| PADGETT, Ron & SCHNEEMAN, George. Poem. n.p.: [Yanagi, 1973]. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustration by George Schneeman printed in blue, red, and black against a white background. Fine. SKB-6843 | |
| PADGETT, Ron & WINKFIELD, Trevor. How to Be Modern Art. West Branch, IA: Morning Cofee, 1984. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Illustrated by Trevor Winkfield. One of 575 numbered copies signed by Padgett and Winkfield. Fine. SKB-8031 | |
| PADGETT, Ron. Crazy Compositions. [Bolinas]: Big Sky, [1974]. Pamphlet. First edition. Cover by George Schneeman. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Padgett and Schneeman (of a total edition of 750). As new. SKB-4244 | |
| PADGETT, Ron. The Big Something. [Great Barrington, MA]: The Figures, [1990]. Softbound. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Padgett with an original self-portarit drawing. As new. SKB-5615 | |
| PAGE, Patricia. Hope's Cadillac. NY: W. W. Norton, [1996]. Hardbound in dust jcaket. First edition. Inscribed by the author. As new. JB-9679 | |
| [ART: Fluxus] PAIK, Nam June & MOORMAN, Charlotte. Poster announcing a showing of Nam June Paik's "Global Groove" on WNET-TV in New York City, 1974. n.p.:n.p., [1974]. Features a b&w photo of Moorman and Paik, with Ginsberg, Moorman, Cage, and others listed as participants. Fine (19" x 13"). SKB-6507 | |
| [ART] PALMER, Curtis, RICHARDSON, David & YAMAMOTO, Gordon. Handbill announcing the ''Six'' exhibition at the North Beach Gallery of Art, ca. 1960's. n.p.:n.p., [1965]. A showing of sculptures by Curtis Palmer, David Richardson, Adhan Ertas, Robert Mumm, Gordon Yamamoto, and Douglas Holmes. The number "6" and the word "six" printed in black along with the artists names on white stock. Some moderate creasing, no paper loss, very good. SKB-14865 | |
| [ART] PANTER, Gary. Jimbo: Raw One-Shot #1. [NY: RAW, 1982]. Folio-sized "comic book" bound in cardboard covers with printed label. First edition. Published as "Raw One-Shot #1." Introduction by Greil Marcus. Excellent work by this talented artist whose work appeared in RAW magazine. Fine. SKB-2231 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PARKE HARRISON, Robert. The Architect's Brother. [Sante Fe: Twin Palms, 2000]. Small folio. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards with a photographic plate tipped to the front cover. First edition. Limited to 4000 copies. As new. JB-10305 | |
| [KEROUAC, Jack] PARKER, Edie Kerouac. The Detriot News Michigan, February 19, 1989. n.p.:n.p., [1981]. Supplement to The Detroit News printing a photo-illustrated cover story about Kerouac's first wife. About fine. SKB-11339 | |
| [ART] PAROLA, Rene. Optical Art: Theory and Practice. NY: Reinhold, [1969]. 4to. Hardbound in printed acetate dust jacket with op-art design. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Some offsetting to f.f.e., slight curve to boards, else near fine. SKB-6551 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PARR, Martin. 7 Colonial Still Lifes. [Tucson]: Nazraeli Press, [2005]. 16mo. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the photographer. Includes one original tipped-in print. Very fine. JB-12526 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PARRY, Eugenia. Crime Album Stories: Paris 1886-1902. [Zurich]: Scalo, [2000]. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. The author uses an actual police photo album of 19th century crime scenes as the basis for these "metafictional" stories. As new. Published price: JB-13372 | |
| [HIPPIES] PARTRIDGE, William. The Hippie Ghetto: The Natural History of a Subculture. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1973]. Softbound (no cloth issued). Later printing. Ex-library copy with minor ink stamps, else very good plus. SKB-7184 | |
| [ART] PASSERON, Roger. French Prints of the 20th Century. NY: Praeger, [1970]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine. SKB-14150 | |
