The God of Small Things.
NY: Random House, [1997]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition of the author's well-received first book, Winner of the Booker Prize. Remainder dot to top edge, else fine. More
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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism.
n.p.: Published for the Museum of Modern Art by Arno Press, 1968. Hardbound, issued without dust jacket. Reprint of this famous work originally published in 1936. Essays by Georges Hugnet. Profusely illustrated throughout. Couple of very faint touches of soiling to covers, else fine. More
Accordion-folded exhibition announcement for Jackson Pollock's 1952 show at the Sidney Janis Gallery in N.Y.C.
NY: Sidney Janis,1952. Very attractive, nicely designed announcement printed on both sides with reproductions of Pollock's work, one side printed in red the other in black. Measues ca. 9" x 28" unfolded. An elaborate announcement for an important early show. Very near fine. More
Keep 'Er Lit.
London: Faber & Faber, 2020. Quarter-bound in blue cloth and orange paper-covered boards. First edition. One of 250 hand-numbered copies signed by Van Morrison. Foreword by Paul Muldoon. The second volume to collect Van Morrison's superb song lyrics that cover the wide range of topics that he's been preoccupied with..... More
Program for Dylan's very first UK concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, 1964.
London: Royal Festival Hall, 1964. Pamphlet. 8pp. First edition. Cover photo of a young Dylan. Prints Dylan's "My Life in a Stolen Moment," an early text in which Dylan recounts his adventures hitching across country and arriving in Greenwich Village. Includes an article on Dylan by Ralph J. Gleason, and..... More
Marcel Duchamp A Retrospective Exhibition: By or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Selavy.
Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Museum, 1963. Softbound issued in printed acetate dust jacket. First edition. Catalog designed by Duchamp for his important first museum retrospective that took place at the Pasadena Art Museum in 1963. Profusely illustrated in b&w with three tipped-in color plates. Minute wear to spine extremities, minor..... More
''Safe Conduct Pass'' to Hippie-Land.
n.p.: Privately published, ca. 1967. Issued by hippies during the "Summer of Love" period (we've also seen Tuli Kupferberg's name mentioned in connection with the creation of this but can't confirm). Handed out to straight people and tourists to provide them with "safe passage " through the hippie populated streets..... More
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Handbill printed on both sides announcing ''Zuccini [sic] Feast Eat Free.''
[SF: Communication Company, 1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. One side announces the free zucchini feast, the other prints a recipe for zucchini. One of the Digger's most important contributions to the Haight-Ashbury community was offering free meals for the throngs of hippies who descended on the Haight during the "Summer..... More
Small handbill designed by Victor Moscoso announcing The Invisible Circus.
[SF]: Privately published by the Diggers, [1967]. First edition. Richard Brautigan phoned Moscoso on behalf of the Diggers and asked him to contribute a flyer for the Invisible Circus. "Any job for the Diggers was a donation, and Moscoso, currently working in color, scaled back his palette. He selected a...... More
War is Decor in My Cavern Cave.
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem, with the text reproducing the author's handwriting. First edition. Published by the Communication Company who issued several broadsides by Richard Brautigan and other poets, as well as various communiques from the Diggers and the Black Panthers. Very fine. Scarce... More
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Handbill proclaiming: ''Emmett Grogan is Back! so what [signed] the diggers.''
[SF: Communication Company, 1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Emmett Grogan was the "leader" of the Diggers and his philosophy of "everything for free," his guidance of the hippies in the Haight, and his avoidance of celebrity culture made him one of the most intriguing and influential counterculture figures during this..... More
Karma Repair Kit: Items 1-4.
n.p.: n.p., 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 roughly contemporaneous..... More
Handbill announcing the publication of Trout Fishing in America, The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster and In Watermelon Sugar by Delacorte Press, 1969.
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
Anastasia Schultz.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, [1960]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. "A ridiculous novel about two beatnik girls in college." Fine in near fine dust jacket with a faint touch of soiling to back panel. More
Suzuki Beane.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1961. 4to. Hardbound in pictorial boards with dust jacket. First edition. Drawings by Louise Fitzhugh. A children's book with illustrations and text about a beatnik baby growing up in Greenwich Village. Ownership signature, else near fine in spine faded, very good dust jacket with an inconspicuous..... More
Isle of Sin.
n.p.: Bedstand, [1961]. First edition of this Paperback Original. "Kooks, Beatniks, and Babes Meet in an Orgy of Summer Lust." Fine. More
Hotel Albert.
NY: Poet's Press, 1968. Pamphlet. First edition. Illustrated by the author. One of only 12 specially-bound lettered copies signed by the author with the drawings hand colored by her. These special copies were for di Prima's personal use. Fine. More
The Cherub.
LA: Black Sparrow Press, 1970. 4to. Hardbound in paper-covered boards and cloth spine, issued in acetate dust jacket. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Couple of minute specks to cover, else fine in acetate dust jacket with a 1-inch tear. More
Folding invitation/ticket order form for the 1917 bohemian Bal Primitif featuring a cover illustration by Clara Tice.
[NY]: Privately published, 1917. Narrow 4to. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Gold leaf-covered paper covers features an illustration by Tice of a naked Eve holding a fig leaf, with the words "Bal Primitif Oct. 12" on the fig leaf. Inside is printed the info for the event that..... More
Permanent Want List.
Washington, DC: Booked Up, 1970. Pamphlet. First edition. A long list, almost certainly compiled by McMurtry himself, of titles he's seeking for his book store, Booked Up. Lots of interesting titles categorized by subject, with a short introductory statement. Faint touch of toning, else about fine... More
Interzone.
[NY: Viking, 1989]. Softbound. Uncorrected proofs. Few faint specks of foxing, else very near fine. More
Jay DeFeo and The Rose.
Berkeley: University of California Press, [2003]. 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Foreword by Marla Prather. Profusely illustrated. As new. 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
Invitation card for the 2005 "Pop" show at the Zwirner & Wirth gallery in NYC.
NY: Zwirner & Wirth, 2005. The show included works by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Polke, Richter, Lueg, and Oldenberg. The front features Warhol's "Twelve Jackies." Fine (8" x 8"). More