The New Radicals in the Multiversity.
[Chicago: SDS, 1968]. Pamphlet. First edition. Near fine. More
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Flyer for Dale Davis' 1963 surf film, Walk on the Wet Side.
n.p.: Privately published, 1963. Features a photo of a surfer riding a wave, printed in dark blue on light blue stock. Early ephemera from the halcyon days of surfing before it went mainstream. As new (approx. 5.5" x 8.5"). More
G.E.: Profile of a Corporation.
Detroit: Radical Education Project, ca. 1967. Pamphlet. First separate printing of this article that originally appeared in Dissent. Near fine. More
Jungle Rhythm / Dean's Lament: James Dean on Conga Drums in an Ad-Lib Jam Session.
n.p.: Romeo Records, 1957. 45rpm record in photo-illustrated sleeve showing Dean playing a conga drum. Home recording of James Dean in a late-night jam session with L.A. musician, Bob Romeo who plays flute. The actor can be heard talking and laughing with his friends in the background between songs. James..... More
Handbill announcing di Prima's performance of "Monuments" at the Cafe Cino.
NY: Cafe Cino, 1968. 4to. "Monuments" consisted of 8 monologues by di Prima directed by James Waring. It was the last performance at the legendary Cafe Cino, a Greenwich Village venue that was the first Off-Off Broadway theater. The Cino staged one-act plays by established authors, eventually presenting only new..... More
Dr. Natural's High Toy Guide.
n.p.: Ten Speed Press, [1971]. Oblong 16mo. Softbound. Second printing. Cartoons and text about dopers and drugs. Tiny remainder line to bottom edge, else fine. More
Image, Spring 1968.
n.p.:n.p., [1968]. A slick-format counterculture magazine from London edited by Ian Duncan. Prints excerpts from the 1967 Dialectics Conference, "Fisheye Nudes" photographs, drawings, psychedelia, articles on exorcism, mandalas, and more. Couple of minuscule chips to fore-edge of cover and first couple of pages, else fine. More
Menu from the Gaslight Cafe in Greenwich Village.
NY: Gaslight Cafe, ca. 1960. A single quarto sheet of thick pink stock folded twice. The cover features a place to put a stamp and mailing address so the cafe could mail this to potential customers or tourists could mail this to friends at home. The Gaslight Cafe was one..... More
Menu from the Gaslight Cafe in Greenwich Village.
NY: Gaslight Cafe, ca. 1960. A single wide quarto sheet folded accordion-style. Prints a long text about the history of Greenwich Village bohemianism and the role that the Gaslight played stating that: "Poetry readings in New York originated at the Gaslight. Jack Kerouac, Alan [sic] Ginsberg...found our cellar the ideal..... More
Bob Dylan's personal annotated and signed copy of Pete Seeger's Darling Corey LP TOGETHER WITH the postcard from this record filled out in Bob Dylan's hand, ca. 1962.
NY: Folkways Records, [1950]. 33rpm record. The record jacket bears Dylan's pencil ownership signature as well as some lyrics from the album that Dylan has transcribed on the front cover. The LP was issued with a postcard that customers could fill out and return requesting additional products. Dylan has filled..... More
"Just Like a Woman" b/w "Obviously 5 Believers" White Label Promo copy.
NY: Columbia Records, 1966. 45 rpm record on black vinyl with red text labels. "Not for sale---Radio station copy." An excerpt from Dylan's "Blonde on Blonde" LP. Couple of small, barely perceptible wrinkles to label, else near mint in plain white sleeve. (The scanner has added a slight sepia tone..... More
Program for Dylan's very first UK concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, 1964.
London: Royal Festival Hall, 1964. Pamphlet. 8pp. First edition. Cover photo of a young Dylan. Prints Dylan's "My Life in a Stolen Moment," an early text in which Dylan recounts his adventures hitching across country and arriving in Greenwich Village. Includes an article on Dylan by Ralph J. Gleason, and..... More
The Seed, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1969.
n.p.:n.p., [1969]. Chicago's premiere underground paper. Articles on the Bank of America bombing, the Black Panthers, Gay Liberation, drugs, and various counterculture subjects. Also features Ron Cobb cartoons, prints Jerry Farber's "The Student as Nigger," and more. Covers and some pages printed in color. Fine (short tear to edge of..... More
Real Moments.
