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
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
SF: Communication Company, 1967. 4to. Broadside. First edition. A text humorously comparing Teenybopper the "Newborn King" to the saga of Jesus. "In Bethlehem, in the Haight-Ashbury, Hidden in Egypt, hidden in Crete, in a cave on Mount Ida, living on necter..." At the bottom this text is attributed to "George..... More
England: Track Records, 1967. 45 rpm record. One small cosmetic scratch, else mint in plain white sleeve. More
Germany: Historical Museum of Hannover, 2007. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Catalog for an exhibition about the American music scene of the '60s including rock, jazz, and blues. Profusely illustrated with psychedelic poster art. Fine. (German text.). More
Amarillo, TX: Baxter Lane Co., 1969. An anti-hippie flyer listing the requirements for membership in the Belligerent Student and Happy Hippie Society including: being "obligated to demonstrate conformity by: indulgin' in like free and prosmiscuous love; blowin' the 'mind' with drugs, spongin' meals off the squares; stealin'; demonstratin'; screaming 'Pigs!'..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1970]. Kitsilano: Privately published, ca. 1970. 4to. Suggests The Psychedelic Shop, Phase 4 Coffee House, Horizon Book Store, and several other places as shopping destinations for arts, crafts, and hip accouterments. Illustrated with a circular psychedelic drawing divided into 8 sections---one for each of the stores listed. Very near..... More
n.p.: Pot Head Experimental Films,1967. Printed in day-glo orange, pink, and purple featuring an illustration of a shade-wearing hippie couple and a scantily-clad hippie gal. "UP-TIGHT SQUARES Join the HIPPIES and their HIP CHICKS they've scored for ACID, POT, & GRASS! THIS IS WHERE IT'S AT...IT'S A SEX FREAK OUT."..... More
NY: Privately published by the Yippies, 1968. 4to. Illustrated with a photograph of a pre-Columbian sculpture of a laughing figure. Signed by Paul Krassner. The handbill states: "MACY'S GIANT NEW-NATION CELEBRATION to help free us from the property fetish, macy's will become a liberated zone SATURDAY, June 8, from 1..... More
Santa Fe: Bajada Pass Media, 1971. 4to. Softbound. First edition. An over-the-top, erotic photo-novel in magazine format with dialog balloons for the characters in the photos. Prints three stories about hippies involved in various sexual escapades including much nudity, drug references (especially marijuana), and countercultural themes. Minute tear to cover..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1972]. Tabloid, folded as issued. Published by the Red Mountain Tribe. Soledad Brothers, Vietnam, revolutionary calendar, articles on counterculture issues with the accent on Revolution, etc. Paper slightly toned, else fine. More
n.p.:n.p., [1967]. As a favor to Jeanne Rose, who designed clothes for the Jefferson Airplane and others, Janis consented to be in a fashion shoot for the Style section of the S. F. Chronicle. She's part of a Carnaby-Street-meets-Haight-Ashbury shot with several other models in Sixties mod/psychedelic clothes. This is..... More
NY: Viking, 1973. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Inscribed by Kesey with a drawing: "For Lee: / For whom there is / Frolick! / Ken Kesey / May, 1976 (line drawing of stars and stripes)." Also inscribed by fellow Prankster Ken Babbs: "For Lee Mars and / slow..... More
[NY]: Viking, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Kesey in silver marker. Very fine. More
[NY]: Viking, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Kesey in pink marker including a touch of sparkly embellishment with artistic flourishes and then elaborately rubber-stamped with Alaskan totem symbols. Fine. More
Burlington, VT: Neo-American Church, 1975. Tabloid. The correct first edition of Klep's detailed, and very entertaining account of life at Leary's Millbrook enclave during its heyday. Features a large front cover map of the Millbrook estate. This precedes book publication by two years. Kleps, a former associate of Leary, founded..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1967]. A counterculture literary mag from England. Reprints Tuli Kupferberg's "Fuck Nam: A Morality Play" in its entirety, illustrated with photographs of Vietnamese war victims. Also prints "Dada" by Jim Drake and more. Laid into this copy are 5 pages of additional editorial commentary from the publisher. Fine (trivial..... More
[NY: Birth Press, 1966]. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled. First edition. A play against the war in Vietnam, illustrated with newspaper clippings. Fine. One of Kupferberg's scarcer items. More
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, [1972]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Rabid anti-hippie tract discussing "new hippie goals: incest and child molesting," "American hippies---drug-crazed Mansons or gentle flower children?," "the hippie church where where couples copulate on a giant cross," and more. Very fine, crisp copy... More
[Cambridge, MA: Privately published, 1963]. Pamphlet (single sheet folded to make four pages). Leary was the principal author of this statement that was published in Januray of 1963, just a few months before he was fired from Harvard when it became clear that he needed a non-university context for his..... More
n.p.:n.p., [1951]. Offprint from the Dec. 1951 issue of the Journal of Personality. First separate printing of one of the earliest psychology papers authored or co-authored by Leary. The text reproduces two of the charts that Leary devised for measuring personality traits. These charts were widely used for many years..... More
Paris: Dead Language Press, [1959]. Square 16mo. Single long sheet folded three times to make a booklet. First edition of Maclise's first publication. Cover design printed in black with text in red. Very near fine. Scarce. More
Providence, RI: Model(?)Art Co., 1958. Beat-era marijuana spoof item: "Marri-Warner Tobacco Co. Old Reefer Unfiltered Cigarettes A Blend of Selected Leaves and Processed Poppy." Also states: "The Smoke That Sends You" and "Fly High With Old Reefer." This brand "sold only to undiscriminating smokers" promises to give you "happy dream..... More
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside poem, with the text reproducing the author's handwriting. First edition. Published by the Communication Company who issued several broadsides by Richard Brautigan and other poets, as well as various communiques from the Diggers and the Black Panthers. Very fine. Scarce... More
n.p.: Ode Records, 1967. 45rpm record. The famous hippie anthem that inspired the baby boomers to swarm the Haight-Ashbury for the "Summer of Love." Near fine. More
