Iron Horse.
Gottingen: Expanded Media Editions, 1973. Square 16mo. Softbound. First German edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. Photographs by Fred McDarrah, Richard Avedon, and Claude Pelieu. Fine. (German text.). More
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The Be-Bop Santa Claus.
[SF: X-Ray Book & Novelty Co., 2010]. Oblong 32mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Designed and hand-printed letterpress by Johnny Brewton under the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba." Prints Gonzales' Christmas story originally recorded in 1954, along with a glossary of slang terms from Bab's be-bop dictionary. Limited to 100 copies given to friends..... More
The Bug Book.
NY: Looking Glass Library, 1959. Pamphlet. First edition. Limited to 600 copies. Very fine. More
Gorey World: Paintings, Drawings & Mysterious Objects.
SF: Cartoon Art Museum, 1996. Pamphlet. First edition of this exhibition catalog. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Gorey. Fine. More
Gorey World: Paintings, Drawings & Mysterious Objects.
SF: Cartoon Art Museum, 1996. Pamphlet. First trade edition. One of 600 copies (from a total edition of 776). Fine. More
Lucky Little People.
n.p.: Scholastic Book Club, 1973. Square 8vo. First edition. Punch-out, color figures, by Gorey depicting "Rumpelstiltskin and friends." The figures are on a large folding card, with a single sheet of instructions wrapped around. Though known to be Gorey's work, his name does not appear anywhere. This copy is signed..... More
Poster by Wes Wilson announcing The Jefferson Airplane at the Fillmore Auditorium, 1966.
n.p.:n.p., [1966]. The second printing of BG-39. Corner crease, else fine and bright. More
Handbill by Rick Griffin announcing "A Sing Out for Sight.''
n.p.: Privately published, 1980. "An Historic Hootenanny" held at Carnegie Hall to benefit the SEVA Foundation, 1980. Odetta, Tom Paxton, John Sebastian, Ram Dass, Bob Gibson and others were scheduled to play, with Wavy Gravy acting as MC. Features an illustration of eyeballs playing musical instruments. Fine... More
Large original vintage gelatin silver print ca. 1910 of a beautiful Hawaiian beach scene.
Honolulu: Privately Published by the photographer, ca. 1910. Gurrey is most famous as "the grandfather of surf photography" due to his legendary 1914 "The Surf Riders of Hawaii," the first ever book on surfing that he handmade copies of between 1912 and 1914. The book featured 8 small gelatin silver..... More
"The Surf Riders of Hawaii" in St. Nicholas magazine, August 1915.
NY: The Century Company, 1915. This issue reprints in its entirety the legendary very first book on surfing, Gurrey's handmade book of photographs (with supplementary text) "The Surf Riders of Hawaii" that he made copies of between 1912 and 1914. Considered the "grandfather of surf photography," Gurry was the first..... More
Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville sitting on either side of a dream machine, looking directly into the camera.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard. As new (8" x 8"). More
Andy Warhol.
Paris: Fernand Hazan Editeur, [1972]. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Early, profusely illustrated (many in color) overview of Warhol's career. (French text.) Very near fine. More
Autograph Letter Signed to poet/photographer Ira Cohen.
n.p.:n.p., [1986]. 4to. 1 page on Haring's radiant baby letterhead. New York, postmarked November 20, 1986. Haring expresses willingness to do illustrations for a project Cohen is working on. In full: "IRA, I'm definitely interested in doing something for the books. Tell me sizes and deadlines. I loved the article..... More
A balloon printing Haring's three-eyed smiling face image.
No place: Privately published, n.d. A green rubber balloon printed with one of Haring's iconic images. We've never seen this before, but presumably a Pop Shop item. A bit soiled and rumpled, very good (ca. 4.25" x .2.25"). Scarce. More
Double-sided folding promotional poster designed by Keith Haring for the Pop Shop and signed by him.
NY: Pop Shop, ca. 1986. The front features a photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi of Haring sitting in an alcove in the Pop Shop---the walls around him painted floor-to-ceiling with Haring's designs. Signed by Haring next to the photo of him: "Love K. Haring 88." The back of the poster..... More
Folding invitation card for Keith Haring's "Important Early Works from the Estate" show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1992.
NY: Tony Shafrazi, 1992. This large card prints Haring's iconic three-eyed smiling face in black against a bold pink background. Fine (7" x 7"). More
Invitation card for the release party for the A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse LP at the Palladium, 1985.
NY: Palladium, 1985. Haring did the cover illustration for the LP and that illustration is featured on the front of the card, though here printed in b&w, gray, and blue. The back prints event info including appearances by David Johansen (as Buster Poindexter), and John Giorno, both of whom who..... More
Postcard invitation for Keith Haring's 1988 "Recent Work" exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery.
NY: Tony Shafrazi, 1988. The card prints a photograph of Haring at age 12 in his hometown Kutztown, Pennsylvania, taken by his father, Allen Haring. This was Haring's last exhibition at Shafrazi during his lifetime. Fine (5.75" x 4"). More
Postcard signed by Keith Haring printing Patrick McMullan's iconic photo portrait of him.
NY: Gitter's Card Gallery, ca. 1984. Inscribed by Haring at the top edge "For Jean" and signed by him along the right edge dated "86". The photograph of Haring shows him naked from the waist up looking directly into the camera, smiling. He's holding a can of spray paint with..... More
Promotional card from Barbara Gladstone gallery announcing publication and opening reception for Haring's "6 Lithographs".
NY: Barbara Gladstone, 1982. The front of the card reproduces one of the more provocative images from the portfolio showing two dog-like creatures having sex with a human. Fine (4.5" x 6.5"). A scarce card from the early phase of Haring's career. More
Public Illumination Magazine, No. 13, March 1981.
NY: Public Illumination Magazine, 1981. Small pamphlet-style magazine (measuring 4.25" x 2.75"). Features a centerfold spread by Keith Haring using the pseudonym "Kip Herring." The drawings include some of Haring's signature images including dogs and crawling babies, as well as sexual activity that involves the comingling of species. A very..... More
"Season's Greetings" card from the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1984 featuring a work by Keith Haring.
NY: Tony Shafrazi, 1984. This oversize card prints an untitled, intricate and colorful piece by Keith Haring. Fine (5.75" x 8.5"). A scarce card. More
Mona Lisa perforated mail art stamps by John Held, Jr. and Mike Dickau together with two other pieces.
SF: Privately published by the artists, ca. 2000. 4to. Features 16 images of the Mona Lisa printed in several colors against a larger image of the Mona Lisa in the background. One of 5 numbered copies signed by Held and Dickau. (This is No. 2 in a series of 7..... More
"Burning of the Midnight Lamp" b/w "The Stars that Played with Laughing Sam's Dice".
England: Track Records, 1967. 45 rpm record. One small cosmetic scratch, else near mint in plain white sleeve. More
The Sabian Exercise.
LA: Love Press, 1979. Limited to 1000 copies. Herms did a drawing a day for a year, based on Sabian symbols received by clairvoyant, Elsie Wheeler in the 1930's. Each drawing is photographically reproduced on quarto stock with Dane Rudyhar's psychological interpretation of the symbol that inspired it printed at..... More