White Shroud: Poems 1980-1985.
NY: Harper & Row, [1986]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. More
Beats
Morning in Spring.
NY: William Morrow, 1970. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg (Louis' son). Inscribed by Louis Ginsberg. Fine in very slightly spine-sunned dust jacket. More
Suck: First European Sexpaper, Nos. 1 through 8 (all published).
Amsterdam: Joy Publications, 1969-1974. Tabloid format, early issues on newsprint, later issues on coated stock. Suck was founded in Amsterdam in 1969 by Bill Levy, Germaine Greer, Heathcote Williams and others. It was among the most important underground newspapers of the period, not only because of its enlightened stance on..... More
Rolling Renaissance: San Francisco Underground Art in Celebration 1945-1968.
SF: Intersection, 1968. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Catalog of events for this festival of underground art which took place at various venues in San Francisco, 1968. Essays by Ralph Gleason, James Broughton, David Meltzer, Robert Duncan, and others, trace the development of the poetry, jazz, and painting of the..... 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
Brion Gysin: A Selection of Books and Works on Paper.
Lawrence, KS: Spencer Museum of Art, 2005. Oblong 16mo. 16pp. Pamphlet. First edition. Exhibition catalog from Gysin's 2005 show at the Spencer Museum. Nicely designed and profusely illustrated with color reproductions. Includes a chronolgy of his career. Fine. More
Romantic Rebels: An Informal History of Bohemianism in America.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1966]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More
The Sky of Orange Whispers.
NY: Gallery Gertrude Stein, [1964]. Softbound. First edition of the author's scarce second book. In 1957 Hart, Lamantia, and Kerouac gave the first jazz poetry reading in N.Y.C. White covers very slightly sunned around the edges, else fine. More
Business card from the Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village.
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
Menu from the Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village.
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
Coffee House.
No place: Dorian, 1959. LP record recorded live in a Greenwich Village coffee house in 1959. Features the debut of prominent folk singer, Judy Henske, as well as performances by Fred Thompson, Paul Sykes, and Marilynn Powell. Frank Hall begins the evening with his "impromptu word jazz" titled "Beat Nick."..... More
Beatnik Daddy-O.
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
Jack Kerouac.
Boise, ID: Boise State University, [1979]. Pamphlet. First edition. Boise State University Western Writers Series No. 39. Biographical and critical essay about Kerouac and his influence on American culture. Fine. More
Mimeo handbill announcing a reading by Herbert Huncke at Le Metro Cafe.
[NY: Fuck You Press,1964]. 4to. "Attention poets, historians, flame brains, spaceouts, & madmen Herbert Huncke Reads! from his absolute work." This was a very early reading for Huncke preceding publication of his first book. Le Metro was an important, though short-lived, mid-sixties showcase for the N.Y.C. avant-garde. A 1964 reading..... More
Anastasia Schultz.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, [1960]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. "A ridiculous novel about two beatnik girls in college." Fine in near fine dust jacket with a faint touch of soiling to back panel. More
Visions of Kerouac.
Lowell, MA: Ithaca Press, [1974]. Softbound. First edition. A biography of Kerouac by a childhood friend. Fine (touch of rubbing to back cover). More
The Wild Spirit of Kicks (in memory of Jack Kerouac).
Newark, DE: University of Delaware Library, 2020. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Beat Visions and the Counterculture. Beautifully printed letterpress by Lead Graffiti. As new. More
Four Black Revolutionary Plays.
NY: Bobbs-Merrill, [1969]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Owner's name, edges of boards just perceptibly toned, else near fine in slightly rubbed, price-clipped dust jacket. More
The Moderns.
NY: Corinth, 1963. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Important anthology with contributions by Burroughs, Kerouac, Creeley, Jones, Eastlake, Selby, et al. Fine in dust jacket with a small tear to back panel. More
Believe, Believe.
Newark, DE: University of Delaware Library, 2020. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Beat Visions and the Counterculture. Beautifully printed letterpress by Lead Graffiti. As new. More