Downstream from Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir of Richard Brautigan.
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, [1989]. Softound. First edition. Spine and edges of cover faded, else very good plus. More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, [1989]. Softound. First edition. Spine and edges of cover faded, else very good plus. More
[SF]: Privately published, [1967]. First edition. Richard Brautigan phoned Moscoso on behalf of the Diggers and asked him to contribute a flyer for the Invisible Circus. "Any job for the Diggers was a donation, and Moscoso, currently working in color, scaled back his palette. He selected a black-and-white picture from..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Scheduled to take place at the Glide Memorial Church the Invisible Circus was billed as "a 72-hour environmental community Happening" presented by the Diggers who wanted it to be the best party the Haight had seen. The Communication Company's gestetner machines were..... More
Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., [1990]. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards, issued wthout dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Barber. Fine. More
n.p.: Privately published, 1967. 4to. The event was scheduled to take place at Cal State's Winnett Lounge as part of Brautigan's stay as Poet in Residence, 1967. Printed in black on orange stock. Very fine. More
SF: Communication Company, 1967. 4to. Broadside. First edition. This event, also known as Bedrock One, was a concert/Happening presented by the Diggers during the "Summer of Love." Richard Brautigan & the Caped Crusaders, the Diggers, the S. F. Mime Troupe, the Steve Miller Blues Band, The Orkustra, and others, are..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. The event was scheduled to take place at the Glide Church in San Francisco, 1967. Richard Brautigan, Lew Welch, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Andrew Hoyem, Ed Bullins, and others, are listed as participants. Features an illustration of a naked man carrying a sheep over his shoulders. This..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. The event was scheduled to take place at the Glide Church in San Francisco, 1967. Richard Brautigan, Lew Welch, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Andrew Hoyem, Ed Bullins, and others, are listed as participants. Features an illustration of a naked man carrying a sheep over his shoulders. This is..... More
[SF]: Privately published, 1967. 4to. Richard Brautigan, Gary Snyder, Lenore Kandel, and Lew Welch are among those scheduled to read in San Francisco during the "Summer of Love" in support of the Diggers who were instrumental in feeding and informing the influx of hippies to the Haight-Ashbury. Text and design..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition, first issue (with text and illustrations of amplifier diagrams rather than illustrations as the background). An ephemeral publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Very fine. More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Short-lived hippie publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Brautigan was active in the Haight hippie community and formed an alliance with the Communication Company who published this and other works..... More
n.p.: James Musser & Burton Weiss, 1996. Originally produced to accompany the lettered and 6-copy deluxe edition of I Watched the World Glide Effortlessly Bye and Other Pieces, this is one of only two unnumbered copies from a small publisher's overrun. As new. More
[London]: Picador, [1973]. First British paperback edition. Very fine. More
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..... More
Ventura, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2001. Small poetry card (5" x 3.75"). First edition. A previously unpublished work by Brautigan from the 1950's. Included in X-Ray No. 8 and also issued separately. As new. More
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..... More
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. More
Berkeley & Forest Knolls, CA: Burton Weiss & James Musser, 1999. Hardbound in marbled paper-covered boards and cloth spine. Correct first edition. Introduction by Brautigan's close friend, Keith Abbott. One of 65 press-numbered copies signed by Keith Abbott (of a total edition of 75). As new... More
SF: Privately published, 1960. 4to. An exceptionally early piece of Brautigan ephemera. This 1960 reading (where Brautigan received second billing) is the second earliest reading by him that we've ever seen an announcement for. Printed in black on white stock. A fine copy of a scarce, very early handbill... More
Cambridge, MA: Quincy Poetry Forum, 1969. Printed in black utilizing various-sized fonts on white card stock. Fine. It's likely that not many of these were produced for this small venue. More
Berkeley: Book People, 1969. 4to. The event is scheduled to take place at Book People's warehouse in Berkeley where attendees are invited to "Share an afternoon with Richard Brautigan..." Illustrated with a small cartoonish drawing of Brautigan. Printed in black on yellow stock with the text reproduced in holograph. Fine..... More
SF: Oar Books, 1966. 4to. A small signed drawing of a trout by Brautigan is reproduced in facsimile. Printed in black on beige stock. A touch of toning but much less than usual, else a fine copy of this scarce piece of Brautigan ephemera. More
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. More
[Berkeley & Forest Knolls, CA]: 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..... More
[Berkeley & Forest Knolls, CA]: 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..... More