Les Urnes Utiles.
Cambridge: Halty-Ferguson, 1980. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Gorey (of a total edition of 426). Slight touch of toning to corners of covers, else very fine. More
Art
Lucky Little People.
np: Scholastic Book Club, 1973. Square 8vo. First edition. Punch-out, color figures, designed by Gorey, depicting "Rumpelstiltskin and friends." The figures are on a large folding card, with a single sheet of instructions wrapped around. Though known to be Gorey's work, his name does not appear anywhere. Fine, with none..... More
Lucky Little People.
n.p.: Scholastic Book Club, 1973. Square 8vo. First edition. Punch-out, color figures, by Gorey depicting "Rumpelstiltskin and friends." The figures are on a large folding card, with a single sheet of instructions wrapped around. Though known to be Gorey's work, his name does not appear anywhere. This copy is signed..... More
The Pointless Book: Or, Nature & Art.
n.p.: Fantod Press, 1993. Softbound. First trade edition. A miniature book measuring 2.75" x 2.25." As new in the original glassine envelope. More
The Raging Tide: or, The Black Doll's Imbroglio.
NY: Beaufort Books/Peter Weed, [1987]. Oblong 16mo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First trade edition. Signed by Gorey. Minor toning to front gutters, else fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More
The Unknown Vegetable.
n.p.: Fantod Press, 1995. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Gorey. Barely perceptible touch of toning to top of spine, else very fine. More
The Adventurous Decade: Comic Strips in the Thirties.
NY: Arlington House, [1975]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Review copy with slip. Fine in dust jacket with a small nick. More
Eros in Pompeii: The Secret Rooms of the National Museum of Naples.
NY: William Morrow, 1975. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with color photos. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More
Jay DeFeo and The Rose.
Berkeley: University of California Press, [2003]. 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Foreword by Marla Prather. Profusely illustrated. As new. More
Visions of Wright.
Boston: Bullfinch, [1997]. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. Introduction by Terence Riley. Photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings with excerpts from his writings. As new. More
Transfigurations.
Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, [2001]. Large 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Grey with a small drawing of a pyramid-with-third-eye: "To Judy, With love and light. Alex Grey." Grey has elevated metaphysical, psychedelic art to a higher level of achievement. Essays by Albert Hofmann and others. About..... More
Handbill by Rick Griffin announcing "A Sing Out for Sight.''
n.p.:n.p.,n.d. "An Historic Hootenanny" held at Carnegie Hall to benefit the SEVA Foundation, ca. 1970's. Odetta, Tom Paxton, John Sebastian, Ram Dass, Bob Gibson and others were scheduled to play, with Wavy Gravy acting as MC. Features an illustration of eyeballs playing musical instruments. Fine. More
Maui Time, July 19, 1999.
n.p.:n.p., [1999]. A local newspaper from Maui featuring a full-cover color illustration by Rick Griffin of an eyeball riding a surfboard. Very fine. More
''The Oracle.''
Berkeley: Berkeley Bonaparte, 1967. Poster featuring a b&w illustration of a holy man with arms outstretched and rays emanating from him. The same illustration was featured on the cover of Oracle, No. 6. This is the second printing of this poster that was originally issued by Co-op Oracle Posters earlier..... More
The Funny Place.
[NY]: Adventures in Poetry, [1973]. 4to. Mimeographed sheets stapled at the edge. First edition. Cover by Red Grooms. One of 26 lettered copies signed by Grooms and Snow. Fine. More
Shunga: Essay on Erotic Elements in Japanese Art.
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
Love Above All, and Other Drawings.
NY: Dover, [1971]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Profusely illustrated throughout. Lamination starting to peel at corners, else fine and bright. More
The Party's Over Now: Reminiscences of the Fifties, New York's Artists, Writers, Musicians, and Their Friends.
NY: Viking, [1972]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Fine. More
Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era.
[London: Tate, 2007]. 4to. Softbound. Later printing, revised. Profusely illustrated in color throughout. Published on the occasion of the traveling exhibition. Bright, unread, very near fine. More
The Gutman Letter.
[NY: Something Else Press, 1969]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with photographs and graphics. Gutman was a stock analyst, an artist, and a friend of Kerouac and the Beats. He produced the film, Pull My Daisy. "Compliments of the editors" card laid in. Fine... More
Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville sitting on either side of a dream machine, looking directly into the camera.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard. As new (8" x 8"). More
Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville staring into a dream machine.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard. As new (8" x 8"). More
Fabulous color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin staring into a dream machine.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. A magnificent portrait of Gysin, trance-like, in front of an elaborate dream machine, his face bathed in the warm glow of the light. The wall behind him is painted with his calligraphy. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard..... More
Back in No Time.
NY: Guillaume Gallozzi, 1994. Pamphlet. First edition. Exhibition catalog from Gysin's 1994 show at the Guillaume Gallozzi in New York City. Prints previously unpublished texts by Gysin as well as color illustrations of his work. Includes photographs of him and a chronology of his career. Nicely printed. Fine... More