Garrets and Pretenders: A History of Bohemianism in America.
NY: Dover, [1960]. Softbound. First edition thus, a revised and expanded version of this title originally published in 1933. Illustrated with photographs and graphics. Near fine. More
NY: Dover, [1960]. Softbound. First edition thus, a revised and expanded version of this title originally published in 1933. Illustrated with photographs and graphics. Near fine. More
NY: Boo-Hooray, 2014. A bibliography of the Bardo Matrix publications, deluxe issue limited to 120 copies. Consists of the bibliography (a pamphlet), a small print showing Bardo publications, an invitation to the Bardo Matrix exhibition at the Grolier Club, and an original Bardo Matrix publication. In this copy the item..... More
LA: Michael Kohn, [2009]. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in illustrated boards. First edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Published to coincide with an exhibition. As new. More
[NY]: Universe, [2006]. 4to. Softbound, issued in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely photo-illustrated guide to collectible, vintage rock T-shirts. As new. More
No place: Ramparts Press, [1970]. Softbound. First edition. A solid reading copy. More
NY: Monad Press, [1975]. Softbound. First edition. Tiny red ink mark to bottom of page edges (possibly a remainder mark), else near fine. More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, [1989]. Softound. First edition. Spine and edges of cover faded, else very good plus. More
Boston: Twayne, [1991]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with a crease to bottom edge of back panel. More
LA: J. P. Tarcher, [1983]. Softbound. First American edition. The autobiography of the man who discovered LSD, including recollections of his time spent with Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, Gordon Wasson, and others. Fine (few minute specks of wear). More
NY: Beech Tree/William Morrow, [1987]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. The author traces the development of the bohemian tradition from the early scene in Greenwich Village through the Beats, hippies, and Punks. Illustrated with photographs. Minor tap to one corner, else fine in about fine spine faded dust jacket..... More
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, [1982]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Fine in completely spine faded dust jacket that is also faded on the covers along the spine. More
NY: Simon & Schuster, [1972]. Softbound. First edition. Illustrated with photographs and graphics. Small abrasion to corner of front cover, else very good. More
London: Secker & Warburg, [1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Page edges toned as usual due to acidic stock, else near fine. More
London: Secker & Warburg, [1996]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication: "Thank you for smiles (?)Howard Marks September 18, 1996." The autobiography of arguably the world's most successful (until he got busted) and affable marijuana dealer. Illustrated with photographs. Page edges..... More
SF: Open Skull Press, 1967. A literary magazine published by poet Doug Blazek. Prints letters from Al Purdy to Bukowski, and letters to Blazek from William Wantling, T.L. Kryss, Harold Norse, et al. Illustrated with ink pressings by Blazek. Several tiny specks to cover, else very good plus... More
Paris & London: Alyscamps Press, [1996]. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition in English. A book of explicitly erotic poems illustrated with four hardcore photographs by Man Ray. Originally published secretly in Belgium in 1929 and intended for private distribution in France. Most copies were confiscated by customs. Fine... More
Berkeley: Oyez, [1969]. Folio. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards with faux vellum spine. First edition. One of 165 numbered copies signed by Everson (of a total edition of 180). Some brown spots to top edge of boards and text block, else fine and bright. More
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
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Short-lived hippie publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Brautigan was active in the Haight hippie community and formed an alliance with the Communication Company who published this and other works..... More
[SF: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition, second issue (with illustrations of dogs and photo of computers as the background). Ephemeral publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Published by Brautigan's friends at the Communication Company who were..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Evanescent hippie publication that was given away free in the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." In our experience, along with Flowers for Those You Love, the scarcest of Brautigan's Communication Company broadsides. Very fine. More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition, first issue (with text and illustrations of amplifier diagrams rather than illustrations as the background). An ephemeral publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Very fine. More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition (issue with the background illustration of bones printed in black rather than red, priority unknown). A fugitive item from the Communication Company who also published the Diggers' communiques during the "Summer of Love" as well as work by other poets and..... More
No place: The Western Empire, 2020. 4to. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition of this title that was not widely distributed. Reproduces in facsimile the confidential government report on the investigations into the Hell's Angels during the early '70s. Discusses their history and various activities including involvement in the narcotics..... More
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2018]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Fine. More