NY: Roaring Fork Press, 1966. Photo-illustrated folder containing three groups of stapled sheets printing essays about the rock music scene. First edition. Each group of sheets is 4 pages and includes reproductions of concert handbills, photos, and clippings. Included is: "The View from the Dance Floor" by Bob Chamberlain, "From... More about Music, Man, That's Where It's At!
NY: ESP-Disc, 1965. The poster is illustrated with photos of The Fugs and when entirely unfolded the poster states: "Fugs Want to Thank You," but when folded differently it says "Fuck You." Originally issued in promo copies of the Virgin Fugs LP, but here offered separately. Also included is another... More about Folding poster proclaiming ''Fugs Want to Thank You.''
Detroit: Artists' Workshop Press, 1966. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled. Fourth printing (of five) from this press. (Originally published by Sanders' Fuck You Press). Prints the lyrics to 26 Fugs' songs along with "Notes on The Fugs" by Ed Sanders. 1.5" corner chip to front cover, small chip to back cover, solid very good. More about The Fugs' Songbook
NY: Fuck You Press, 1965. 4to. "THE WORLD PREMIER OF THE FUGS! an unbelievable group of singers featuring Tuli Kupferberg on farto-phone, Brillo Box, finger symbols, & various percussion instruments; Ed Sanders on organ, sex-organ, & harmonica...dirty folk spews, rock & roll, poetry, Amphetamine operas and other freak beams..." The... More about Handbill announcing two momentous events in the history of the Lower East Side counterculture of...
SF: Privately published, 1965. 4to. "This weekend The Fugs! zany, satirical, beatnik, loud, rock 'n' roll group! on the West Coast only a month---see them now!" This was The Fugs first West Coast visit, the last stop on their "Fugs' Cross Country Vietnam Protest Caravan." In the Bay Area they... More about Mimeo handbill designed by Ed Sanders announcing an appearance by the Fugs at The Orb Theater in...
Surrey: Genesis, 2004. Folio. Bound in full brown leather. First edition, deluxe issue. Introduction by Patti Smith. One of 350 numbered specially bound copies signed by Kate Simon and Eric Clapton also including a loose signed photo of Marley by Simon (from the same session where she took the famous... More about Rebel Music: Bob Marley & Roots Reggae
n.p.:n.p., [1995]. Features a photo of Patti and Herbert. Printed in black and red. Fine (20" x 16"). More about Poster announcing a performance by Patti Smith and Herbert Huncke as part of the Lowell...
n.p.:n.p., [1995]. Features a photo of Patti and a quote from "Paths that Cross." Printed in purple and green. Fine (22" x 14"). More about Poster announcing a performance of poetry and music by Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye in Central...
[NY: Gotham Book Mart, 1973]. Legal-size sheet of blue stock printed in black. First edition. The event, the first of Patti's "Rock and Rimbaud" performances, took place on the roof of Le Jardin in the Hotel Diplomat. Patti performed accompanied by Lenny Kaye and Bill Elliot, even including songs by... More about Broadside announcing a 1973 performance by Patti Smith on the anniversary of the death of Rimbaud
n.p.: SOOJ, 2006. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated by painter Path Soong. One of 110 copies signed by Patti Smith and Path Soong. Handsomely printed on Arches. As new. More about Going Under
n.p.: SOOJ, 2005. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated with two images by painter Path Soong. One of only 30 numbered copies signed by Patti Smith and Path Soong, the entire signed edition (there were also 200 unsigned copies). Handsomely printed on Arches. The small signed edition was over-subscribed... More about Paths That Cross
n.p.:n.p., [1995]. The performance took place at the Theater of Living Arts in Philadelphia, 1995. Features a color photo of Patti on stage and a quote from "Paths that Cross." Fine (20" x 16"). More about Poster announcing "An Evening of Poetry and Music in Memory of Todd Pollard Smith.''
Woodstock, NY: Hanuman Books, 1995. Broadside poem. First printing. Handsomely printed by Leslie Miller of the Grenfell Press. A poem written for William Burroughs, illustrated with Burroughs' self portrait. Fine. More about Psalm 23 Revisited
Woodstock, NY: Hanuman Books, 1995. Broadside poem. First printing. Handsomely printed in two colors by Leslie Miller of the Grenfell Press. A poem written for the Dali Lama, illustrated with an antique engraving of Tibetan sacred eyes. Fine. More about A Small Entreaty
[NY]: Gotham Book Mart, 1973. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition, lettered issue. Cover photograph of the author by Robert Mapplethorpe. One of 26 specially bound lettered copies for "use of the author and publisher" signed by Smith, this being copy "B" (of a total hardbound edition of... More about Witt
NY: Macmillan, [1988]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. Profusely illustrated with photos throughout. Fine (touch of yellowing to dj flaps). More about Imagine: John Lennon
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 about Handbill announcing the Portland Spring Trips Festival
[NY]: Avon, [1999]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Vega. As new. More about The Passionate Eye: The Collected Writings of Suzanne Vega
n.p.:n.p., [1987]. Tour book for Vega's first major tour. Illustrated with photographs. Fine. More about Suxanne Vega World Tour '87
London: Waddington Galleries, 1986. Square 8vo. Pamphlet. First edition. Exhibition catalog illustrated with color reproductions of Van Vliet's work. Presentation copy inscribed (in bold pencil) by Van Vliet to his cousin Terry Van Vliet and his wife, Jan: "Terry & Jan / love Don." Spine faded, else fine. A scarce... More about Don Van Vliet
Koln: Michael Werner, 1985. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Exhibition catalog featuring tipped-in color plates and printing some of Van Vliet's poems. Presentation copy inscribed (in bold pencil) by Van Vliet to his cousin Terry Van Vliet and his wife, Jan: "Terry & Jan / love Don." Aside from a 1972... More about Don Van Vliet: Sechs Bilder
NY: Mary Boone/Michael Werner, 1985. 4to. Single sheet of card stock folded to make a triptych. First edition. Features color reproductions of the artist's work. Presentation copy inscribed (in bold pencil) by Van Vliet to his cousin Terry Van Vliet and his wife, Jan: "Terry & Jan / Don." Aside... More about Folding exhibition announcement for Van Vliet's 1985 show at the Mary Boone/Michael Werner...
n.p.: Wu-Shan Inc., 2011. A tribute to Andy Warhol utilizing recordings and images by those who knew and worked with him. First edition, regular issue of 1964 copies. Consists of a printed box containing 4 LP vinyl records and 3 CDs with music or voice recordings by Patti Smith, Brigid... More about Fifteen Minutes
NY: Multiples Inc./Castelli Graphics, 1975. Signed by Warhol discretely at the bottom not affecting the image. Issued to announce the release of the Jagger Suite of silk-screens, this card was originally part of a set of 10 but is here offered separately. As new. More about Lithographed postcard reproducing Warhol's portrait of Mick Jagger
SF: Straight Arrow, 1986. Tabloid, folded as issued. Facsimile edition of the premiere issue (originally published in 1967) of the preeminent rock & roll and counterculture publication of all time, as well as the showcase for some of the finest writers and investigative journalists such as Hunter S. Thompson and... More about Rolling Stone, Vol. 1, No. 1, Facsimile Edition