NY: World, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Leary's account of his psychedelic sessions with Huxley, Alpert, Ginsberg, Wasson, Burroughs, and others. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Considered by many to be Leary's most interesting book. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket with a few short tears and minor wear... More
NY: The Village Gate, 1966. The card invites you to "Take a trip on LSD (equal parts Laughter, Song, Dance) in large doses as often as required." "Admission by prescription only." The card, designed to look like a prescription from the "Zafero Clinic," "must be presented at the door." For... More
n.p.: Forum for Contemporary History, 1973. Offprint from Forum for Contemporary History, one of a small number of copies for the author's use. The entire contents of the issue is devoted to this 4-page letter written by Leary from Folsom Prison, Represa, CA, dated July 2, 1973. An important essay... More
Berkeley: Psychological Consultation Service, 1956. 4to. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition of Leary's first solely-authored book (preceded only by a play he co-wrote in college in 1942). Written in conjuction with his first full-length book, Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality, but published before it, this book is the result of... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard Review, 1963. Offprint from the The Harvard Review, Vol. 1, No. 4, Summer 1963. First separate printing, one of a small number of copies for the author's use. "Make no mistake: the effect of consciousness-expanding drugs will be to transform our concepts of human nature, of human... More
n.p.:n.p., [1966]. 4to. 5-page mimeo stapled at the corner. Information paper authored primarily by Leary and distributed to the press at League headquarters in Greenwich Village in Oct. 1966 when this religion based on the use of LSD was formed (and the month when LSD was declared illegal). Includes much..... More
Berkeley: Psychological Consultation Services, ca. 1956. 4to. Single sheet folded once to make four pages. First edition. A form created by Leary for use in interpersonal diagnosis of personality. Reproduces one large Interpersonal Diagnostic Circle that Leary devised for measuring characteristics of personality (also prints eight smaller circles). One of... More
London: Jonathan Cape, [1965]. Proof copy of the first edition in proof dust jacket ("PROOF ONLY" stated on back flap), a trial jacket as the book was published without one. Near fine (minor wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine). Scarce. More
[NY]: Aperture, [1981]. Oblong 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Book very slightly curved, else near fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More
NY: Boo-Hooray, n.d. LP record. First printing, with covers silkscreened in purple with classic Bardo Matrix skeleton motif. Limited to 500 copies. Previously unheard recordings by MacLise and Conrad from the MacLise tape archive. As new. More
n.p.: [Pleasure Editions, 2015]. 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Risograph prints of color and b&w abstract drawings and calligraphy by Maclise. Fine. More
n.p.: [Pleasure Editions, 2015]. 4to. Unbound folded sheets laid into transparent red glassine covers. First edition. Limited to 50 copies. Features risograph prints of Maclise's lovely, intricate, and transcendent calligraphy described by Ira Cohen as "his own special calligraphy, a kind of Atlantean script with suggestions of Sanskrit and Arabic..."... More
n.p.:n.p., [1951]. This handmade announcement is for the production of "Four Plays" that were performed at the Beck's NYC apartment from August 15-20, 1951 (only 20 people were invited to each performance). The plays were: "Childish Jokes: or Crying Backstage" by Paul Goodman, "Ladies Voices" by Gertrude Stein, "He Who... More
LA: Hollywood Star Press, 1979. Edited by Bill Dakota (pseud. of William Kern). This publication started in newspaper format but this is the premier (and we believe only) issue in magazine format. Cover photo of Elvis with sensational blurb "Exclusive! Elvis was Bi-Sexual Nick Adams was his Lover!" Also features... 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
n.p.:n.p., [1969]. A sheet of stationary colorfully illustrated by Peter Max with a blank, cloud-like space in the middle on which to write. Included is an envelope also illustrated by Max. The pair:. More
[Washington State: State Printing Office, 1948]. Softbound. First edition. Report issued by the Washington State Legislature in an effort to ferret out Communists among university professors, students, and others. Early McCarthy-era item. Fine. More
Berkeley: Oyez, 1965. Also included is a promotional theater ticket printing McClure's "lion talk." Fine. The pair:. More
SF: Spatsa Gallery, [1961]. In 1958 Dimitri Grachis opened the Spatsa Gallery in a converted two-car garage in the Marina district. The artists, Beats, and bohemians who had been part of the scene at the recently defunct 6 Gallery soon shifted their attention to the Spatsa making it the new... More
NY: Pocket Books, 1963. Narrow 32mo. Pamphlet. First edition. A charming, unusual format guide to Greenwich Village in the early '60s with emphasis on the literary and bohemian aspects. Includes a "Beat lingo" glossary of hip terms, photos and quotes from various Village writers, and photos of the area by... More
NY: SDS, [ca. 1965]. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled at the corner. Stain from rusted staple, else fine. More
NY: Brunswick, [1959]. 45rpm record in picture sleeve with a photo of a mummy (a still from the film of the same name that inspired this record). In 1959 McKuen (who wrote the words and music) and McFadden had a novelty hit with the song The Mummy that includes some... More
n.p.: Privately published by the author, 1961. Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. Presentation copy inscribed to beat poet and publisher, Bill Margolis: "To Bill who swings so beautifully Taylor Mead." Mead was active in the NYC counterculture before appearing in several of Warhol's films and becoming one... More
n.p.:n.p., [1970]. SF: Winterland, 1970. Designed by Randy Tuten. Features photgraphs of acts playing Winterland that month including The Steve Miller Band, The Chambers Brothers, Country Joe, Big Brother (sans Janis though her photo appears on the back cover), et al. Prints "The San Francisco Scene" by Philip Elwood. Very..... More
NY: Pantheon, [1973]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. A study of hippie communes in London during the sixties. Near fine. More