Milan: Galleria Apollinaire, 1961. 8vo. Pamphlet. Prints Pierre Restany's 1956 essay on Klein "Il Secondo Minuto Della Verita," as well as a longer Restany essay from which the title of the show was taken. Illustrated with a photograph of Klein and reproductions of his works, including a full-page devoted to..... More
NY: View, 1943. A magazine of surrealist art and literature. Cover by Joseph Cornell. This issue, printed on different colored papers, is largely devoted to collage art. Contributions by Joseph Cornell, Charles Ford, Parker Tyler, Kay Sage, Florine Stettheimer, Helen Levitt, et al. Very faint touch of toning to spine..... 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
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: Cafe Bizarre, ca. 1959. Single tall sheet folded to make four pages. This version features a cover illustration of a large sinister face that conveys the "bizarre" concept of this cafe. The back cover prints a small illustrated map of Greenwich Village bohemian hot spots. The menu includes such..... More
NY: Columbia Records, 1966. 45 rpm record on black vinyl with red text labels. "Not for sale---Radio station copy." An excerpt from Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" LP. Couple of small, barely perceptible wrinkles to label, else near mint in plain white sleeve. (The scanner has added a slight sepia tone..... More
NY: Columbia Records, 1963. 45 rpm record on black vinyl with black text labels. "Not for sale---Radio station copy." An excerpt from Dylan's second LP "The Freewheelin Bob Dylan." Couple of small ink squiggles and pencil date (probably written by radio station) to label of "Blowin in the Wind" side..... More
England: Track Records, 1967. 45 rpm record. One small cosmetic scratch, else mint in plain white sleeve. More
Grass Valley, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2018. A magazine in a bag. Plastic bag with cardboard header containing various pamphlets, broadsides, and art objects with appearances by Johnny Brewton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ernst Richter, Jim Camp, Mark Faigenbaum, and many others. Limited to 100 numbered copies. As new... More
NY: Abrams, 1963. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Very slight toning to page edges, else fine in dust jacket with two blue lines from former jacket protector. More
[London]: Octopus Books, [1974]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Tiny, light stain to top edge, else fine in dust jacket with a minute tear to base of spine. Housed in publisher's cardstock slipcase slightly toned around the edges. More
Chicago & NY: Museum of Contemporary Art/Abbeville Press, [1985]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Published on the occasion of an exhibition. Fine. More
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1972]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket with two blue lines from former jacket protector. More
Oxford: Phaidon, 1982. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First revised and enlarged edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with a small price sticker to front flap. More
Geneva: Nagel, [1964]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout including many tipped-in color plates. Pages somewhat toned at edges, else fine in slightly used publisher's cardstock slipcase. More
Geneva: Nagel, [1962]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout including many tipped-in color plates. Fine in publisher's cardstock slipcase. More
[France: Dernier Cri, 2011]. Square 4to. Softbound. First edition. Features the work of various artists paying tribute to Satan. Includes works that are often highly sexual---some done in cartoon style, others are highly detailed, all are bizarre. Beautifully silk-screened throughout. Very fine. More
[France: Dernier Cri, 2013]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Limited to 200 copies. Features the work of various artists. A contemporary take on the surrealist's "cadavre exquis." Excellent work both macabre and vibrant. Wonderfully silk-screened throughout, with the pages cut into three sections that can be flipped through to make endless..... More
[Berlin: RE: Surgo!, 2013]. Tall 4to. Softbound. First edition. Limited to 133 numbered copies signed by the artist. Striking, bold silk-screen prints of works by Bernhart depicting women being abused---rendered almost like caricatures, in a detailed cartoon-like style. The artistic skill of Bernhart and the quality silk-screens done by Gfeller..... More
[Berlin: RE: Surgo!, 2012]. Tall 4to. Softbound. First edition. Full-page, color screenprint reproductions of terrific expressionistic works. One of 77 numbered copies signed by the publisher. As new. More
New Orleans: Perdido Press, 1998. Small 4to. String-tied pamphlet issued in red card stock dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 150 numbered copies. A tribute to Kay Johnson a.k.a. Kaja---poet, famous bohemian, and muse to Corso, Bukowski, and others. Kaja lived at the Beat Hotel, traveled the world, had a...... More
New Orleans: Perdido Press, n.d. Square 16mo. Nicely designed pamphlet printing Edwin Blair's recollections of the landmark 1965 Patchen exhibition at the Glade Gallery in New Orleans. Limited to 60 numbered copies. Illustrated with photographs. As new. More
Milan: Arti Grafiche Ricordi, [1964]. Thick folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Preface by Nicky Mariano. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Fine in publisher's slipcase. More
Milan: Arti Grafiche Ricordi, [1964]. Thick folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Fine in dust jacket with an imperceptible closed tear to front panel. Housed in publisher's slightly toned slipcase. More
Geneva: Nagel, [1961]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout including many tipped-in color plates. Fine in dust jacket with a small snagged tear to rear dj flap. Housed in publisher's cardstock slipcase. More