Boston: Privately published, 1921. Pamphlet. First edition. Anti-drug tract from the then District Attorney of Suffolk County, MA. Discrete owner's name stamped to front cover, vertical center crease, couple of passages marked in the margin, very good. More
LA: Privately published, 2016. A pack of rolling papers given to VIP attendees of the Richard Prince curated High Times show that took place at the Blum & Poe Gallery in LA, 2016. The pack is illustrated with a b&w drawing of a "hippie" by Prince with his facsimile signature..... More
SF: Michael Zagaris, 1974. The photograph shows a blonde, bespectacled Lou Reed using the microphone cord to tie himself off while he injects a syringe into his right arm. This print is from the archive of Jon Goodchild, the original art director for OZ magazine until he was lured to..... More
Hollywood: Wilshire Book Co., 1966. Softbound (only issued softbound). Second printing. Fine. More
[Berkeley: Rubin for Mayor Committee, 1967]. 8vo (we've also encountered a slightly larger format version of this---no priority known). Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. A promotional booklet for Rubin's campaign for mayor of Berkeley, stating his positions on the draft, marijuana, Vietnam, abortion, and more. Nicely designed..... More
London: Peter Owen, [1972]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition (preceding the American). The author travels through Mexico looking for (and experimenting with) hallucinogenic mushrooms. Illustrated with drawings. Discrete owner's name, else fine in dust jacket with a short tear to front panel and a couple of small stains..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1972]. Issued in support of the 1972 Marijuana Initiative. Printed in many colors against a blue background. Fine (approx. 23" x 18"). More
n.p.:n.p., [1972]. "Re-Legalize Marijuana." Printed in green on white stock. Near fine. More
[Ann Arbor: Artists' Workshop Press, 1968]. Legal-size mimeographed sheets, stapled at the edge. First edition. Limited to 250 copies. Distributed for free to garner support for John Sinclair who was on the verge of receiving a 10 year sentence for two joints of marijuana. This prints the legal briefs prepared..... More
Washington, DC: War Babies Unlimited, 1968. 4to. Edited by Joe Stewart. Mimeo sheets bound with a green plastic fastener at the spine. The fourth issue of this "Magazine of Mental Intercourse" includes a 19-panel comic by Art Spiegelman titled "A Flash of Insight, A Cloud of Dust, and a Hearty..... More
np: Privately published, 1924. Pamphlet. First edition. Prints the text of a speech given to the American Prison Association in 1924 by Squire, the Chief Physician at Sing Sing. Very good. More
NY: Praeger, [1971]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Robin Barnitz. A wide ranging collection of essays and interviews on psychedelic drugs, with contributions by Allen Ginsberg, Alan Watts, Bill Graham, Humphrey Osmond, Art Kleps, Stanley Krippner, et al. Fine in dust jacket with a faint touch of..... More
[NY: Random House, 1971]. Oblong 16mo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. "YOU ARE THERE with some of the members of the HIPPIE TRIBE of Northern New Mexico." Rural hippie life lavishly illustrated with photographs, drawings, and graphics. Printed on different colored papers (the dust jacket and boards are also..... More
[Brownsberg, IN: Biblical Evangelism, 1971]. Softbound. First edition of this Christian anti-drug tract. Owner's name, else fine. More
Washington, DC: Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs/U. S. Dept. of Justice, ca. 1971. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. Law enforcement guide on how to identify illegal drugs, profusely illustrated with color photographs of the various categories of drugs. Rubber stamp inside front cover, else very good... More
Burbank: Seven Seventy Publishers, ca. 1967. Terrific, no holds barred Hell's Angels exploitation mag featuring "Slezzy [sic] Sensuous Sluts" and "Debauched Angel women all drug takers and very experienced swap artists." Filled with photos of naked biker woman having sex on bikes and a variety of other places often involving..... More
Santa Barbara: Maurice Neville, 1991. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author. Thompson's first signed/limited. Very fine. More
[NY]: Privately published, 1917. Narrow 4to. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Gold leaf-covered paper covers features an illustration by Tice of a naked Eve holding a fig leaf, with the words "Bal Primitif Oct. 12" on the fig leaf. Inside is printed the info for the event that..... More
n.p.: Privately published, 1967. Announces the participation of The Wailers, P.H. Phactor, Weeds, Red Coats, Courtmen, Tweedy Brothers, Impacts, et al. The Trips Festval event took place at the Portland Armory on May 14, 1967. Designed by "Air Sign Co." which was primarily Paul Bassett with occasional help from Gina..... More
[El Cerrito, CA: Dust Books, 1966]. Pamphlet. First edition. Includes some nice drug poems by this tough-guy, ex-Marine, ex-junkie who Bukowski modeled himself after. Near fine. More
SF: Walter/McBean Gallery, 1993. Pamphlet. First edition. Catalog to accompany Williams' show at the Walter/McBean Gallery of the San Francisco Art Institute. Designed by Sue Williams and Ursula Brookbank. Illustrated with outrageous, sometimes humorous drawings on sexual themes exploring the role of women in society. Not for the squeamish since..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1986]. Features a photo of Wilson and announces the subject of his lecture and workshop: "a new look at science and mysticism," with blurbs by Tom Robbins and Timothy Leary. Printed in black on light orange stock. Very fine. More
[Kathmandu, Nepal: Bardo Matrix, 1976]. Depicts a strange creature holding an opium pipe floating in midair above three other figures. This print is one of an overrun made for use in Young's most important work, Opium Elementals that consists of woodblock prints devoted to opium smoking. Young was one of..... More
[Kathmandu, Nepal: Bardo Matrix, 1976]. Depicts a skeleton holding an opium smoker by the throat amidst a scene that includes a tiger and a snake. This print is one of an overrun made for use in Young's most important work, Opium Elementals that consists of woodblock prints devoted to opium..... More
[Kathmandu, Nepal: Bardo Matrix, 1976]. Depicts a reclining opium smoker holding his pipe while an animalistic creature hovers over him. This print is one of an overrun made for use in Young's most important work, Opium Elementals that consists of woodblock prints devoted to opium smoking. Young was one of..... More
