[Amherst, MA: Mulch Press, 1974]. Softbound. Second printing. Ginsberg's tribute to Jack Kerouac, including letters by Neal Cassady. Illustrated by Basil King. Some rubbing to covers, price sticker to back cover, very good. More
n.p.:n.p., [1963]. The journal of The School of Living. Prints Ginsberg's "Letter to a Young Poet." Also Pound, Mailer, Nietzsche, et al. Some small cover stains, else very good. More
NY: Harper & Row, [1986]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. More
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
[SF: X-Ray Book & Novelty Co., 2010]. Oblong 32mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Designed and printed by Johnny Brewton under the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba." Prints Gonzales' Christmas story originally recorded in 1954, along with a glossary of slang terms from Bab's be-bop dictionary. Limited to 100 copies. This out-of-series copy labeled..... More
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1963. 4to. Softbound. First edition. A dictionary of Beat and hipster lingo with spoofs of Castro, Sinatra, Kennedy, Nixon, et al written in hip slang and illustrated by famed MAD magazine artist Jack Davis. Some toning to covers and some silverfish trails, else a solid, presentable..... More
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
[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
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
Lowell, MA: Ithaca Press, [1974]. Softbound. First edition. A biography of Kerouac by a childhood friend. Fine (touch of rubbing to back cover). More
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
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
NY: Grove, [1961]. Softbound (no hardbound issued). First edition. An important copy signed on the half-title by the following people who appeared in or were involved with the production: Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie, Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, David Amram, Larry Rivers, John Cohen (the still photographer for the film), and..... More
New York: n.p., 1960. Important early Beat anthology including contributions by Kerouac, Ginsberg, Corso, Frank O'Hara, Ashbery, Orlovsky, photographs by Robert Frank, and more. Includes the complete text of Fitz Hugh Ludlow's The Hashish Eater, the first full-length work of American drug literature. Some toning (less than usual), paper still..... More
[NY: Beelzebub Books, 1959]. Second printing of this softcore men's magazine flagrantly exploiting the then current beatnik phenomena. Published as Beelzebub Books No. 1. "An uncensored, unexpurgated expose of the 'BEAT GENERATION'." Sensational articles on the Beat phenomenon such as "Shook-up Shebas and Be-Bop Babes" and "Beat Broads Curiously Cavort."..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1960]. Features a shot of George Peppard and Leslie Caron (still #1). About fine (a couple of light scratches that don't break the surface). More
