963]. A single quarto sheet folded to make 4 pages. Cover photo of tandem surfers with photos of "required rides" shown inside with entry blank for contestants. Early surf ephemera from this event held at Dana Point, California. Very fine. SKB-13100 | |
| [SURFING] BROWNE, Bud. Flyer for Bud Brown's 1963 film, Gung Ho. n.p.:n.p., [1963]. Features a photo of a sufer riding a wave. Printed in blue on white stock. Scarce and early. As new (8.5" x 5.5"). SKB-13102 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. ''I Am Not a Nut, Elect Me!'' SF: Fantasy, n.d. LP record. First issue on red vinyl. Classic early Bruce routines recorded live. Fine record in jacket with a couple of small splits. SKB-12452 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. Lenny Bruce is Out Again. LA: Philles Records, [ca. 1963]. LP record. One of Bruce's scarcest recordings. Also sought after as a "Philles" item as recordings from Phil Spector's label are avidly collected in their own right. Faint sticker shadow to front cover, else exceptionally fine in the original shrinkwrap (torn). SKB-2794 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. Lenny Bruce: What I Was Arrested For. NY: Douglas Records, n.d. LP record. Promotional copy. Originally released as To is a Preposition, Come is a Verb. Very fine. SKB-12445 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. Lenny Bruce. SF: Fantasy Records, n.d. LP record. "Promotional Copy Not For Sale." A compilation including excerpts from Lenny Bruce American, Interviews of Our Times, The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce, as well as previously unreleased material. Fine. SKB-6189 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. Lenny Bruce. SF: Fantasy, n.d. LP record. White Label Promo copy. A collection of excerpts from Bruce's albums on Fantasy. Very fine. SKB-12450 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. Lenny Bruce. NY: United Artists, 1967. LP record. Liner notes by Paul Krassner. Bruce recorded live at Carnegie Hall. About fine. SKB-12453 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. Lenny Bruce's Interviews of Our Times. SF: Fantasy Records, [1958]. LP record. Later pressing on black vinyl. Third state of the cover, with Lenny Bruce's name added to the title. Fine record in near fine jacket with tiny price sticker to front cover. SKB-492 | |
| BRUCE, Lenny. Lenny Bruce's Interviews of Our Times. SF: Fantasy Records, 1958. LP record. First pressing on red vinyl with "Larry Welk Interview" listed as one of the routines. (After Lawrence Welk threatened to sue, his name was pulled from the track and it was retitled "The Interview" for the second pressing.) Second state of the jacket without Bruce's name on the front (just like the first state), but with his name crossed out in the liner notes. (Bruce originally didn't want his name to appear in the liner notes but Fantasy added it anyway. When Bruce objected his name was crossed out on many copies. Bruce changed his mind a short time later, so for the third version of the cover his name was added to the front and restored to the liner notes.) Very near fine record in like jacket with a small sticker shadow to verso. The first pressing is scarce. SKB-11341 | |
| [EROTICA] BRYANT, Baird (pseud of Baird Bryant). Play This Love with Me. [Covina, CA: Collectors Publications, 1967]. First American edition, a Paperback Original. An erotic novel with drug themes. Very fine. SKB-8383 | |