LA: Irving Blum Gallery, 1969. The poster features Warhol's color illustration of a Campbell's "Pepper Pot Soup" can, and the show was devoted to Warhol's 1968 edition of "Soup Cans" silkscreens printed by Salvatore Silkscreen Co., and published by Factory editions. Blum and Warhol had an important relationship dating from..... More
[No place: Sun Visions Press, [2013]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated with images from 19th century diableries which are stereo-view cards that showed, with the use of small sculptures of skeletons and Satan, humorous scenes from hell, often intended to express political commentary on Napoleon and the political scene..... More
[Buffalo]: Unique Books, [1966]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Great cover illustration by Bill Ward of beatnik couples on the beach with one of the bearded guys playing guitar for a scantily-clad beatnik gal. Minor edge-wear to one-inch of top edge of cover, else a fine, crisp, unread copy..... More
SF: Dave Haselwood, 1965. Oblong 32mo. Pamphlet First edition. Poem by Hoyem with a "hallucinogram" (a plate reproducing an intricate biomorphic drawing) by Bruce Conner affixed to the front cover. One of 100 copies printed letterpress. Fine. More
SF: Dave Haselwood Books, 1967. 4to. Folding broadside poem. First edition. Nicely printed (inside and out) in three colors on deckle edge paper. A handsome production from the successor to the Auerhahn Press. Fine. Scarce. More
NY: Privately published, 1968. Legendary mimeo mag edited by Diane di Prima and LeRoi Jones. An important showcase for Beat, Black Mountain, New York School, and other avant-garde writers. Includes Lamantia, Lenore Kandel, LeRoi Jones, et al. Horizontal fold from mailing, ink stain to one page probably from printing process..... More
Norwich, NY: SOOJ, 2005. Three small sheets of copper enclosed in a printed envelope with a label to the front stating: "Jeff Gordon / Rembrandt Intentions (2005) / 4/4." Inside is a printed statement by the artist: "My first thought was to do a series of copper plate engravings as..... More
No place: Privately published, no date. This is one of the original bookplates that Ed Smith, bookseller and Thompson's "bodyguard" for signing events, made for Thompson to use at book signings. Nicely designed with black border and small ornamental device at the top. Fine (2.75" x 4.5"). More
Big Sur, CA: Emil White, 1961. Square 8vo. Softbound. First edition. Essays discussing Miller's work including printing some of his letters. Illustrated with photos of Miller. Fine. More
Ellensberg, WA: Vagabond Press, 1981. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Published as the premier issue of Black Messiah. Articles and appreciations from Norman Mailer, Erica Jong, Jan Kerouac, Jack Saunders, et al. Illustrated with photos and graphics. Small ink price to front cover, else near fine... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First edition. One matchbook prints "Dark Night Poem" the other "My Fate." As new. More
NY: Privately published, 1968. The button shows Abolafia naked holding a hat over his private parts with his campaign slogan "What have I got to hide." Abolafia was an artist, activist, and fixture in the Greenwich Village scene of ths sixties where he organized Love-ins and Happenings and published the..... More
No place: Privately published by the artist, ca. 2005. Two gray linoleum blocks, one with the word "center" written on it and the other with the word "calm." Each is initialed and numbered by Soong. The edition was limited to only 10 copies. Soong is a Korean born artist with..... More
London: Sphere Books,[1975]. First paperback edition. Thriller about: "a lone Englishman and two beautiful women are held prisoner by a gang of mad hippies led by the demented Starbuck. The hostages' only way of escape lies in a maze of underground caverns...and to get out they must face the crazy..... More
NY: Sotheby's, 2007. Softbound. First edition. Foreword by Bono. Catalog for this charity auction for AIDS relief in Africa featuring works by Ed Ruscha, Richard Prince, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Christo, Jasper Johns, et al. Signed on the cover by Damien Hirst and U2 frontman Bono both of whom were instrumental..... More
Germany: Bilwis-Verlag, 1993. 4to. Signed by Lyttle. A publication relating to psychedelic drugs printing Lyttle's essay "Psychedelica Mysticae: White Light Drugs and the Search for the Pineal." Fine. More
[Clarksburg: Saucerian Publications, 1959]. Pamphlet. First edition. The Mitchell sisters recount their meetings with the "Space Brothers" and the information relayed to them to help save planet Earth. Judging from the terrific cover illustration it looks like they were maybe dating the Space Brothers since the two rather plain sisters..... More
No place: No publisher, n.d. [ca. late '40s early 1950's]. 32mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Cover photograph of a scantily-clad woman with question marks on her bra promotes this book that will make you "Bust with Humor." A book devoted to humor based on sexual themes, including poems, quotations, and illustrated..... More
No place: No publisher, ca. 1957. Patchen is on a rooftop wearing an over coat looking down forlornly at at his many colorful hand painted books that are spread out before him displaying both the front and back painted covers. Fine (image 8" x 8" with larger white border)... More
n.p.: Privately Published, 2003. Illustrated with color photographs. Fine. More
n.p.: Privately Published, 2002. Double-sided card with photos on both sides. Fine. More
Dekalb, IL: Welsh Industries, 1993. Day-glo orange border, with gold bicycle, and day-glo orange lettering. As new. More
SF: Privately published by the artists, ca. 2000. 4to. Features 16 images of the Mona Lisa printed in several colors against a larger image of the Mona Lisa in the background. One of 5 numbered copies signed by Held and Dickau. (This is No. 2 in a series of 7..... More
n.p. Low & Outside, 2004. Pamphlet. First edition. Published as Low & Outside No. 1 in an edition limited to 250 copies. Presentation note from someone involved with publication laid in. As new. More
[Santa Barbara: Ralph Sipper Books, 2014]. Softbound. First edition. Preface by Ralph Sipper. Limited to 300 copies issued as a Holiday Greeting from Ralph Sipper/Books. Prints some terrific quotations from a wide variety of artists, writers, and others. As new. More
