So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs of the first British edition. Very near fine. More
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The Tokyo-Montana Express.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1981]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs of the first British edition. About fine. More
Wild Dog, No. 18, 1965.
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
La Revolution Surrealiste, No. 2, January 1925.
n.p.:n.p., [1925]. The second issue of the preeminent Surrealist journal, published in Paris at the height of the Surrealist Movement. Prints the famous "Le Suicide Est-Il Une Solution?" with responses by Artaud, Breton, Reverdy, et al. Texts and poems by Eluard, Artaud, Desnos, Aragon, Breton, Crevel, Vache, and others. Illustrations..... More
Bagazine No. 7.
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
Charles Brittin: West and South.
[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
The Gathering.
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
File Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3, Summer 1980.
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
File Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4, Fall 1980.
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
Program for Don Brown's 1961 surf film, Surf's Up.
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
Entry form for the 1963 Third Annual Pacific Coast Mixed Tandem Surfing Championships.
[Dana Point, CA: Dana Point Chamber of Commerce, 1963]. A single quarto sheet folded to make 4 pages. Cover photo of tandem surfers with photos of "required rides" shown inside with entry blank for contestants. Early surf ephemera from this event held at Dana Point, California. Very fine... More
I Saw a Tramp Last Night.
n.p.: Bottle of Smoke Press, [2009]. Small poetry card. First edition. Issued in an edition of 700 copies for friends of the press. Printed in black and red on white textured stock. As new (5.5" x 4.25"). More
Mannequins.
n.p.: Bottle of Smoke Press, [2009]. 8vo. Broadside poem. First edition. Limited to 26 copies for the friends of John Martin. Nicely printed in black on yellow textured stock. As new. More
Under the Influence: A Collection of Works by Charles Bukowski.
Sudbury, MA: Jeffrey Weinberg, 1984. Pamphlet. First edition. Limited to 300 copies. Early, probably the first, comprehensive rare book dealer's catalog devoted to Bukowski. Illustrated with drawings by Buk and photographs of him by Michael Montfort. A couple of minor handling impressions, else fine. More
An original b&w photograph (recent print) of William Burroughs and an unidentified young man sitting on a couch in front of a huge bay window in an English mansion.
n.p.:n.p., [1965]. Burroughs, in a suit, is holding his umbrella, his hat is perched on a torso sculpture on the floor next to him. Taken by a friend of Burroughs using Burroughs' camera, ca. 1965. Never published. Fine (8" x 10"). More
Flower Arranging: A Fascinating Hobby Volume 2.
Atlanta: Coca-Cola Co., 1941. Softbound. First edition. The second of three books on flower arranging by William Burroughs' mother sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company! Illustrated with amazingly kitchy color photos of flower arrangements, some posed with bottles of Coke. Interesting item because her middle name "Lee" was the pseudonym Burroughs..... More
William S. Burroughs: Time Place Word.
Providence, RI: Brown University, 2000. Softbound. First edition. Catalog for an exhibition of Burroughs material at the John Hay Library, Brown University. Illustrated throughout. Essays by Jennie Skerl, John Tytell, and Robert Jackson. Near fine. More
Prof. Cab Calloway's Swingformation Bureau.
No place: Cab Calloway Inc., 1939. Small pamphlet (measuring ca. 4.5" x 2.75"). First (and only) edition. Illustrated with charming small drawings. Calloway wrote this as a sequel to his classic "The New Cab Calloway's Cat-ologue: A Hepster's Dictionary" published to great acclaim a year earlier. The purpose of this..... More
Volta, No. 3.
LA: Synaesthesia Press, [2016]. A "magazine" assembled and edited by Jim Camp in the spirit of Wallace Berman's Semina, this issue done in the style of a small, handsomely printed chapbook. The "Busty Pin-ups!" issue devoted to color collages utilizing images of pin-ups. One of 250 numbered copies (of a...... More
NYC Variations.
[Bolinas]: Yanagi, [1977]. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated by Marc Blane. One of 300 numbered copies. Minute edge tear, barely perceptible touch of toning to right edge, near fine. More
Sex Crimes of the Futcher.
London: The Aquarium, [2004]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Childish. One of 26 lettered copies with an original signed woodblock print tipped in. As new. More
Bombay Black.
Kathmandu, Nepal: Bardo Matrix, ca. 1975. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated with an elaborate woodblock print by Adrian Brooks. Printed on handmade Lokta Nepalese paper. Very near fine. More
Offset poster announcing Jess' 1971 ''Paste-Ups'' show at the Odyssia Gallery.
NY: Odyssia Gallery, 1971. Features a lovely, intricate collage by Jess. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Jess in pencil in the bottom corner. Very fine (20" x 26"). More