| PATCHEN Miriam. Autograph Letter Signed. n.p.:n.p., [1972]. Palo Alto, December 27, 1972. One octavo page on her personal letterhead. Miriam tells her correspondent, a book dealer, that she is holding off on selling Patchen's archive and that she is too busy to offer any help on the bibliography. The original hand-addressed mailing envelope is included. Fine. SKB-14879 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. A group of 7 original vintage photographs of Patchen and his family from the mid-1930's. n.p.:n.p., [1935]. The b&w photos include: 1) a photo of Patchen's father Wayne 2) a photo of Miriam standing in front of their house in Santa Fe 3) a photo of their house in Hollywood 4) a photo of Patchen's kittens on the porch of their home in Hollywood 5) a photo of Miriam in Taos 6) a photo of Kenneth Pachen and his mother Eva 7) a photo of their house in Santa Fe. The prints range in size from 4.5" x 2.75" to 2.75" x 1.75" and each is annotated on the verso in an unknown hand. Also included are a publisher's promo photo of Patchen, a newspaper clipping showing Patchen's swim team, and a couple of other items. The lot: SKB-14798 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. But Even So. NY: New Directions, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with "Picture-Poems" by Patchen. Very fine. SKB-3449 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. CCCLXXIV Poems. NY: Padell, [1948]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First combined edition. Collects First Will & Testament, The Dark Kingdom, and Cloth of the Tempest. One of 126 numbered copies signed by Patchen on a printed label on the front pastedown. Fine in dust jacket designed by Miriam Patchen. SKB-10661 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. In the Patient Eye. n.p.: Privately published, 1955. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies, for this broadside Patchen hand-tinted the paper. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides Glory Never Guesses, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-4033 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. Kenneth Patchen: Painter of Poems. Washington, D. C.: Corcoran Gallery of Art, [1969]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Issued to coincide with an exhibition of Patchen's work. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of Patchen's picture poems, many in color. Near fine. SKB-5421 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer. [NY: New Directions, n.d.]. Softbound. First edition. Near fine. SKB-11240 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. Orchards, Thrones & Caravans. [SF]: The Print Workshop, [1952]. Square 16mo. Softbound, issued in dust jacket. First edition. The "Vellum Edition," one of 120 numbered copies signed by Patchen. A lovely production hand-printed on hand-made Curfew paper. Fine (tiny ownership label of Black Sparrow publisher John Martin to rear pastedown). SKB-9257 | |
| [ART] PATCHEN, Kenneth. Picture Poems. n.p.: n.p., n.d. Pamphlet. First edition. Reproduces 7 of Patchen's "picture poems." Perhaps a promotional item of some kind. Fine. SKB-14207 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. Pictures of Life and of Death. [NY: Padell, 1946]. Pamphlet. First edition. Bright, near fine copy. SKB-8030 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. Poemscapes and A Letter to God. [NY]: New Directions, [1958]. First edition thus, a trade Paperback Original. Presentation copy inscribed to fellow poet, Ben Tibbs: "for Ben Tibbs with all friendly good wishes Kenneth Patchen November 1966." Fine. SKB-9948 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. Quick Thinker. n.p.: Privately published, 1956. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides A Surprise for the Bagpipe Player, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-4034 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. Red Wine and Yellow Hair. NY: New Directions, [1949]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with publisher's slip. Few tiny spots of foxing to top edge, else fine. Scarce with the review slip. SKB-12139 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Animal that Walks Sitting Down. n.p.: Privately published, 1955. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides Glory Never Guesses, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-13821 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Argument of Innocence: A Selection from the Arts of Kenneth Patchen. [Oakland, CA]: Scrimshaw Press, 1976. Softbound. First edition. Text by Peter Veres. Foreword by Miriam Patchen. Profusely illustrated with color reproductions of Patchen's art. Fine. SKB-5766 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Famous Boating Party. [NY]: New Directions, [1954]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with publisher's slip. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. Scarce with the review slip. SKB-12141 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The King of Logoona. n.p.: Privately published, 1955. