Niagara Falls: press today, 1966. Mimeographed sheets of various colored stock stapled at the top. One of the more audacious mags from the Mimeo Revolution not offered for sale and distributed privately. Doug Blazek, Walter Lowenfels, Steve Richmond, Carl Larsen, and Russell Salamon are among the contributors. "Part four of..... More
SF: Communication Company, 1967. 4to. This event, also known as Bedrock One, was a concert/Happening presented by the Diggers during the "Summer of Love." Richard Brautigan & the Caped Crusaders, the Diggers, the S. F. Mime Troupe, the Steve Miller Blues Band, The Orkustra, and others, are listed as participants..... 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]: Privately published, 1967. 4to. Richard Brautigan, Gary Snyder, Lenore Kandel, and Lew Welch are among those scheduled to read in San Francisco during the "Summer of Love" in support of the Diggers who were instrumental in feeding and informing the influx of hippies to the Haight-Ashbury. Text and design..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition, first issue (with text and illustrations of amplifier diagrams rather than illustrations as the background). An ephemeral publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Very fine. More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Short-lived hippie publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Brautigan was active in the Haight hippie community and formed an alliance with the Communication Company who published this and other works..... 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 unnumbered copies from a small publisher's overrun. As new. More
Pasadena, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2005. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards (measuring approx. 4.5" x 3"). First edition. One of 26 lettered copies (the entire cloth edition). The first appearance of these previously unpublished poems written by Brautigan in the mid 1950's. Another charming production from Brewton's X-Ray Book Co. As..... 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. A touch of toning but much less than usual, else a fine copy of this scarce piece of Brautigan ephemera. 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
Livingston: First Security Bank, 1980. A check written entirely in Brautigan's hand and signed by him. It's made out to "Internal Revenue Service." In the memo section Brautigan has written "For Voucher 3." The check, from Brautigan's First Security Bank account in Livingston, Montana has Brautigan's printed name and address..... More
[NY: Dell, 1973]. Paperback. First edition thus. Fine. More
London: Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs of the first British edition. Very near fine. 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
n.p.: X-Ray Book Co., 2014. Pamphlet. First edition. Limited to only 75 copies. Printed letterpress, designed and assembled by Johnny Brewton. Features collage art by various people including Brewton under his own name and as "Skillet Marimba," Mark Faigenbaum, and others. Prints a "Manifesto" on collage art by Brewton and..... More
n.p.: Privately published, 2014. Brewton (using the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba") created this collage for publication in Kut-Uup! No. 1, a periodical designed and published by him devoted to collage art. Features an intriguing image of a seated man in a 40's-style suite with a schematic where his head should be..... More
[Germany & CA]: Hatje Cantz/Foggy Notion, [2011]. 4to. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Brilliant photos by Brittin of the LA art scene in the '50s including Wallace Berman and his friends, early shots of the Venice scene, as well as photos from the '60s civil rights struggle, and more..... More
Buffalo: Sumbooks, 1965. Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. Inscribed by Bromige to friend and fellow poet, Richard Krech. Very good plus. More
Toronto: Art-Official, 1973. The "Mondo Nudo" issue. Interview with Robin Page, and more. Some mottling to back cover, small corner chips to front cover, else very good. The scarce original mailing envelope is present. More
Toronto: Art-Official, 1980. The "Special Global Downtown Issue." Contributions by Nino Longobardi, Tom Dean, Jimmy De Sana, Robert Cumming, Kim Gordon, Steven Davey, and others. Some wear to covers, short edge tear to fore-edge of all pages, very good. The scarce original mailing envelope is present. More
Toronto: Art-Official, 1980. The "Foreign Agents" issue. Contributions by John Scott, Michael Smith, Mark Beyer, General Idea, Sylvere Letranger, Duncan Smith, and others. Modest patch of foxing to front cover, else very good or better in the scarce original mailing envelope (worn). 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
[Salt Lake City: Privately published by David Faggioli, 1971]. Comic book format. Psychedelic, underground comic art on counterculture themes. Artists include Rob Brown, Robert Holman, Larry Farrington, Neil Passey, et al. Very fine. More
