NY/London: Award Books/Tandem Books, [1968]. Magazine-format publication devoted to "stripping the petals off the Flower Children" revealing "them to be floundering in a cesspool of sex, half-crazed with weird drugs, parasitic, selfish, diseased..." Sensational, scathing attack on the hippie subculture with articles and first-person accounts of "orgiastic parties" and "sexual..... More
Paris: Andre Balland, 1971. Oblong 8vo. Softbound (only issued softbound). First edition. A photographic ode to free love among a group of hippies. Lovely, atmospheric photos by John Ray showing hippies smoking pot, dancing, and then participating in an orgy. The accent is on sensual embraces and intertwined naked hippie..... More
SF: Michael Zagaris, 1974. The photograph shows a blonde, bespectacled Lou Reed using the microphone cord to tie himself off while he injects a syringe into his right arm. This print is from the archive of Jon Goodchild, the original art director for OZ magazine until he was lured to..... More
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
[SF]: Fantasy, [1957]. LP record. First printing, second issue (on lighter vs. dark red vinyl). Classic early Beat poetry readings accompanied by jazz. Fantasy promo sheet laid in. Very good plus. More
n.p.: Privately published, 1961. Features a photo of a surfer riding a wave printed in blue against a white background. Early ephemera from the heyday of surfing. As new (approx. 9.5" x 6"). Surfing paper ephemera of this vintage is scarce. More
n.p.: Privately published, 1963. Nicely designed handbill with photos of crashing waves, text in red and black. "Grant Rohloff personally brings you the indescribable power and excitement of a 'North Swell' his all new surfing adventure film." The ticket reproduces a photo of a surfer riding a wave. Couple of..... More
Cambridge, MA: Left Mailings, n.d. Pamphlet. First edition. Covers the student strikes of the late sixties, the Kent State killings, and more. Near fine. More
[Berkeley: Rubin for Mayor Committee, 1967]. 8vo (we've also encountered a slightly larger format version of this---no priority known). Pamphlet. First edition of the author's first book. A promotional booklet for Rubin's campaign for mayor of Berkeley, stating his positions on the draft, marijuana, Vietnam, abortion, and more. Nicely designed..... More
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
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
Phoenix, AZ: The Optics Press, 2018. Thick 4to. Hardbound in quarter, dark green Moroccan goat skin and gray cloth-covered boards. First edition. Limited to ONLY 10 numbered copies (the entire edition). A handsomely produced facsimile edition of the entire run of Ed Sander's notorious underground mimeo magazine from the '60s..... More
NY: Fuck You Press, 1967. Folio. Tabloid format, with the headline: "Poet Ted Berrigan Teaches Parot to Scarf Cock." Outrageous one-shot publication of humor and observation from the Fuck You Press, with many drawings by Ed Sanders. "Created, published, & edited by an anonymous spurt-phantom at a secret location on..... More
Buffalo: Frontier Press, 1965. 4to. Softbound. First edition. Prefatory poem by Charles Olson. Presentation copy inscribed by Sanders with a small drawing of a penis to poet, Will Inman dated the year of publication. White covers slightly toned, touch soiled, else near fine. More
NY: Fuck You Press, 1964. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled at the left edge. First edition. Corner crease to one page, else near fine. More
NY: Fuck You Press, 1964. Mimeographed sheets, stapled at the edge. First edition of this item relating to "the famous Milesian poet philosopher, physicist, astronomer mathematician, cosmologist, urstoff-freak, absent-minded professor, & madman." Introduction by Aristotle (in Greek) followed by a blank page titled: "The Entire Extant Works of Thales the..... More
SF: Goethe Center, 1971. Fine (6.75" x 4"). More
Berkeley: FSM Records, 1965. Pamphlet. First edition. Prints the lyrics to Free Speech Movement protest songs that were issued on an LP record of the same name. Fine. More
Berkeley: KPFA-Pacifica, 1964. LP record. Speeches by Mario Savio, University President Clark Kerr, Willie Brown, and others, with location recordings from various rallies. Fine. More
SF: Unicorn, 1958. Pamphlet. First edition. Schock takes us on a cynical tour through the Beat haunts of '50s North Beach making snide observations about the habitues. Illustrated with accomplished, evocative and lovely illustrations of beatniks at poetry readings, jazz clubs, etc., by Trubee Campbell whose drawings are much more..... More
NY: Green Carnation Press, 1983. Small 4to. Softbound in dust jacket. First edition, deluxe issue. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author. Illustrated by Sue Coe who contributes 10 original engravings each signed and numbered by her. This copy is also a presentation copy from the author to..... More
[Chicago: SDS, nd]. Single sheet folded to make 7 pages. First edition. Very good. More
[Chicago: SDS, 1967]. 8pp. Pamphlet. First printing. Prints the SDS constitution as amended at the 1967 National Convention. Some soiling, else near fine. More
LA: Ward Ritchie Press, 1969. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. A survey of student activism on California campuses during the sixties. Near fine. More