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides Glory Never Guesses, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-13800 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Monument-Maker. n.p.: Privately published, 1955. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies, for this broadside Patchen hand-colored the paper. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides Glory Never Guesses, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-13802 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Peacock. n.p.: Privately published, 1955. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides Glory Never Guesses, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Crease to bottom edge, else near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-13806 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Question Is. n.p.: Privately published, 1956. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides A Surprise for the Bagpipe Player, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-13812 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. The Smallest Giant in the World. n.p.: Privately published, 1955. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies, for this broadside Patchen hand-colored the paper. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides Glory Never Guesses, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-13808 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. To Run the Crown. n.p.: Privately published, 1955. Broadside. First edition. Silk-screened in color by Frank Bacher from Patchen's original illustrated manuscripts. Printed by hand on handmade Japanese paper in an edition of 200 copies, for this broadside Patchen hand-colored the paper. Originally issued as part of the folio of broadsides Glory Never Guesses, but here offered separately. A lovely example of Patchen's work. Small chip to bottom edge, else near fine (slight crimping to the edges as usual). SKB-13807 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. To Say If You Love Someone. Prairie City, IL: Decker Press, [1948]. 16mo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition, first state (yellow cloth binding) "one of about 20 copies of this first state" of a total edition of only "perhaps two hundred copies" according to Morgan. The jacket is the light green variant that the bibliographer calls "later." Fine in slightly used, spine-sunned dust jacket with minor wear to top and bottom of spine. SKB-12144 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. When We Were Here Together. [NY]: New Directions, [1957]. Narrow 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Two corners slightly bumped, else about fine in slightly toned, near fine dust jacket. JB-9473 | |
| PATCHEN, Kenneth. When We Were Here Together. Norfolk: New Directions, 1957. Square 8vo. Hardbound in hand-painted boards with a piece of painted silver foil affixed to the front cover. First edition. One of 75 signed numbered copies with an original painting by Patchen on both the front and back covers (covers brightly colored in primarily yellow, orange, red and black---the front cover features a smiling face.) Even among the smaller limitation painted Patchens this is one of the scarcer titles, and this painting is especially nice. Near fine. SKB-14929 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] PATE, Alexs D. Losing Absalom. Minneapolis: Coffee House Press, 1994. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. SKB-3020 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PATTEN, Arturo. The Invisible Stranger. [NY]: Harper Collins, [1999]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Text by Russell Banks. As new. JB-10333 | |
| PAULSEN, Pat & WILLIAM, Mason. Pat Paulsen for President. Beverly Hills: Kragen/Fritz, [1968]. Softbound. Second printing. Inscribed by Paulsen: "Enjoy the book! Pat Paulsen." Chronicles Paulsen's 1968 spoof Presidential campaign. Illustrated with photographs and stills from the Smothers Brothers' show. Fine. JB-9188 | |
| [HOBOS] PAYNE, Roger. Why Work or The Coming Age of Leisure and Plenty. Boston: Meador, 1939. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by the author. Payne, a self-proclaimed "hobo philosopher," describes his theory of living simply, stating that he can survive happily by working one day a week. He suggests that with proper management of America's industrial capability we could produce a comfortable lifestyle for all with minimum human labor. Nice dust jacket photo of the author with backpack and hobo garb. Fore-edge of front board faded, else very good plus in moderately worn dust jacket with a couple of large chips. Scarce in dust jacket. SKB-6174 | |