Surrey: Genesis, 2009. Folio. Hardbound in full green leather, all edges gilt. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Feinstein with an original signed color photograph by him (there were also 250 copies in red leather with a different photograph). The photo shows Dylan receiving a rose from..... More
Rebels in Bohemia: The Radicals of The Masses 1911-1917.
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, [1982]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Fine in completely spine faded dust jacket that is also faded on the covers along the spine. More
Handbill announcing "Earthquake" performed by Hibiscus and The Angels of Light.
SF: Privately published, 1972. Single sheet with an interesting graphic design utilizing images of Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Timothy Leary, and Allen Ginsberg. The Cockettes were an LSD-inspired, gay liberation theatrical group of hippie drag-queens founded by Hibiscus, whose real name was George Harris. After a philosophical dispute with The..... More
Handbill announcing The Cockettes' performance of ''Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma'' at the Palace Theatre in San Francisco, 1971.
SF: Privately published, 1971. 4to. Single sheet illustrated with a line drawing of the Tinsel Tarts. The Cockettes were a group of LSD-inspired, hippie drag-queens, and some women, from the Haight-Ashbury. They brought their unconventional lifestyle to the stage in the form of song-filled, high-camp theatrical productions utilizing outrageous costumes..... More
Handbill issued by Grove Press announcing the availability of The Cockettes' film Tricia's Wedding for rental.
NY: Grove Press, 1971. 4to. Single sheet illustrated with a still from the film. The Cockettes were an LSD-inspired, gay liberation theatrical group of hippie drag-queens, and some women, from the Haight-Ashbury counterculture. They brought their unconventional lifestyle to the stage in the form of various song-filled theatrical productions utilizing..... More
The Official Cockettes Paper Doll Book.
[SF: Last Gasp, 1971]. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. Drawings by John Flowers. Photographs by Clay Geerdes. Outrageous photographs of The Cockettes, a notorious LSD-inspired, hippie drag-queen theatrical group from San Francisco whose members also included women. These photos were intended to be cut out and made into paper dolls that..... More
Poster for The Cockettes performance of ''Journey to the Center of Uranus.''
SF: Privately published, 1972. The Cockettes were a group of LSD-inspired, hippie drag-queens, and some women, from San Francisco. They brought their lifestyle to the stage in the form of various song-filled theatrical productions utilizing outrageous costumes, or the lack thereof. Their provocatively decadent behavior brought them a cult following..... More
Poster for Jim Freeman's 1963 film, Let There be Surf.
n.p.: Privately published, 1963. Features a photo big wave surfer Greg Noll dropping into a hefty wave. Printed in blue and black against a white background with nice jagged typography (Surf Movie Tonite!, p. 37). An important poster from the "first-wave" of surf films. Very fine (approx. 11" x 14")..... More
Wales--A Visitation.
London: Cape Golliard, 1968. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet issued in fragile tissue dust jacket. First edition of this long poem (written on LSD) describing Ginsberg's LSD trip in the countryside. Limited to 200 copies none of which were offered for sale. Fine (two tiny nicks to dj)... More
Avant Garde, No. 8, September 1969.
n.p.:n.p., [1969]. Edited by Ralph Ginzburg. This issue devoted to the erotic engravings of Pablo Picasso. Some rubbing near spine, very good plus. More
The Movement Toward a New America: The Beginnings of a Long Revolution.
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Thick 4to. Softbound (only issued softbound). First printing. An exhaustive compendium of virtually everything relating to the cultural change of the '60s. Interesting graphics, photos, collage art, and reprinted texts are used to chronicle the people, movements, and events of the decade. Modest toning and..... More
Suck: First European Sexpaper, Nos. 1 through 8 (all published).
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