Bruce Weber.
[n.p.: Treville Co., 1991]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in LA. Profusely illustrated. Prints Burroughs essay "Eternal Farewells!" Fine. More
[n.p.: Treville Co., 1991]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in LA. Profusely illustrated. Prints Burroughs essay "Eternal Farewells!" Fine. More
NY: Robbins Music Corp., 1958. Single quarto sheet folded to make four pages, with another sheet laid in loose. Sheet music printing the music and lyrics for this beatnik love song recorded by Ann Henry that utilizes beatnik slang and even includes a reference to reading Kerouac. The cover features..... More
SF: Cranium Press, ca. 1970. A postcard printing this poem by Welch. First edition. Fine. Scarce. More
[Berkeley: Cranium Press, 1969]. Small (postcard-size) broadside poem. First edition. Very fine. More
SF: Cranium, 1971. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated. Printed on gray paper. Fine. More
[SF: Impressions Publications], 1965. Broadside printing an anti-war statement. First edition. Briefly inscribed by Whalen and dated 1975, San Francisco. Print run of 500 copies but scarce despite the ample limitation. Fine. More
[Berkeley: Alastair Johnson, 1977]. Broadside printing this prose peice. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by Whalen (of a total edition of 76). This copy is inscribed by Whalen: "All hand printed / by Alastair Johnson / A rare item for Michael / 20/10/78." A couple of pin..... More
n.p.: Maya Quarto, 1970. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author. Published as No. 10 in the Maya Quartos series. Designed and printed by Clifford Burke at the Cranium Press. Fine. More
SF: Auerhahn Press, 1959. Folding broadside poem tipped into a printed folder. First edition of the author's first regularly published book. About fine. More
n.p.:n.p., [1960]. A seminal collection edited by Don Allen and published by Grove Press in 1960 that was responsible for introducing Beat, New York School, and Black Mountain poets to a wider audience. 2 quarto pages stapled at the corner. Signed by Whalen and dated 1958. Near fine... More
SF: Four Seasons, 1964. Broadside poem. First edition. One of 300 copies signed by the author. Published on the occasion of the "Freeway Reading." Fine (barely perceptible touch of toning). More
[Brush Creek, TN]: Wild Dog Books, [2000]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. An autobiographical novel partly based on the author's encounters with Ginsberg, Burroughs and others gathered around Naropa in the '80s, intersperced with poetry, tales of shamans, Tibetan masters, and more. Corners bumped, else..... More
Agoura, CA: Pad Library, 1967. First edition of this Paperback Original. "The 'Wild Sex Orgies of the Kooks' is the term usually applied to the Hippie 'Love-Ins,' 'Freak-Outs,' etcetera. The new generation means to follow their moods or whims...and to Hell with society's opinions. Is this SEXUAL DEVIATIONS or the..... More
[Hollywood: MGM, 1959]. Features a huge, beret-wearing, bearded beatnik face, next to which is scantilly-clad Mamie Van Doren. In bold, jazzy letters: "THE BEAT GENERATION." At the top, an illustration of Louis Armstrong playing in a Beat jazz club. "Behind The Weird 'Way-Out' World of the BEATNIKS!" An unusually nice..... More
No place: Privately published, 1959. A single sheet printed on both sides, folded twice. Scarce variant issue we've never seen before with a red border around the front and back covers. Issued as a promotional item for the 1959 Beat exploitation film, "The Beat Generation" starring Steve Cochran and Mamie..... More