| [ART] PAZ, Octavio. Marcel Duchamp or The Castle of Purity. London: Cape Golliard, 1970. Softbound. First edition in English. Die-cut title page in the shape of Duchamp's profile. Back cover reproduces an illustration by Duchamp. About fine. SKB-10904 | |
| [ARCHITECTURE] PEICHL, Gustav. Gustav Peichl: Buildings and projects. [Germany]: Verlag Gerd Hatje, [1992]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-10347 | |
| [MYSTERY] PELECANOS, George P. The Sweet Forever. NY: Little, Brown and Company, [1998]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. As new. JB-8878 | |
| [DRUGS] PELLETIER, Joseph C. Opium: A World Menace. Boston: Privately published, 1921. Pamphlet. First edition. Anti-drug tract from the then District Attorney of Suffolk County, MA. Discrete owner's name stamped to front cover, vertical center crease, couple of passages marked in the margin, very good. SKB-13885 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PENN, Irving. Flowers. NY: Harmony Books, [1980]. Square 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Lovely close-ups of flowers. Very fine. JB-14525 | |
| [ART: Pablo Picasso] PENROSE, Roland & PICASSO, Pablo. Portrait of Picasso. NY: Museum of Modern Art, [1957]. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Near fine. SKB-14722 | |
| [ART: Pablo Picasso] PENROSE, Roland, GOLDING, John, & PICASSO, Pablo. Picasso in Retrospect. NY: Praeger, [1973]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition in English. Texts by Kahnweiler, Reff, Rosenblum, et al. Profusely illustrated throughout, some in color. As new. SKB-15028 | |
| [ART: Pablo Picasso] PENROSE, Roland. Portrait of Picasso. NY: Museum of Modern Art, [1971]. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second edition, revised and expanded. Illustrated with photographs. Fine (minor toning to jacket flaps). SKB-14674 | |
| [ART] PENROSE, Roland. The Sculpture of Picasso. NY: Museum of Modern Art, [1967]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine. SKB-13545 | |
| [PEOPLES'S PARK] PEOPLE'S PARK. Instant News Service, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1969. n.p.:n.p., [1969]. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Outlines the types of tear gas used on People's Park demonstrators, with advice on how to protect yourself. Fine. SKB-11111 | |
| PERELMAN, Bob. Cupid & Psyche and Vienna: A Correspondence. [SF: Miam, 1978]. Pamphlet. First edition. Bill Bekrson's copy addressed to him. Near fine. SKB-10434 | |
| [ART: Surrealism] PERET, Benjamin & NAVILLE, Pierre (eds.). La Revolution Surrealiste, No. 1, December 1924. n.p.:n.p., [1924]. The premiere issue of the preeminent Surrealist journal, published in Paris at the height of the Surrealist Movement. Includes articles on death, violence, and suicide, with a dispassionate survey on the latter. Contributions by many of the major figues including Aragon, Soupault, Desnos, Breton, et al. Photos by Man Ray, illustrations by Masson, de Chirico, Ernst, Picasso, and others. Near fine. SKB-13201 | |
| PEREZ, Loida Maritza. Geographies of Home. [NY]: Viking, [1999]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. As new. JB-9698 | |
| PERKOFF, Stuart. How it Is, Doing What I Do. [Denver]: Black Ace, [1976]. Softbound. First edition. Illustrations by Perkoff, one of the original Beat poets in Venice during the fifties. Limited to 500 copies. Published as Bowery 21. Few tiny spots to cover, top edge foxed, else fine. SKB-12410 | |
| PERKOFF, Stuart. Love is the Silence. LA: Red Hill Press, 1975. Softbound. First edition. The author's last book published a year after his death. Fine. SKB-4230 | |
| PERKOFF, Stuart. Visions for the Tribe. [Denver]: Black Ace, [1976]. Softbound. First edition. Perkoff was one of the original Beat poets in Venice during the fifties. Limited to 350 copies. Published as Bowery 25. Foxing to top edge, else near fine. SKB-12412 | |
| PERRY, Anne. Slaves of Obsession. NY: Ballentine, [2000]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Briefly inscribed by the author. Fine. JB-10672 | |
| PERRY, Thomas. The Face-Changers. NY: Random House, [1998]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. As new. JB-9705 | |
