The Tokyo-Montana Express.
[NY]: Delacorte, [1980]. Softbound. Advance reading copy. Fine (barely perceptible touch of toning). More
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Trout Fishing in America.
SF: Four Seasons, [1967]. First edition of this trade Paperback Original. Brautigan's wildly popular breakthrough book, and one of the defining books of the sixties that still resonates today. Very small, faint stain to top corner of front cover, pink color on spine slightly faded, else near fine. A nice..... More
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..... More
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..... More
Willard and His Bowling Trophies.
[London]: Picador, [1973]. First British paperback edition. As new. More
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 The first edition of this previously undiscovered, entirely unpublished book by Brautigan, written in Oregon in the mid-1950's, and dedicated to his confidante, Edna Webster.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..... More
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. More
Duke Kahanamoku: Hawaii's Golden Man.
Honolulu: Hogarth Press, [1974]. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition of the first book on Duke Kahanamoku, legendary surfer, Olympic medal-winning swimming champion, movie actor, and sheriff! Illustrated with photographs and includes a substantive glossary of surfing terms. Published as part of Hawaii's Cultural Heritage Series. Some foxing to covers..... More
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..... More
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..... More
Tremors, Ephemera.
NY: Roth Horowitz, 2000. Small 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new in publisher's cardstock slipcase. More
Bagazine No. 7.
Grass Valley, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2018. A magazine in a bag. Plastic bag with cardboard header containing various pamphlets, broadsides, and art objects with appearances by Johnny Brewton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ernst Richter, Jim Camp, Mark Faigenbaum, and many others. Limited to 100 numbered copies. As new... More
Original collage titled: ''Schematic for Murder.''
n.p.: Privately published, 2014. Brewton (using the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba") created this collage for publication in Kut-Uup! No. 1, a periodical designed and published by him devoted to collage art. Features an intriguing image of a seated man in a 40's-style suite with a schematic where his head should be..... More
Erotic Antiques: Love is an Antic Thing.
Scotland: Lyle Publications, 1974. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. More
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. More
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. More
File Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 4, December 1973.
Toronto: Art-Official, 1973. The "Mondo Nudo" issue. Interview with Robin Page, and more. Some mottling to back cover, small corner chips to front cover, else very good. The scarce original mailing envelope is present. More
File Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3, Summer 1980.
Toronto: Art-Official, 1980. The "Special Global Downtown Issue." Contributions by Nino Longobardi, Tom Dean, Jimmy De Sana, Robert Cumming, Kim Gordon, Steven Davey, and others. Some wear to covers, short edge tear to fore-edge of all pages, very good. The scarce original mailing envelope is present. More
File Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, Fall 1980.
Toronto: Art-Official, 1980. The "Foreign Agents" issue. Contributions by John Scott, Michael Smith, Mark Beyer, General Idea, Sylvere Letranger, Duncan Smith, and others. Modest patch of foxing to front cover, else very good or better in the scarce original mailing envelope (worn). More
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. More
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..... More
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. More
Bruce Brown Films.
[Dana Point, CA: Bruce Brown, 1963]. Pamphlet advertising films available from Bruce Brown's company BBF. First edition. Lists films such as Brown's "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..... More
Poster for Bruce Brown's surf film, Water Logged.
n.p.: Privately published, 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..... More