NY: Cafe Wha?, ca. 1964. Single octavo sheet folded to make four pages. "Soulful Souvenir Menu" (price .10 cents) from one of the most legendary music and entertainment venues in Greenwich Village. Founded in 1959 by Manny Roth (uncle of singer David Lee Roth), the Cafe Wha? was the venue..... More
NY: Cafe Wha?, ca. 1964. Business card from one of the most legendary music and entertainment venues in Greenwich Village. Founded in 1959 by Manny Roth (uncle of singer David Lee Roth), the Cafe Wha? was the venue for some of Dylan's very earliest performances after he arrived in NYC..... More
NY: Cafe Wha?, ca. 1964. Vintage matchbook from one of the most legendary music and entertainment venues in Greenwich Village. Founded in 1959 by Manny Roth (uncle of singer David Lee Roth), the Cafe Wha? was the venue for some of Dylan's very earliest performances after he arrived in NYC..... More
NY: Night Owl, ca. 1965. The shot glass features an illustration of an owl perched on a lamp post dressed as a beatnik wearing sunglasses and a beret. The Night Owl was one of the legendary music venues in the Village during the '60s. Richie Havens, Buzzy Linhart, The Blus..... More
NY: Le Cafe Figaro, ca. 1965. A box of matches featuring an illustration of a cat leaning against the Cafe Figaro's expresso machine. "World Famous International Coffee House." Cafe Figaro was a popular hangout for Bob Dylan, Lenny Bruce, Jack Kerouac, and other Village artists and bohemians. Fine with all..... More
NY: Le Cafe Figaro, ca. 1965. A single wide quarto sheet folded twice to make a triptych. The front cover features an illustration of their expresso machine, the back cover an illustration of hanging stained glass lamps. Cafe Figaro was a famous hangout for Bob Dylan, Lenny Bruce, Jack Kerouac..... More
NY: The Bitter End/The Tin Angel, ca. 1965. The two night spots were doing some cross promotion---one side of the card is for The Bitter End and at the bottom it reads: "Before the show, enjoy dinner at (see other side)." The other side of the card is for The..... More
NY: The Bitter End, ca. 1964. A single large quarto sheet folded to make four pages. The covers print a poem by Paul Eluard and Benjamin Peret along with an illustration of a female cabaret performer. This is the scarcer version of the two Bitter End menus that we are..... More
NY: The Bitter End, ca. 1964. A single quarto sheet folded to make four pages. The covers print a poem by Paul Eluard and Benjamin Peret. The Bitter End was one of the primary music clubs and entertainment venues in Greenwich Village during the '60s. During it's heyday it featured..... More
NY: Gerde's Folk City, ca. 1960. A small folding card that the club placed on the tables stating: "Welcome to Gerde's Folk City New York's Center of Folk Music Open Every Night" and "Minimum $2.50 Per Person." After he arrived in Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan's very first professional gigs took..... More
NY: Gaslight Cafe, ca. 1962. A single quarto sheet of thick pink stock folded twice. The cover features a place to put a stamp and mailing address so presumably the cafe could mail this to potential customers or tourists could mail this to friends at home. The Gaslight Cafe was..... More
NY: Caffe Reggio, ca. 1960. A single octavo sheet of cardstock folded to make four pages. The cover reproduces a photo of their famous expresso machine. Vintage menu from the Caffe Reggio located on McDougal Street in the heart of Greenwich Village where they have been using their elaborate expresso..... More
NY: Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, 1999. Styled after an issue of Berman's Semina and featuring a reproduction of Semina No. 7 on the cover, this invite consists of a pocket with 15 loose items enclosed featuring photographs, texts, and reproductions of art works by the participants. Very fine. More
Kathmandu, Nepal: Bardo Matrix, [ca. 1972]. Woodblock print made by the Bardo Matrix group utilizing a woodblock created by an unknown Bardo member. Features the head of a bird and a swastika (used here as a symbol of good luck and prosperity per Nepalese beliefs) along with a couple of..... More
Milwaukee: Associated Press, 1960. A beatnik, Robert 'Bohemian Bob' Schweda, who barricaded himself inside a store window in protest, is seen being forcibly removed by the police who had to smash the window to remove him. Associated Press rubber stamp on the back, with the word "beatniks" written in ink..... More
LA: Associated Press, 1959. The photo shows Nord, Lipton, Nord's lawyer, and guitar-strumming-singer Julie Meredith in an office with artworks strewn in front of them. The blurb at the bottom reads (in part): "Representatives of a beatnik hangout known as the Gas House in suburban Venice display some of their..... More
No place: American International Records, 1970. LP record. Soundtrack for the American International hippie musical exploitation film directed by Roger Corman starring Robert Corff (of "Hair" fame) and Bud Cort. A group of hippies from various backgrounds "inherit" the nation after a mysterious gas attack exterminates everyone over twenty-five. Interestingly..... More
n.p.: San Francisco Records, 1971. LP record in fold-out jacket. Brautigan has written a 10-line appreciation of Victoria that appears on the inside front cover. In part: "I've had dinner at her house three or four times and the food has always been that good...A person can't keep track of..... More
No place: no publisher, 1960. The photo shows three woman at an unidentified "Art Institute." They are standing in front of a huge abstract painting, one of them is holding bongos, the other is holding their baby, the third is standing by an easel. From the info on the back..... More
No place: Privately published, 1968. The photo shows three couples partying, the guys are all shirtless, two are wearing shades, the women are wearing bra and panties. They are all cavorting in a shag carpeted living room with cigarettes and booze on the table. This scene was staged for an..... More
No place: Tampa Records, no date [ca. 1950's]. LP record. Latin bongo music with a classic cover illustration featuring a seductive beatnik couple leaning against a lamp pole with the female beatnik scantily-clad and holding a long cigarette holder. Near mint record (one cosmetic scratch) in very good minus jacket..... More
NY: Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit, 1964. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Photos and articles about the artists at this annual event, the first outdoor art exhibit in America. Tiny crease to corner of front cover, else about fine. More
Hollywood: Nordyke Publishing, 1959. 4to. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Sheet music and lyrics for this beatnik-related song. Cover illustration of a bearded beatnik and a man strumming a guitar. Front cover has an "X" to the corner in magic marker and a tiny price sticker, else about..... More
NY: United Press International, 1959. The photo shows "Miss Beatnik," known only as "Angel," surrounded by the judges of the contest that took place at the Gaslight coffee house in Greenwich Village. The judges were poet Bob Lubin, comedian John Brent, Victor Bigfeather, Dick Woods, and song-writer Raymond Preasha. On..... More
SF: George Brooke Photography, [ca. 1959]. Henri Lenoir was the founder of Vesuvio Cafe, one of the most famous North Beach bars during the beat period. In this photo he's standing in front of the window of the cafe, and on display in the window is a mannequin of a...... More