| [ART: Joan Miro] PERUCHO, Juan & MIRO, Joan. Joan Miro in Catalonia. NY: Tudor Publishing, [ca. 1968]. Square 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout, many in color. Bilingual text. Very fine. SKB-15016 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PETHICK, Jerry. Research & Reverie: A Study of the Gabriel Lippmann Cigarette Photo. [Vancouver]: Presentation House Gallery, [1994]. Small 4to. Softbound. First edition. Exhibition catalog illustrated with photographs. Fine. SKB-15124 | |
| [ROCK] PHILBIN, Marianne (ed.). Give Peace a Chance: Music and the Struggle for Peace. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1983. Softbound. First edition. A catalog of the exhibition at the Peace Museum, Chicago. Profusely illustrated. Very good plus to near fine. JB-9388 | |
| PHILLIPS, Caryl. Crossing the River. [London]: Bloomsbury, [1993]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-4709 | |
| PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. Fast Lanes. [NY]: Vehicle Editions, [1984]. Softbound. First edition. Drawings by Yvonne Jacquette. Limited to 2000 copies. As new. SKB-2301 | |
| PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. Fast Lanes. NY: E.P. Dutton/Seymour Lawrence, [1987]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition thus. Fine. SKB-2304 | |
| PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. How Mickey Made It. St. Paul, MN: Bookslinger, 1981. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition. One of 150 copies signed by the author. As new. SKB-5827 | |
| PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. Machine Dreams. NY: E.P. Dutton/Seymour Lawrence, [1984]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first novel. As new. SKB-2303 | |
| PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. Sweethearts. Carrboro, NC: Truck Press, 1976. Softbound (no cloth issued). First edition of the author's first book. Limited to 400 copies. Fine. SKB-2275 | |
| PHILLIPS, W. Glasgow. Tuscaloosa. NY: William Morrow, [1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. Signed by Phillips. Very fine. SKB-9773 | |
| PHILLIPS, W. Glasgow. Tuscaloosa. NY: William Morrow, [1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. Some foxing to page edges, else fine. SKB-9774 | |
| [SURFING] PHILLIPS, Walt. Flyer for Walt Phillips' 1960 surf film, Surf Mania. n.p.:n.p., [1960]. Features a photo of a surfer riding a wave printed in blueish-green against a white background. The filmmaker would personally narrate the film when it was screened at various small venues. Scarce ephemera from earliest days of the surfing scene. As new (approx. 6.25" x 6.5"). SKB-13105 | |
| [SURFING] PHILLIPS, Walt. Poster for Walt Phillips 1962 surf film, Psyche Out! n.p.:n.p., [1962]. eatures photos of surfers surfing. Printed in red and blue against a white background. Classic early poster from the heyday of surf culture. As new (approx. 9" x 12"). SKB-13104 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PICHLER, Twinkako Ishiwata. Desperately Seeking Twinka. [Tucson]: Nazraeli Press, [2006]. 16mo. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the photographer. Includes one original tipped-in print. Very fine. JB-13505 | |
| [DYLAN, Bob] PICKERING, Stephen. Bob Dylan Tour 1974. n.p.:n.p., [1974]. Program for Dylan's 1974 tour with The Band, featuring text by Dylanologist, Pickering, author of Bob Dylan: A Commemoration. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in so stating. Profusely illustrated with photographs of Dylan at various stages of his career. A substantive 58-page program. About fine. SKB-4516 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] PICKNEY, Darryl. High Cotton. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1992]. Softbound. Uncorrected proof. Fine. A scarce proof. SKB-3511 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] PICKNEY, Darryl. High Cotton. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's highly acclaimed first book. Signed by Pickney. Fine. SKB-3512 | |
| [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] PICKNEY, Darryl. High Cotton. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. Fine. SKB-3513 | |
| PIERRE, D. B. C. Vernon God Little. [London]: Faber and Faber, [2003]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British (and correct first ) edition of the author's first novel. Winner of the Booker Prize. As new. SKB-10746 | |
| [ART] PIGNATTI, Terisio. Master Drawings: From Cave Art to Picasso. NY: Abrams, [1982]. Large 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Fine. SKB-14134 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PINE, Gail & WOODS, Jacqueline. For Constance. [Portland]: Nazraeli, [2010]. Hardbound in paper-covered boards. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies including one original tipped-in print signed by the photographers on the verso. As new. JB-14872 | |
