London: Indica Gallery, 1966. Narrow 8vo. Pamphlet. First edition. Exhibition catalog for this landmark show where gallery co-owner John Dunbar first introduced Yoko to John Lennon. Interestingly designed, featuring 8 pages each with three perforated photos with adhesive backing that were intended to be torn out and glued into their... More about Yoko Ono at Indica: Unfinished Paintings and Objects by Yoko Ono
n.p.:n.p., [1967]. Berkeley: Print Mint, 1967. Envelope with op-art motif containing 5 clear plastic sheets printed in color with a geometric op-art pattern. Shuffle "the deck" to create different combinations of psychedelic, optical designs. Sixties headshop item intended for stoners. Slight wave to the plastic sheets, else fine in very... More about Op Deck 2: A Visual De-Education Kit
Santa Barbara: Arabesque Books (the imprint is fictitious, actually published by John Martin at the Black Sparrow Press), 1981. 4to. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards and acetate dust jacket. First edition, deluxe issue. Introductory essay by Bernard Barryte. One of 1500 copies with a three dimensional front cover with a mounted... More about Paul Outerbridge A Singular Aesthetic: Photographs & Drawings 1921-1941
[Great Barrington, MA]: The Figures, [1990]. Softbound. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Padgett with an original self-portrait drawing. Minute abrasion to front cover at top of spine, else fine. More about The Big Something
LA: Gary Panter, 1980. Pamphlet in color illustrated staped wrappers. First edition. Signed by Panter in the year of publication. Panter's second comic, photocopied and hand-assembled by him. Panter was an early participant in the LA Punk scene of the '70s during which time his work appeared in Slash magazine... More about The Asshole (A Parable
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 about To Run the Crown
Norfolk: New Directions, 1957. Square 8vo. Hardbound in hand-painted boards with a piece of painted silver foil affixed to the front cover. First edition. One of 75 signed numbered copies with an original painting by Patchen on both the front and back covers (covers brightly colored in primarily yellow, orange... More about When We Were Here Together
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 about Why Work or The Coming Age of Leisure and Plenty
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 about Flyer for Walt Phillips' 1960 surf film, Surf Mania
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 about Poster for Walt Phillips 1962 surf film, Psyche Out!
NY: Betty Parsons Gallery, 1949. Three-panel folded invitation printed on both sides reproducing in color a Pollock drip painting. Some soiling and a single crease to front panel, a couple of small abrasions inside, very good overall (ca. 3.5" x 5.25" folded, 16" wide when opened). Scarce early ephemera from... More about Folding exhibition announcement for Jackson Pollock's 1949 show at the Betty Parsons Gallery in NYC
[SF]: City Lights, [1968]. 18mo. Softbound. First edition of the author's first book. Published as Pocket Poets No. 22. Signed by the author in the year of publication. Few spots of faint foxing to front cover, very near fine. More about Poems to Fernando
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 about Original silk-screen print ''Star Cafe.''
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. An LA street scene featuring an image of the Tiki Motel with a Tiki face above the hotel sign. Printed in black, blue, and gray on thick white stock. This copy designated "publisher's copy" and signed by Price dated 1982. In the corner are... More about Original silk-screen print ''Tiki Motel.''
NY: Fulton Ryder, 2012. Hardbound in gold cloth-covered boards. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. A book designed by Prince published under his pseudonym John Dogg. Reproduces explicit erotic photos from Bob Crane's homemade porn movies, juxtaposed with interesting facts about his life and career. The actor, best known for... More about Bob Crane: He Got it Coming
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 about ''Soil Mechanics'' multiple by Richard Prince
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
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.''
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
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, 1961. Features a photo of a surfer riding a wave printed in blue against a white background. Early ephemera from the heyday of surfing. As new (approx. 9.5" x 6"). Surfing paper ephemera of this vintage is scarce. More about Flyer for Grant Rohloff's 1961 surf film, Out of Control
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
[LA]: Privately published by the artist, ca. 1988. A variation on the series of lithos Rupperberg did printing simple phrases---this one does not utilize text. This copy is signed by Ruppersberg. Printed by the Colby Poster Printing Co. in black against a multicolored background. Very fine (22" x 14"). More about Color lithograph on cardboard stock featuring punctuation marks, stars, and symbols with no text
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