A deck of Gay hippie playing cards.
SF: Bo-Tree Productions, 1972. Gay, male hippies strategically posed so there's very little frontal nudity. One card missing. Fine. More about A deck of Gay hippie playing cards
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Handbill welcoming visitors of Kitsilano, Vancouver, Canada to visit the hip merchants located on 4th Street.
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 fine. More about Handbill welcoming visitors of Kitsilano, Vancouver, Canada to visit the hip merchants located on...
One sheet day-glo poster advertising two hippie exploitation films offered as a double-bill, "Psychedelicsex Kicks" and "Wild Hippie Orgy".
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 about One sheet day-glo poster advertising two hippie exploitation films offered as a double-bill,...
Red Auction.
NY: Sotheby's, 2007. Softbound. First edition. Foreword by Bono. Catalog for this charity auction for AIDS relief in Africa featuring works by Ed Ruscha, Richard Prince, Damien Hirst, Banksy, Christo, Jasper Johns, et al. Signed on the cover by Damien Hirst and U2 frontman Bono both of whom were instrumental... More about Red Auction
Chicago Conspiracy Contempt Briefs: Brief on Behalf of David Dellinger et al Appellants, Brief on Behalf of Bobby Seale Appellant.
NY: Center for Constitutional Rights, [ca. 1970]. Softbound. First edition. Prepared for the appeal of the 159 contempt convictions against the Chicago Eight and their lawyers stemming from their famous conspiracy trial. Includes court transcripts, a chronology of events, and a detailed history of the trial. Some tonng and soiling... More about Chicago Conspiracy Contempt Briefs: Brief on Behalf of David Dellinger et al Appellants, Brief on...
Handbill issued by the Yippies proclaiming: ''PEOPLE GET READY.''
n.p.:n.p., [1968]. Prints a long text about the "International Youth Festival" to be held in Chicago for the 1968 Democratic convention. "...there will be music playing and people swaying, dancing in the streets...agents of the Pothead's Benevolent Association have planted hundreds of pot seeds...free people, free pot, free music, free..... More about Handbill issued by the Yippies proclaiming: ''PEOPLE GET READY.''
Thunderhead Photo Phantasies.
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 about Thunderhead Photo Phantasies
Blotter 3.
Santa Cruz: Psychedelic Education Center, 1993. Tabloid, folded as issued. Prints "The Sayings of Michael Hollingshead," also articles on LSD and astrology, drug shamans, mushrooms, ketamine, Kirlian photos of peyote, contributions by Michael Horowitz, Bruce Eisner, and much more. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Touch of toning to edges, about fine. More about Blotter 3
Mimeo handbill announcing a reading by Herbert Huncke at Le Metro Cafe.
[NY: Fuck You Press,1964]. 4to. "Attention poets, historians, flame brains, spaceouts, & madmen Herbert Huncke Reads! from his absolute work." This was a very early reading for Huncke preceding publication of his first book. Le Metro was an important, though short-lived, mid-sixties showcase for the N.Y.C. avant-garde. A 1964 reading..... More about Mimeo handbill announcing a reading by Herbert Huncke at Le Metro Cafe
Filmmusiktage Koln 1991.
Koln: Filmmusiktage/Institute fur Popkuktur, 1991. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Program/catalog for this event relating to rock (and other modern music) used in film. Covers Punk, Blacksploitation, psychedelic films, and more. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Slight toning to page edges, else fine. (German text.). More about Filmmusiktage Koln 1991
Berkeley Tribe, Jan. 7-14, 1972.
n.p.:n.p., [1972]. Tabloid, folded as issued. Published by the Red Mountain Tribe. Soledad Brothers, Vietnam, revolutionary calendar, counterculture issues with the accent on Revolution, etc. Paper slightly toned, else fine. More about Berkeley Tribe, Jan. 7-14, 1972
S. M. Lipset: Social Scientist of the Smooth Society.
[Madison, WI: SDS, ca. 1969]. Pamphlet. First edition. Touch of sunning, else fine. More about S. M. Lipset: Social Scientist of the Smooth Society
Fan's early Rolling Stones scrapbook.
n.p.: Privately produced, ca. 1965. Folio. Softbound. 32 pages. Lovingly created elaborate scrapbook from a devoted fan. Filled with tons of magazine photos and clippings documenting the Stones in the mid-sixties. A terrific zeitgeist item, and a great source for early Stones material not available elsewhere. Covers detatched and partially... More about Fan's early Rolling Stones scrapbook
Break Out & Do It Now.
[Chicago: SDS, 1968]. Pamphlet. Second printing. Fine. More about Break Out & Do It Now
Tripper.
NY: Exposition Press, [1973]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. "In the cold, beautiful Arizona desert, Tripper and her Tribe got zonked on peyote---In an instant the universe became manifest, exploding into galaxies of light and color, from a forgotten and unknowable origin, completely obliterating the past. It was the... More about Tripper
Original photograph (recent print) of Janis Joplin in Buena Vista Park, 1967, as part of a fashion shoot.
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 about Original photograph (recent print) of Janis Joplin in Buena Vista Park, 1967, as part of a...
The Love Book.
[SF: Stolen Paper Editions, 1966]. Square 12mo. Pamphlet. Second edition, first issue (brown and blue covers, publisher's address in SF, prints the second page of "God/Love" poem that was left out of the first edition). Busted as part of the police crackdown on the Haight-Ashbury, this book of erotic poems... More about The Love Book
The Love Book.
[SF: Stolen Paper Editions, 1966]. Pamphlet. The correct first edition (with the text printed sideways, only one page of "God/Love" poem, partial Stolen Paper insignia to back cover). Variant issue with brown and white rather than black and white covers, no priority known. Kandel was active as a poet in... More about The Love Book
Blow it UP!: The Black Student Revolt at San Francisco State and the Emergence of Dr. Hayakawa.
Boston: Gambit, 1971. Softbound. Uncorrected proof. Introduction by James Benet. Fine. More about Blow it UP!: The Black Student Revolt at San Francisco State and the Emergence of Dr. Hayakawa
Poster annoucing Peter Kaukonen's Traveller LP.
n.p.: Privately published, ca. 1980's. Features a collage illustration and psychedelic lettering by "Graham & Sargent" printed in purple against a silver background. Peter Kaukonen is the older brother of Jorma Kaukonen of The Jefferson Airplane and an accomplished musician in his own right. Fine (17" x 11"). More about Poster annoucing Peter Kaukonen's Traveller LP
Sotheby's catalog: Jack Kerouac from the Collection of Airick Kredell.
NY: Sotheby's, 2003. 4to. Pamphlet in glossy covers featuring a photo of Kerouac. Color photos and descriptions of the most important group of Kerouac association copies to appear on the market, featuring books inscribed to his mother and other close family members, as well as fellow Beats including Phil Whalen... More about Sotheby's catalog: Jack Kerouac from the Collection of Airick Kredell
The Last Supplement to the Whole Earth Catalog, March 1971.
Menlo Park: Whole Earth Catalog, 1971. Comic book format. Interesting, wide range of counterculture material from Kesey and other Merry Pranksters. Illustrated with photographs, comic art, and graphics. The cover is a spoof of "The Last Supper" by R. Crumb. Small sepia stain and some soiling to first page, else... More about The Last Supplement to the Whole Earth Catalog, March 1971
Garage Sale.
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 about Garage Sale
Sailor Song.
[NY]: Viking, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Kesey in silver marker. Very fine. More about Sailor Song
Sailor Song.
[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 about Sailor Song