| PLATH, Sylvia. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams. NY: Harper & Row, [1979]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine. JB-10722 | |
| [CASSADY, Neal] PLUMMER, William & CASSADY, Neal. The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, [1981]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Fine. SKB-542 | |
| [ART] POIGNANT, Roslyn. Oceanic Mythology. London: Paul Hamlyn, [1967]. Small 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. Fine. SKB-14238 | |
| [HIPPIES] POLAND, Jefferson. Sexual Freedom, No. 6, 1971. n.p.:n.p., [1971]. Tabloid, folded as issued. Published in San Francisco by the Sexual Freedom League. Articles on erotica, group marriage, birth control, sexuality, Woman's Liberation, etc. Illustrated with photographs. Fine. SKB-8231 | |
| [ART] POLK, Brigid. Scars. [Philadelphia]: Telegraph Books, [1972]. Softbound (no cloth issued). First edition. An interesting artifact from the sixties avant-garde, the result of Warhol insider Brigid Polk asking her artist friends to make ink impressions of their scars and write a short account of how they got them. This book prints her collection of scars with the accompanying essays reproduced in holograph facsimile. Contributors include Andy Warhol (whose gunshot wound adorns the front cover), Patti Smith, John Giorno, Bill Berkson, Gerard Malanga, Taylor Mead, Viva, Charlotte Moorman, Peter Beard, Brice Marden, and many others. Barely perceptible toning to edges of covers, very near fine. Scarce. SKB-3291 | |
| [ART] POLKE, Sigmar. Sigmar Polke. SF: S. F. Museum of Modern Art, [1990]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Issued to coincide with an exhibition. Profusely illustrated, including a biography and bibliography. Essays by John Baldessari and others. As new. JB-10506 | |
| POLLACK, Cecelia & LANE, Patrick. Hip Reader. Brooklyn: Book-Lab, 1969. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Instruction book for teaching inner city teens how to read using slang and street talk. Illustrated with photographs. Separate "Teacher Manual" for this title laid in. Fine. SKB-12649 | |
| [ART: Jackson Pollock] POLLOCK, Jackson. Accordion-folded exhibition announcement for Jackson Pollock's 1952 show at the Sidney Janis Gallery in N.Y.C. NY: Sidney Janis,1952. Very attractive, nicely designed announcement printed on both sides with reproductions of Pollock's work, one side printed in red the other in black. Measues ca. 9" x 28" unfolded. An elaborate announcement for an important early show. Fine. Very scarce. SKB-14790 | |
| [BEATS] POLSKY, Ned. Dissent, Summer 1961. n.p.:n.p., [1961]. Political mag from N.Y.C. printing Ned Polsky's "Village Beat Scene: Summer 1960." Also Paul Goodman, Norman Mailer, et al. Very good plus. SKB-13711 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PONCAR, Jaroslav. Tibet. [Germany: Edition Panorama, 2000]. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Text by John Keay. Lovely color panoramic shots of Tibet especially pleasing in this super-wide format. As new. JB-12677 | |
| [ART: Paul Klee] PONENTE, Nello & KLEE, Paul. Klee. [Lausanne]: Skira, [1960]. Square 16mo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First printing. A biographical and critical study profusely illustrated with tipped-in color plates. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket and publisher's cardstock slipcase (faded around the edges). SKB-14123 | |
| [ART] PONENTE, Nello. Modern Painting: Contemporary Trends. Lausanne: Skira, 1960. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout including many tipped-in color plates. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket and publisher's slightly sunned cardstock slipcase. SKB-15004 | |
| [ART: Pablo Picasso] PORZIO, Domenico, VALSECCHI, Marco; & PICASSO, Pablo. Understanding Picasso. NY: Newsweek Books, [1974]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition in English. Introduction by Thomas Messer. Profusely illustrated throughout mostly in color. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. SKB-15009 | |
| [ART] POSNER, Richard. Intervention and Alchemy: A Public Art Primer. [Minneapolis]: First Bank System, [1990]. Spiral-bound wraps. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the artist. A tongue-in-cheek artists's book illustrated with photos and graphics. Fine. SKB-15118 | |
