Handbill announcing an early performance of The Beard at the Flora Schwimley Little Theatre in Berkeley.
n.p.:n.p., [1965]. Printed in red and blue on white stock with a reproduction of the "Love, Lion, Lioness" poster. Fine. More
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Packet advertising ''Coca Wine and Sachet Powders" from Theodore Metcalf.
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
Marilyn Minter from Six by Six (6 x 6) Set Six.
[Portland]: Nazraeli, [2016]. 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 Six but here offered separately. As new... More
DEVIL.
[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
Associated Press wirephoto of Eric Nord and author Lawrence Lipton and others.
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
Through Beatnik Eyeballs.
London: Pedigree Books, [1961]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Nice cover illustration of a bearded beatnik playing guitar for his girlfriend. Includes a substantive glossary for "bods from squaresville." Spine leans slightly, light corner crease to back cover, else very good or better. More
Silk-screen poster printing a lovely multi-color portrait of Joyce Carol Oates by Erik Zeefdruk.
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
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid.
[Toronto]: Anansi, 1970. Softbound (issued simultaneously with the cloth edition). First edition, second issue with the Governor-General's Award stamp to front cover. Signed by the author. Very near fine (tiny spot to fore-edge). More
Elimination Dance.
[Iderton, Ontario]: Brick Books, [1980]. Square 8vo. Pamphlet. Second edition, revised. Signed by the author. In the back under "Further Eliminations" Ondaatje has handwritten another type of person to be eliminated ("those who have been pissed on by a United Church minister"). Very near fine... More
Marijuana: The Facts The Truth.
NY: Paul S. Eriksson, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Peter Laqueur. An "exciting and clear-cut portrait of marijuana." Fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. More
Bongo Date.
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
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. More
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..... More
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...... More
Original silk-screen print ''Star Cafe.''
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. An LA street scene featuring an image of the Star Cafe sign with a movie billboard in the background. Printed in black and gray on thick white stock. One of 26 numbered copies signed by Price dated 1982, this being copy No. 1. In..... More
The Good Life.
East Hampton, NY: Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, [2003]. 4to. Softbound. One of 1000 copies published in conjunction with an exhibition. The wonderful world of books photographed by Prince with an essay by McWhinnie. Presentation copy inscribed by McWhinnie: "For---, The Good Life according to Glenn Horowitz Bookseller's inventory, seen through the..... More
''Soil Mechanics'' multiple by Richard Prince.
n.p.: Privately issued by the artist, ca. 1978. Single octavo sheet printing: "SOIL MECHANICS / CALL MARCELLUS / 212 2840664." On the verso Prince has placed his rubber stamp "post / richard prince / card." Prince recalls pasting these to lamp posts around NYC at the time. A rare, early..... More
A group of 12 b&w postcards from New Langton Arts in San Francisco.
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
The D. H. Lawrence House at Chapala.
Ontario: Paget Press, 1980. Large folio. Broadside poem housed in a folder printed with gilt lettering. Limited to 44 numbered copies signed by the author, this copy is dated and there is also one correction to the text in Purdy's hand. Illustrated with a photograph of the plumed serpent tile..... More
Handbill and ticket for Grant Rohloff's film North Swell, ca. 1963.
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
Pot: A Handbook of Marijuana.
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
The Program: Jerry Rubin for Mayor of Berkeley.
[Berkeley: Rubin for Mayor Committee, 1967]. 8vo (we've also encountered a slightly larger format version of this---no priority known). Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. A promotional booklet for Rubin's campaign for mayor of Berkeley, stating his positions on the draft, marijuana, Vietnam, abortion, and more. Nicely designed..... More
The Secret of Life and Death.
Santa Barbara & LA: MOCA/Black Sparrow Press, 1985. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Published on the occasion of a retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Illustrated with photographs and graphics. Virtually as new. More
Offset color poster announcing the 1983 Chicago International Art Exposition.
Chicago: The Lakeside Group, 1983. One of an unspecified number of copies initialed by Ruscha. The image features a series of tight circles creating a vortex around which two concentric circles of minnows are swimming. Nicely printed on Arches. Fine (39" x 28"). More
