NY: Chase Manhattan Bank, 1962. A check from Lenny's agent Jack Sobel sending Lenny a $100. advance. Lenny has signed on the back with his full signature. Lenny Bruce was the father of anti-establishment humor, and a huge influence on George Carlin and every other stand-up comedian. His provocative material..... More
Koln: Galerie Wilde, [1982]. 8vo. Hardbound in brown linen-covered boards. First edition. Edited by Thomas Walther. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by Kertesz. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at Galerie Wilde. As new. More
n.p.: Privately published, ca. 1969. Pamphlet. One of several bootleg editions issued prior to Macmillan's publication of the book in 1971. Pink and black covers with an illustration of a tarantula on the front, and a psychedelic drawing of Dylan playing his guitar on back. Inside back cover features an..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. Hardbound in dust jacket. Signed by Wilson. One of the first dealers to specialize in, and become friends with, Beat, New York School, Black Mountain and other avant-garde writers. A terrific read. Fine. More
[Tucson]: Nazraeli Press, [2005]. 16mo. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies with an original print signed by the photographer tipped-in. As new. More
Eindhoven, Netherlands & Greenwich, CT: Van Abbemuseum/New York Graphic Society, 1970. Softbound (no cloth issued), special variant silk-screen binding. The catalog for the major Warhol retrospective organized by curator John Coplans at the Pasadena Art Museum. This variant was created when the exhibition arrived at the van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven..... More
Barcelona: Galeria d'Art, 1989. Prints an illustration by Basquiat of a U.S. nickel featuring Monticello and the words "E Pluribus and Five Cents." Couple barely perceptible minor handling impressions, else fine (4" x 8.25"). A rare card from shortly after his death. More
[SF]: City Lights, [1972]. Softbound. First printing with black covers, there were also copies with white covers, no priority despite common belief to the contrary. (According to Morgan, Robert Wilson of Phoenix Bookshop is correct when he recalls that he received both black and white copies simultaneoiusly and that likely..... More
NY: The Century Co, 1908. Hardbound in publisher's decorative red boards stamped in gilt. First edition of this anthology featuring articles from the magazine St. Nicholas that was oriented toward young readers. Prints "A Boy's Paradise in the Pacific" by Alexander Hume Ford, a substantial article about surfing profusely illustrated..... More
SF: City Lights, [1977]. 16mo. Softbound. First edition. Number 33 in the Pocket Poets Series. Price inked out on back cover, else near fine. More
LA: The Broad, 2013. This lenticular card incorporates two different images which become visible depending on the direction from which you view it. As new (5" x 7"). (The photo shows only one view and doesn't do it justice. Clearer, more detailed and 3D-like in actuality.). More
NY: Grove Press, 1962. Promotional pamphlet announcing the American release of Naked Lunch. Features an excerpt from Naked Lunch, reviews by Terry Southern and E. S. Seldon, as well as endorsements by John Ciardi, Noman Mailer, Robert Lowell, and Jack Kerouac. The year-long trial that preceded U.S. publication of this..... More
San Diego: Atticus Books, [1983]. Softbound. First American edition. Foreword by William Burroughs. Illustrated with photographs, including one by Ira Cohen. Surreal cut-up experiments from the famous Beat Hotel in Paris where Burroughs, Gysin, Corso, and Norse, among others, were involved in exploring the boundaries of writing, painting, and tape..... More
Germany: Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, 1973. Silkscreen poster reproducing a large monochrome yellow square on the left, with exhibition info on the right. Folded in eighths as issued, 1-inch tear and some creasing at intersection of one fold, else near fine (23.5" x 32.75"). More
Germany: Privately published, 1968. A beautiful poster almost entirely devoted to reproducing one of Klein's "Bas-Relief" works done in his IKB color. Exhibition info at the bottom. Folded in eighths as issued, else fine (32.5" x 22.75"). A striking poster reproducing an image that epitomizes his work... More
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
Chicago: The Lakeside Group, 1983. One of an unspecified number of copies initialed by Ruscha. The image features a series of tight circles creating a vortex around which two concentric circles of minnows are swimming. Nicely printed on Arches. Fine (39" x 28"). More
NY: JMc & GHB editions, 2008. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. A collaborative artists' book printing three excerpts, "Wives," "Wheels," and "Weapons," from Frey's new novel Bright, Shiny Morning. These vignettes are accompanied by a photo-essay by Terry Richardson, and for the hardbound edition Richard Prince has supplied..... More
NY: Sotheby's, 2007. Softbound. First edition. Foreword by Bono. Catalog for this charity auction for AIDS relief in Africa featuring works by Ed Ruscha, Richard Prince, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Christo, Jasper Johns, et al. Signed on the cover by Damien Hirst and U2 frontman Bono both of whom were instrumental..... More
NY: Robert Miller Gallery, 1979. The card prints a photograph by Mapplethorpe of Frank Diaz and is enclosed in a printed glassine envelope. Included is another announcement card for the portfolio of prints "X and Y by Robert Mapplethorpe." A bit of faint rubbing to bottom of card, a couple..... More
Berkeley: Berkeley Bonaparte, 1967. Second and more striking printing as this was done in psychedelic colors whereas the first was b&w. Features an elaborate drawing of a hookah emitting smoke with marijuana leaves behind it. Produced to be sold in headshops of the period. Fine (20" x 14")... More
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
n.p.: Privately published, 1965. Wonderful illustration by Talbert featuring a naked woman, a light bulb, a woman's shoe, a rose, and a screaming face, all representing various film genres. Talbert was an accomplished Pop and assemblage artist closely aligned with Wallace Berman and his circle. He died of alcohol poisoning..... More
n.p.: Privately published, 1973. The exhibition was a retrospective of Talbert's erotically-themed work, a recurring motif for which he was well known. The poster features a striking b&w illustration showing an image of a prostitute on a playing card surrounded by money, dice, and an eight ball. Talbert was an..... More