| [ART] POWELL, Dan. Studio C Series: Constructed Photographs. [Iowa: Privately published, 1985]. Pamphlet. First edition. Signed by Powell inside the front cover. Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition. Illustrated. Near fine. SKB-15133 | |
| POWERS, Richard. Galatea 2.2. NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1995]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-8834 | |
| POWERS, Richard. Operation Wandering Soul. NY: William Morrow, [1993]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine. SKB-3740 | |
| POWERS, Richard. Prisoner's Dilemma. NY: William Morrow, [1988]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's second book. Fine in dust jacket with two short tears to the back panel. SKB-1949 | |
| POWERS, Richard. The Gold Bug Variations. [London]: Scribners, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition. Winner of Time magazine's Book of the Year award. Very fine. SKB-3318 | |
| [ART] PREZ, James. 10 Myths About Modern Men. Tallahassee: Down-South Productions, 1993. 16mo. Softbound enclosed in a paper bag with printed label. First edition. Signed by the author. Illustrated with retouched photos of naked men. Owner's rubber stamp inside front cover, else fine. SKB-15174 | |
| PRICE, Richard. The Breaks. NY: Simon and Schuster, [1983]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with slip, photo, and promotional material. Briefly inscribed by the author. Fine. SKB-2109 | |
| [ART] PRINCE, Richard. Hippie Drawings. [Germany]: Hatje Cantz, [2005]. 4to. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Sadie Coles HG. Trivial bump to one corner, else very fine. SKB-14172 | |
| [ART] PRINCE, Richard. Naked Nurses. NY: JMc & GHB editions, 2006. 16mo. First edition of this Paperback Original. An artists' book by Prince profusely illustrated throughout with images from sixties porn films. Fine. SKB-13953 | |
| [ART] PRINCE, Richard. Skull Bunny shopping bag designed by Richard Prince. Toronto: Art Metropole, 1991. First edition. Heavy duty brown paper shopping bag featuring Prince's sinister take on the perky Playboy bunny image---his version showing a skull wearing bunny ears and a bow tie. The bags were created for the Learn to Read Art exhibition that was organized by Printed Matter and Art Metropole and presented at Art Basel in 1991. The back of the bag prints the exhibition information. Fine and unused. SKB-15042 | |
| [ART] PRINCE, Richard. Why I Go to the Movies Alone. NY: Tanam Press, 1983. Softbound. Cover illustrations by Prince. First edition of this collection of stories. Signed by Prince. Among the artist's earliest publications. Fine. SKB-14176 | |
| [ART] PRINCE, Richard. Women. LA & Germany: Regen Project/Hatje Cantz, [2004]. 4to. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Published on the occasion of the "Women" exhibition at Regen Projects in LA. Features Prince's photos of women from biker chicks to nurses. As new in publisher's shrinkwrap. SKB-14241 | |
| [DRUGS] PRINCETON. Psychedelics and the College Student. [Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1967]. Pamphlet. First edition. Touch of sunning to spine, else about fine. SKB-13915 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PRIOLA, John J. Once Removed. [Sante Fe]: Arena, [1998]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Foreword by Andy Grundberg. Essay by Rebecca Solnit. As new. At the published price: JB-12543 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PRODGER, Phillip & MUYBRIDGE, Eadweard. Time Stands Still: Muybridge and the Instantaneous Photography Movement. [NY]: Oxford University Press, [2003]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated. As new. JB-12947 | |
| PROFFER, Ellendea (ed.). Vladimir Nabokov: A Pictorial Biography. Ann Arbor: Ardis, [1991]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-9195 | |
| PROULX, E Annie. Accordion Crimes. [NY]: Scribner, [1996]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine. JB-8876 | |
| PROULX, E Annie. Accordion Crimes. [NY]: Scribner, [1996]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. SKB-10129 | |
| PROULX, E Annie. Brokeback Mountain. London: Fourth Estate, [1998]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Fine. JB-7618 | |
| PROULX, E. Annie. ''This place, she thought, this rock...'' Berkeley: Black Oak Books, 1994. Broadside printing this excerpt from The Shipping News. First edition. Published on the occasion of a reading. As new. JB-14407 | |
