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 about The D. H. Lawrence House at Chapala
NY/London: Award Books/Tandem Books, [1968]. Magazine-format publication devoted to "stripping the petals off the Flower Children" revealing "them to be floundering in a cesspool of sex, half-crazed with weird drugs, parasitic, selfish, diseased..." Sensational, scathing attack on the hippie subculture with articles and first-person accounts of "orgiastic parties" and "sexual..... More about The Great Hippie Hoax: A Scalding Indictment of the Phoney Movement That Has Trapped Thousands of...
LA: Dwan Gallery, 1963. Charmingly illustrated with antique etchings of characters in 19th Century garb holding placards that list the particpants that included Arman, Bontecou, Dine, Kienholz, Klein, Lichtenstein, Oldenberg, Parker, Rauschenberg, Raysse, Reinhardt, Rivers, Rosenquist, and Tinguely. This is artist Ben Talbert's copy with his American flag stamp on... More about Small poster on card stock announcing the ''Dealer's Choice'' group show at the Dwan Gallery, 1963
LA: Dwan Gallery, 1965. Features a color reproduction of a work by Rauschenberg incorporating his self-portrait. Dwan was a leading avant-garde space during the sixties, this was his second exhibition there. Some yellowing to three corners (only one overtly noticeable), some creasing to those corners and a bit along bottom... More about Color lithograph exhibition poster for ''Rauschenberg at Dwan: Drawings.''
Paris: Andre Balland, 1971. Oblong 8vo. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition. A photographic ode to free love among a group of hippies. Lovely, atmospheric photos by John Ray showing hippies smoking pot, dancing, and then participating in an orgy. The accent is on sensual embraces and intertwined naked hippie... More about More Love
SF: Michael Zagaris, 1974. The photograph shows a blonde, bespectacled Lou Reed using the microphone cord to tie himself off while he injects a syringe into his right arm. This print is from the archive of Jon Goodchild, the original art director for OZ magazine until he was lured to... More about Original vintage print photograph of Lou Reed shooting up on stage at Winterland, 1974
SF: City Lights, 1956. 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. No. 2 in the beloved Pocket Poets Series. A fine, fresh, unusually crisp copy, basically as new. Very scarce in this condition. More about Thirty Spanish Poems of Love and Exile
NY: Privately published by the author, 1947. Pamphlet. First edition. Cover illustration by Max Ernst. Imaginatively designed brochure for this landmark 1947 surrealist film directed by Hans Richter. One of the seven dream sequences in the film is devoted to Marcel Duchamp, others focus on Man Ray, Max Ernst, Hans... More about Dreams That Money Can Buy
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 about Dreams That Money Can Buy
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 about Handbill and ticket for Grant Rohloff's film North Swell, ca. 1963
[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 about The Program: Jerry Rubin for Mayor of Berkeley
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 about The Secret of Life and Death
[LA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1968]. Oblong 8vo. Softbound. First edition. Catalog for a 1968 traveling exhibition of works by Billy Al Bengston. Catalog designed by Ed Ruscha featuring sandpaper covers bound with screws and bolts, with pink ribbon marker. Profusely illustrated (many in color), featuring every work... More about Billy
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 about Course of Empire: Paintings by Ed Ruscha
NY: ESP-Disc, 1965. The poster is illustrated with photos of The Fugs and when entirely unfolded the poster states: "Fugs Want to Thank You," but when folded differently it says "Fuck You." Originally issued in promo copies of the Virgin Fugs LP, but here offered separately. Also included is another... More about Folding poster proclaiming ''Fugs Want to Thank You.''
Detroit: Artists' Workshop Press, 1966. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled. Fourth printing (of five) from this press. (Originally published by Sanders' Fuck You Press). Prints the lyrics to 26 Fugs' songs along with "Notes on The Fugs" by Ed Sanders. 1.5" corner chip to front cover, small chip to back cover, solid very good. More about The Fugs' Songbook
SF: Privately published, 1965. 4to. "This weekend The Fugs! zany, satirical, beatnik, loud, rock 'n' roll group! on the West Coast only a month---see them now!" This was The Fugs first West Coast visit, the last stop on their "Fugs' Cross Country Vietnam Protest Caravan." In the Bay Area they... More about Mimeo handbill designed by Ed Sanders announcing an appearance by the Fugs at The Orb Theater in...
NY: Fuck You Press, 1967. Folio. Tabloid format, with the headline: "Poet Ted Berrigan Teaches Parot to Scarf Cock." Outrageous one-shot publication of humor and observation from the Fuck You Press, with many drawings by Ed Sanders. "Created, published, & edited by an anonymous spurt-phantom at a secret location on... More about The Dick, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1967 (all published
NY: Fuck You Press, 1964. Mimeographed sheets, stapled at the edge. First edition of this item relating to "the famous Milesian poet philosopher, physicist, astronomer mathematician, cosmologist, urstoff-freak, absent-minded professor, & madman." Introduction by Aristotle (in Greek) followed by a blank page titled: "The Entire Extant Works of Thales the... More about A Valorium Edition of the Entire Extant Works of Thales!
Surrey: Genesis, 2004. Folio. Bound in full brown leather. First edition, deluxe issue. Introduction by Patti Smith. One of 350 numbered specially bound copies signed by Kate Simon and Eric Clapton also including a loose signed photo of Marley by Simon (from the same session where she took the famous... More about Rebel Music: Bob Marley & Roots Reggae
[Ann Arbor: Artists' Workshop Press, 1968]. Legal-size mimeographed sheets, stapled at the edge. First edition. Limited to 250 copies. Distributed for free to garner support for John Sinclair who was on the verge of receiving a 10 year sentence for two joints of marijuana. This prints the legal briefs prepared... More about The State of Michigan vs. John Sinclair
[NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1973]. Legal-size sheet of blue stock printed in black. First edition. The event, the first of Patti's "Rock and Rimbaud" performances, took place on the roof of Le Jardin in the Hotel Diplomat. Patti performed accompanied by Lenny Kaye and Bill Elliot, even including songs by... More about Broadside announcing a 1973 performance by Patti Smith on the anniversary of the death of Rimbaud
n.p.: SOOJ, 2006. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated by painter Path Soong. One of 110 copies signed by Patti Smith and Path Soong. Handsomely printed on Arches. As new. More about Going Under
n.p.: SOOJ, 2005. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated with two images by painter Path Soong. One of only 30 numbered copies signed by Patti Smith and Path Soong, the entire signed edition (there were also 200 unsigned copies). Handsomely printed on Arches. The small signed edition was over-subscribed... More about Paths That Cross
Pittsburgh: Andy Warhol Museum, [2002]. Softbound. First edition. Signed by Patti Smith in the year of publication. Laid in is an Autograph Note Signed from Smith expressing her thanks to her correspondent. Patti added a small drawing of a flower. Smith's hand-addressed mailing envelope, with her apology to the post... More about Strange Messenger