Marijuana: The Facts The Truth.
NY: Paul S. Eriksson, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Peter Laqueur. An "exciting and clear-cut portrait of marijuana." Fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. More
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Pot: A Handbook of Marijuana.
NY: Lancer, [1967]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. A comprehensive look at the plant and its use. Fine in price-clipped, slightly used dust jacket with a couple of short tears. More
The Scientific Study of Marihuana.
Chicago: Nelson-Hall, [1978]. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. A selection of papers on the "results of controlled laboratory experiments into the effects of marihuana on humans and animals." Includes Baudelaire's "Les Paradis Artificiels." Fine in slightly used dust jacket. More
The Sexual Power of Marijuana.
NY: Peter H. Wyden, [1970]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in slightly used dust jacket with internal clear tape reinforcements to top and bottom of spine. More
Chemical Concepts of Psychosis.
NY: McDowell/Obolensky, [1958]. Hardbound, lacking the dust jacket. First edition. An important collection of papers from a 1957 symposium in Zurich. Features works by Albert Hofmann ("LSD and Related Compounds"), Hoffer, Rinkel, Osmond, Kline, Cerletti, and others. A large part of the book deals with LSD, mescaline, etc. Owner's bookplate..... More
Love Poem.
n.p.: Privately published, n.d. 4to. Broadside poem. Facsimile piracy 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..... More
Handbill announcing The Invisible Circus printed at the event itself.
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Scheduled to take place at the Glide Memorial Church the Invisible Circus was billed as "a 72-hour environmental community Happening" presented by the Diggers who wanted it to be the best party the Haight had seen. The Communication Company's gestetner machines were..... 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
Handbill issued by Oar Books announcing publication of their reprint of The Galilee Hitch-Hiker by Brautigan.
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
Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac.
NY: St. Martin's Press, [1978]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. 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
Invitation card for Haring's 1987 exhibition at the Gallery 121 in Antwerp.
Antwerp: Gallery 121, 1987. The card reproduces an unusual, colorful Haring collage/drawing featuring collage images of two young kids, one playing the harmonica---also a tweeting bird---Haring has added drawings to embellish the images. Gallery info printed on back. An almost impossibly rare card that we've never previously encountered. It's safe..... More
My Life in a Stolen Moment.
n.p.: Privately published, 1963. Single quarto sheet folded to make a 4-page leaflet. First edition. Prints a 2-page, rather humorous, prose piece by Dylan that includes much of the fabricated myth-making that he was prone to at this early stage of his career: "I danced my way from the Indian..... More
Rebellion: Jack Hammer Sings and Reads Songs and Poems of the Beat Generation.
n.p.: Warwick Records, ca. 1959. LP record. Accomplished recording from this UK folk singer who states in the liner notes: "Beatdom is considered by some an oasis in a concrete desert where the rebels of society and convention go to release their whip-lashed souls. To others, it is a concoction..... More
Harbinger, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1968 (all published).
Middletown, CA: Harbinger, 1968. After the demise of the San Francisco Oracle, several of the original Oracle staff moved to rural California, started a commune, and published this one issue of Harbinger. Produced in the multicolored, psychedelic style of the original San Francisco Oracle, it's filled with psychedelic art, and..... More
Disappearing Acts.
[NY]: Viking, [1989]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's second book. Review copy with slip and publisher's material. Additionally, this copy is briefly inscribed by the author. Very fine. 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
Handbill telling Woodstock concert-goers "How to keep your abandoned car from being towed away by the cops".
n.p.: Woodstock Nation, 1969. The handbill prints what looks like a temporary license plate from Arizona: "Stick this in the back window. They'll know it's phony, but they'll be afraid. Cops are terrified by authority A Woodstock Nation product." Presumably handed out to Woodstock attendees many of whom were forced..... More
Phantastica: Rare & Important Psychoactive Drug Literature 1700 to the Present.
LA: William and Victoria Dailey, 1979. Pamphlet. First edition. Landmark catalog from booksellers William and Victoria Dailey offering an amazing selection of rare books and ephemera relating to psychoactive drugs. The first rare book catalog on the subject. Preeminent psychedelic drug literature scholar Michael Horowitz did the descriptions. Foreword by..... More
It Aint Me Babe, July 2-23, 1970.
Albany, CA: It Ain't Me Babe, 1970. Tabloid, folded as issued. A SF Bay Area countercultural tabloid devoted to women's liberation and feminist issues. Paper slightly toned, else near fine. More
Los Angeles Free Press, August 11-17, 1967.
LA: LA Free Press, 1967. Tabloid, folded as issued. Headlines: "George Harrison---My Dentist Turned Me On," and "Readers Defend Lovin' Spoonful." Articles and ads devoted to '60s countercultural themes. One page creased, paper slightly toned, very good. More
"All Along the Watchtower" b/w "Burning of the Midnight Lamp".
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1967. 45rpm record. One minute cosmetic scuff, else near mint record in very good original sleeve. More
"Stone Free" b/w "If 6 Was Nine".
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1968. 45rpm record. One cosmetic scratch, the letter "d" has been added in ink to "Stone Free" label, else near mint record in plain white sleeve. More
"All Along the Watchtower" b/w "Crosstown Traffc".
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1968. 45rpm record. From Hendrix's "Elecric Ladyland" LP. Touch of spindle wear, else mint record in plain white sleeve. More
"Johnny B. Goode" b/w "Johnny B. Goode".
[Burbank]: Reprise Records, 1972. 45rpm record. White label promo copy "Promotional Not For Sale." From Hendrix's "Hendrix in the West" LP. White labels a bit soiled, else mint record in plain white sleeve. More