| PROVOS. God, Netherland & Orange, "Special No. 2 Militariste" issue, ca. 1968. n.p.:n.p., [1968]. Illustrated with cartoons critical of the military establishment. One of the most important Provo mags. Near fine. Scarce. SKB-7313 | |
| PROVOS. Provo, No. 10, 1966. n.p.:n.p., [1968]. Notorious mimeo mag issued by the Provos, one of the most important counterculture groups of the sixties who had a strong influence on the Diggers and others. The effect of the Provos can still be felt in Dutch politics today. Illustrated with drawings. Near fine. All issues are scarce. (Dutch text.) SKB-1727 | |
| PROVOS. Provo, No. 12, 1966. n.p.:n.p., [1970]. Notorious mimeo mag issued by the Provos, one of the most important counterculture groups of the sixties who had a strong influence on the Diggers and others. The effect of the Provos can still be felt in Dutch politics today. Illustrated with drawings. Very good to near fine. All issues are scarce. (Dutch text.) SKB-1725 | |
| PROVOS. Provo, No. 8, 1966. n.p.:n.p., [1966]. Notorious mimeo mag issued by the Provos, one of the most important counterculture groups of the sixties who had a strong influence on the Diggers and others. The effect of the Provos can still be felt in Dutch politics today. Illustrated with drawings. Very good to near fine. All issues are scarce. (Dutch text.) SKB-471 | |
| PROVOS. Provo, No. 9, 1966. n.p.:n.p., [1967]. Notorious mimeo mag issued by the Provos, one of the most important counterculture groups of the sixties who had a strong influence on the Diggers and others. The effect of the Provos can still be felt in Dutch politics today. Illustrated with drawings. Very good to near fine. All issues are scarce. (Dutch text.) SKB-472 | |
| [HIPPIES] PSYCHEDELIC. Love-In, Vol. 2, No. 4, ca. 1968. n.p.:n.p., [1968]. One of the better hippie sleeze-fest exploitation magazines (despite the misleading cover shot from a splatter film). Plenty of photos of naked cavorting hippies and other "way out nuts, kooks, goons, and flower people," with sections on "Haight-Ashbury Hippie Heaven," "The Swingers," "Incredible Swap Clubs," "Going to Pot," "The Wild Angels," and more. Ridiculous photos with supplementary texts---splashy layout---and sensational blurbs such as: "Beer, pot and scantie swimwear stir up passions...wienie bake, anybody? Pass the mustard and LSD!!," and "Way out kicks that make the 'Last Days of Pompeii' look like a school picnic!" Minute ink price to front cover, else near fine. Scarce. SKB-15069 | |
| [BUKOWSKI, Charles] PUTRIS, Charles & BUKOWSKI, Charles. The Official Charles Bukowski 1985 Calendar. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow, 1985. Spiral-bound calendar with humorous cartoon illustrations by Charles Putris spoofing Bukowski's unconventional lifestyle. The day-to-day notes for the calender recall important moments in Bukowski's life and other events in literary and pop-culture history. Unpublished prototype limited to 25 numbered copies (larger in size than the regular published version). Fine. Scarce. SKB-14387 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PYKE, Steve. Post Mortem. [Tucson]: Nazraeli, [2005]. 16mo. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the photographer. Includes one original tipped-in print. As new. JB-13905 | |
| [PHOTOGRAPHY] PYKE, Steve. Post Partum. [Tucson]: Nazraeli, [2005]. 16mo. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the photographer. Includes one original tipped-in print. As new. JB-13904 | |
| PYNCHON, Thomas. Gravity's Rainbow. London: Jonathan Cape, [1973]. Softbound. Uncorrected proof copy in proof dust jacket of the first British edition of the author's most famous book. Some fading to base of spine, else about fine in moderately rubbed, near fine dust jacket with a half-inch chip across base of spine. A scarce proof especially in the proof jacket. SKB-3711 | |
| PYNCHON, Thomas. Low-Lands. London: Aloes Books, 1978. Pamphlet. First separate printing of this piece that originally appeared in Epoch magazine. Limited to 1500 copies. Very fine. SKB-4954 | |
| PYNCHON, Thomas. The Secret Integration. [London: Aloes Books, 1980]. Pamphlet. First separate printing of this story that originally appeared in The Saturday Evening Post and later appeared as part of The Slow Learner collection. This copy is inscribed by Pynchon: "For Irving / Thomas Pynchon." Pynchon is notoriously reclusive avoiding photo opportunities and interviews and his signature is among the rarest of any living author. Inscribed copies of his books are seldom offered for sale. About fine. SKB-5246 | |
