n.p.: James Musser & Burton Weiss, 1996. Originally produced to accompany the lettered and 6-copy deluxe edition of I Watched the World Glide Effortlessly Bye and Other Pieces, this is one of only two unnumbered copies from a small publisher's overrun. As new. More
n.p.: SOOJ, 2005. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated with two images by painter Path Soong. One of only 30 numbered copies signed by Patti Smith and Path Soong, the entire signed edition (there were also 200 unsigned copies). Handsomely printed on Arches. The small signed edition was over-subscribed..... More
LA: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. Broadside. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Wakoski. Published as Broadside/Flyer No. 6 that prints a poem and announces publication of the book. Printed in black and purple on light blue paper. Couple of trivial handling impressions, else fine... More
LA: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. Broadside. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Wakoski. Published as Broadside/Flyer No. 1 that prints a poem and announces publication of the book. Printed in black and red on greenish stock. One faint horizontal crease, else fine... More
NY: Privately published, 1972. The reading took place on April 12, 1972 at the St. Marks Church on the Bowery where she gave her very first reading the previous year. Smith and Carroll were the closest of friends, eventually they became a couple, and at one point Carroll lived with..... More
NY: Random House, [1987]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. More
LA: MPS Corp., 1968. The premier issue of this short-lived counterculture magazine (only two issues) that collects the best articles that appeared in the underground press. Features a photo-illustrated article on the Death of Hippie celebration in the Haight-Ashbury. Also, an interview with George Harrison and another with Bill Graham..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1965. Affixed to the card is a small photo of a hand holding a transistor radio within which is an image of Christ on the cross. Printed below in red ink is "love from the Bermans." Addressed by Berman and sent to friends..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1965. Affixed to the card is Berman's self-portrait photograph of him and his son, Tosh holding their hands in the air as if playing "cowboys and indians" in a dilapidated corner of Berman's Semina Gallery in Larkspur. The same photo appears on the..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1965. Affixed to the card is a small double exposed photo with the primary image being the head and torso of a Greek statue. Printed below in red ink is "love from the Bermans." Partial cancellation stamp from the post office and faint..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1970. Features a silver gelatin photograph of a rock painted with Hebrew letters. Underneath is printed in red ink: "Love Berman Topanga." Addressed by Berman and sent through the mail to friends in Beverly Hills. Small, light spot of toning to bottom edge..... More
Topanga: Privately published by Wallace Berman, ca. 1965. Features a small photo collage by Berman of a runner crossing the finish line with his hands raised in victory (same image that appeared on the cover of Caterpillar magazine). Above is printed: "Exhibition Sunday Feb. 26 2-5 pm 1440 N. Topanga..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, 1967. A piece of thick card stock printed in brownish red by Berman with his characteristic message: "Love / 1967 / Topanga / Bermans." Fine (ca. 2.75" x 4"). More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1965. Affixed to the card is a small photo-collage featuring a hand holding a transistor radio within which is the image of an arm with a Hebrew letter on the wrist, a couple of Tarot cards, a piece of machinery, and another image..... More
Topanga: Privately produced by the artist, ca. 1965. Affixed to the card is a small photo by Berman of a flower in silhouette against an abstract background probably a rain-blurred window. "Love from the Bermans" is printed above in red ink. Barely perceptible toning to one corner, else fine (4"..... More
SF: Privately published, 1967. Poster for Conner's 1967 run for City Supervisor in San Francisco. According to Bruce's wife, Jean, Bruce did not take the campaign seriously, but rather looked at it as a chance for free publicity and an opportunity to give "conceptual" speeches during which he would recite..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Published March 24, 1967 in advance of "The Summer of Love." A stoned rant against the status quo, in part: "The root of all evil? A neccessity [sic]? Basic need? The gateway to happiness? Is anything mine? What is middleclass? What is..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Published Easter Sunday 1967. Printed on both sides with a long text (likely by Chester Anderson) explaining how the government will suppress the hippie movement in San Francisco during the "Summer of Love" because so many potential protesters could be a threat..... More
London: Poster Dress, ca. 1968. A paper (actually rayon and nylon) "poster dress" featuring a b&w photo of a hand in a meditative position and printing Ginsberg's poem "Uptown N.Y." Created by British designer Harry Gordon, the dress is enclosed in a plastic bag with cardboard header and a photo-illustrated..... More
NY: Macmillan Co. [1966]. Features the word "Tarantula!" on a glossy, over-size pin-back button featuring the same close-up photo of Dylan that was eventually used on the cover of the published book. However, this button was issued by Macmillan in 1966 when they first intended to release the book, not..... More
Paris: Le Petit Parisien, 1907. Terrific opium den print that takes up the entire front cover of the French newspaper Le Petit Parisien (the complete issue is included). One of the best of the woodblock opium den prints that appeared in various newspapers around the turn of the century. This..... More
Paris: Le Petit Journal, 1903. Fabulous opium den print that takes up the entire back cover of the French newspaper Le Petit Journal (the complete issue is included). One of the best of the woodblock opium den prints that appeared in various newspapers around the turn of the century. This..... More
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first novel. Fine. More
NY: Roaring Fork Press, 1970. Square 4to. The "Fluxus issue" designed by George Maciunas. Printed folder containing an array of interestingly designed items including broadsides, folding posters featuring photographs or diagrams, booklets, and a flex-disc. Among the contributors are Ed Ruscha, La Monte Young, Jackson MacLow, Philip Glass, Richard Serra..... More
