Vancouver: Pacific Nation, 1967. Short-lived (just two issues) poetry mag edited by Robin Blaser. Signed by Robin Blaser. Prints excerpts from Trout Fishing by Brautigan, as well as Olson, Artaud, McClure and others. 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: Privately published, 1963. A one-shot mag from San Francisco edited by Brautigan and Ron Loewinsohn. Prints Brautigan's story "Coffee" as well as contributions by Duncan, Whalen, Kyger, et al. Cover photograph of a young, short-haired Brautigan with Loewinsohn. Crisp, very near fine. 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: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition, second issue (with illustrations of dogs and photo of computers as the background). Ephemeral publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Published by Brautigan's friends at the Communication Company who were..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1957]. Prints the first appearance of Brautigan's "The Return of the Rivers" and "The Horse that Had a Flat Tire." Small spot to front cover, touch of sunning to spine, else fine. A scarce, very early appearance published the same year as his first book. 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 copies from a small publisher's overrun. 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. Barely perceptible touch of toning to one edge, else a fine copy of this scarce piece of early Brautigan ephemera. More
No place: no publisher, n.d. 4to. Broadside poem. Bootleg facsimile mimeoed in purple ink. This broadside was originally published by the Communication Company in the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." This came from Brautigan's personal archive where it had been for many years so we're guessing this was done..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Evanescent hippie publication that was given away free in the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." In our experience, along with Flowers for Those You Love, the scarcest of Brautigan's Communication Company broadsides. Very fine. More
[SF: Inferno Press, 1957]. "This collection from the work of four young poets, all under 25, presents an interesting contrast that is most refreshing after so much orthodoxy in current American poetry. Here are poets representing an articulate segment of a sometime-called silent generation" (the poet's names are listed below..... More
Livingston: First Security Bank, 1980. A check written entirely in Brautigan's hand and signed by him (he's also written his phone number beneath his signature). It's made out to "Franchise Tax Board." The check, from Brautigan's First Security Bank account in Livingston, Montana, has Brautigan's printed name at the top..... More
SF: Graham Mackintosh, 1968. First edition. Printed folder featuring childhood photos of Brautigan's daughter, Ianthe, with 8 seed packets printing a poem on each packet. One of the most charmingly conceived "books" of poetry very much redolent of the period when Brautigan handed out copies for free on the hippie-filled..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs of the first British edition. Very near fine. More
London: Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs of the first British edition. About fine. More
London: Jonathan Cape, [1970]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition of the author's breakthrough book. A fine, fresh copy (minute touch of soiling to back panel of dust jacket). More
SF: Wild Dog, 1965. A mimeo poetry mag that very much epitomizes the "mimeo revolution" of the period. Prints two poems and a review of McClure's Ghost Tantras by Brautigan. Also Ed Dorn, Robert Duncan, Lewis Warsh, Joanne Kyger, et al. Slight toning to edges, else fine. A scarce Brautigan..... More
Grass Valley, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2018. A magazine in a bag. Plastic bag with cardboard header containing various pamphlets, broadsides, and art objects with appearances by Johnny Brewton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ernst Richter, Jim Camp, Mark Faigenbaum, and many others. Limited to 100 numbered copies. As new... More
n.p.: Privately published, 1961. Single quarto sheet folded to make 4 pages. Cover illustration of a surfer riding a wave while it demolishes civilization---the back cover advertises Greg Noll surfboards. Signed by Noll below his ad. Inside there are advertisements for surf photos and other items offered for sale. Some..... More
n.p.: Privately published, 1963. The show was a three-day celebration of surf culture featuring surf movies, exhibits, surf bands (including the Nomads and the Righteous Brothers), "50 Bathing Beauties" as part of the Miss Surf-O-Rama contest, and more. Printed in black, yellow, and red against a white background. Small, soft..... More
[Salt Lake City: Privately published by David Faggioli, 1970]. Oversize comic book with newsprint covers. Psychedelic, underground comic art on counterculture themes. Artists include Rob Brown, Robert Holman, Larry Farrington, Neil Passey, Jim Neilson, et al. Very fine. More
