LA: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. 4to. Hardbound in paper-covered boards and cloth spine, issued in acetate dust jacket. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Couple of minute specks to cover, else fine in acetate dust jacket with a 1-inch tear. More
Hollywood: HiFi Records, 1959. LP record, mono. McKuen reads beat poetry with titles such as "Co Existence Bagel Shop Blues," "Haiku Poems," "What is a Fabian," and "Like," to jazz accompaniment. Terrific cover photograph of McKuen sitting pensively at a table in a Beat coffee house with a wine bottle..... More
n.p.: Maya Quarto, [1969]. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author. Published as No. 4 in the Maya Quartos series. Designed and printed by Clifford Burke at the Cranium Press. Fine. More
Boston: Theodore Metcalf, [ca. 1910]. Envelope printed on both sides with one side featuring a color illustration of a woman and a coca plant, and the other side printing: "Metcalf's Coca Wine A Wonderful Restorative of Vocal Mental and Natural Powers. Assuages thirst and hunger and promotes digestion. For loss..... More
Japan: No publisher, no date. The cards are nicely printed and enclosed in a printed (in Japanese) envelope. Fine. More
[San Diego]: Late Hour Library, [1967]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Exploitation novel about gay hippies in Greenwich Village: "He was going to feature them in a flesh happening---an exhibition of the most depraved sort. The Village beatniks counted on Pierre's cruel imagination because he had yet to have..... More
Tuscon: Nazraeli, 2005. Hardbound in green felt-covered boards quarter-bound in faux alligator skin. First edition, deluxe issue. One of 100 copies signed by the artist with an original signed numbered print mounted on a sheet of antique paper laid in. Included is a separate sheet printing an excerpt from a...... More
n.p.:n.p., [1938]. One of Miro's fanciful creatures floats amidst a shining sun and some abstract shapes. Printed in dark red and blue. Issued in the French art magazine XXe Siecle No. 4, Christmas 1938, but here offered separately. Fine in its original state with the edges untrimmed leaving the publisher's..... More
[France: Dernier Cri, 2011]. Square 4to. Softbound. First edition. Features the work of various artists paying tribute to Satan. Includes works that are often quite sexual---some done in cartoon style, others are highly detailed, all are bizarre. Beautifully silk-screened throughout. Very fine. More
[Portland]: Nazraeli, [2012]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 100 signed numbered copies with an original 11" x 14" signed numbered print laid in. Originally issued as part of the set Six by Six: Set Three but here offered separately. As new... More
LA: Associated Press, 1959. The photo shows Nord, Lipton, Nord's lawyer, and guitar-strumming-singer Julie Meredith in an office with artworks strewn in front of them. The blurb at the bottom reads (in part): "Representatives of a beatnik hangout known as the Gas House in suburban Venice display some of their..... More
No place: no publisher, ca.1960. Nord was a noted Beat-era nightclub owner, poet, actor, and self-proclaimed "King of the Beatniks." He was owner of the Co-Existence Bagel Shop in North Beach and later co-founder of the Gas House in Venice, a popular beatnik hang-out that was used as the setting..... More
[LA: Cougar, 1967]. First edition of this Paperback Original. "The hippie art colony produced all kinds of art, but some of the by-products couldn't be shown in any Art Gallery." Cover illustration of a hippie girl with flowers painted on her face and legs strumming a flower-painted guitar. Remainder line..... More
n.p.: Privately published, 1982. Beneath the portrait is printed: "Black Sparrow Press / Joyce Carol Oates." One of only 20 numbered copies signed by the artist. In the corner the artist has written "Thanks Joyce Carol Oates." Fine ( 25.5" x 17.75"). More
London: Sphere Books,[1975]. First paperback edition. Thriller about: "a lone Englishman and two beautiful women are held prisoner by a gang of mad hippies led by the demented Starbuck. The hostages' only way of escape lies in a maze of underground caverns...and to get out they must face the crazy..... More
No place: Tampa Records, no date [ca. 1950's]. LP record. Latin bongo music with a classic cover illustration featuring a seductive beatnik couple leaning against a lamp pole with the female beatnik scantily-clad and holding a long cigarette holder. Near mint record (one cosmetic scratch) in very good minus jacket..... More
SF: Auerhahn Press, 1961. 16mo. Folding broadside poem. First edition. Limited to 350 copies. Couple of stray marks to verso, else fine. Scarce, early Auerhahn item. More
n.p.: Privately published, 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. Very fine (approx. 6.25" x 6.5")..... More
Hermosa Beach, CA: Walt Phillips Productions, 1962. Features photos of surfers surfing. Printed in red and blue against a white background. Classic early poster from the heyday of surf culture. Very fine (approx. 9" x 12"). More
NY: Fuck You Press, 1967. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled at the edge. First edition thus. Cover by Joe Brainard. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Fine. Scarce item from the Fuck You Press. More
SF: New Langton Arts, ca. 1978. Each postcard features an image from one of the installations or performances there. Founded in 1975, New Langton Arts was part of the first wave of alternative art spaces in the US. Near fine (one card a bit scuffed on verso). The lot:... More
Washington: Black Sun Press, 1946. Folio. Broadside. First edition. A broadside relating to the landmark 1947 surrealist film directed by Hans Richter. Illustrated with stills from the film, as well as a photo of Richter and Duchamp looking at Duchamp's Roto-relief machine. Originally issued in Black Sun Press' Portfolio 111..... More
n.p.: Privately published, 1963. Nicely designed handbill with photos of crashing waves, text in red and black. "Grant Rohloff personally brings you the indescribable power and excitement of a 'North Swell' his all new surfing adventure film." The ticket reproduces a photo of a surfer riding a wave. Couple of..... More
NY: Lancer, [1967]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. A comprehensive look at the plant and its use. Fine in price-clipped, slightly used dust jacket with a couple of short tears. More
Ostfildern-Rutt: Haatje Cantz, [2005]. Oblong 16mo. Softbound. First edition. Published on the occasion of the 51st Venice Biennale. Text by Joan Didion, Frances Starck, Donna De Salvo, and Linda Norden. Ten color reproductions. As new in publisher's shrink-wrap. More
