Thick & Thin.
[Monterey]: Blue Suede Shoes, 1971. Pamphlet. First edition of the author's fourth book. White covers slightly sunned, else fine. More
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Four Book.
NY: 0 to 9 Books, 1968. 4to. Side-stapled mimeographed sheets, with graph paper front cover. First edition of Acconci's rare second artists' book, published by his and Bernadette Mayer's 0 to 9 Press that also published the seminal mimeo magazine 0 to 9. One of only six book publications from..... More
The Pageant of History in Northern California.
SF: American Trust Company, [1954]. Folio. Spiral-bound. First edition. Text by Nancy Newhall. Stunning b&w reproductions, many full-page. Very fine in the original age-toned mailing carton. Scarce this nice. More
A Portrait in Landscapes.
[Tucson]: Nazraeli, [2005]. Square 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Adams (though not called for). Limited to 500 copies. As new. More
Still Lives at Manzanita.
[Tucson]: Nazraeli, [2006]. Square 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by Adams (though not called for). Limited to 500 copies. As new. More
West from the Columbia: Views at the River Mouth.
[NY]: Aperture, [1995]. Square 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. More
Degas: The Complete Etchings, Lithographs and Monotypes.
NY: Viking, [1975]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Foreword by John Rewald. Illustrated throughout. Small patch of light offsetting to endpapers, else fine. More
One Stick Song.
Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, [2000]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. As new. More
Ten Little Indians.
NY: Grove Press, [2003]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. As new. More
The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields.
NY: Macmillan, 1900. Hardbound, lacking the very rare dust jacket. First edition. A novel set in the Kentucky hemp fields. Of interest because the boards are decorated with a marijuana leaf motif, the first use of this design on a book cover. Boards somewhat soiled and darkened from age, else..... More
From Rapture with Love.
[San Diego: Corinth, 1966]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Issued as part of the notable '60s James Bond sleaze parody series. Features terrific Robert Bonfils cover art. In this adventure agent 0008 has to deal with "Rapture" a woman who wants to pollute the country's water supply with LSD..... More
Flyer announcing an appearance by magician Neff at the Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village.
NY: Cafe Bizarre, ca. 1959. The flyer states: "Neff Gives You the Creeps...Vampire Bats...Cabaret de la Mort...Graves Beyond the Galaxy...The Ultimate in the Unknown." Features an illustration of a person wearing a cape and top hat and carrying a cane as a bat flies around him. The Cafe Bizarre was..... More
Menu from Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village.
NY: Cafe Bizarre, ca. early 1960's. Single tall sheet folded to make four pages. This version features a cover illustration of a sinister, demented person acting as the doorman who personifies the "bizarre" concept of this cafe. A small illustrated map of Greenwich Village bohemian hot spots is printed on..... More
Menu from Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village.
NY: Cafe Bizarre, ca. 1959. Pamphlet. 8 pp. Front and back cover illustration of a demented person demonstrates the "bizarre" concept of this cafe. The menu lists their offerings such as "Witches' Brew," and "Pink Lady Bizarre" reproduced in holograph with small drawings. One of the most popular and sensational..... More
Original color photo (recent print) of the Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village, 1960's.
n.p.:n.p., [1967]. The photo shows the outside of the Cafe Bizarre at night with its "spooky" decorations around the door and the huge "Rick Allmen's Cafe Bizzare" banner hanging out front as people walk by on an evening in the Village. The Cafe Bizarre was one of the most conspicuous..... More
A Clear Case Against Narcotics: Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, Opium and Cocaine.
Mountain View, CA: Pacific Publishing, 1939. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition. Reefer madness-era textbook for upper grades, warning of the dangers of drugs. Illustrated with charming drawings showing drug use around the world. Tiny owner's stamp, else fine. More
Joan Almond: The Past in the Present.
[West Hollywood]: St. Ann's Press, 2002. Two volumes. Silk-covered boards with a photographic plate affixed to the front cover. First edition. One of 65 deluxe copies with a portfolio containing two platinum prints, each hand coated, printed, and signed by Almond. As new in publisher's silk-covered slipcase. A sumptuous production..... More
Infinite Perspectives: Two Thousand Years of Three-Dimensional Mapmaking.
NY: Princeton Architectural Press, [1999]. Oblong 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Profusely illustrated. As new. More
Handbill announcing: ''The Diggers Have a Hotel.''
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. The Diggers request help from the hip community to bring their "hotel" up to code asking: "Please help. It will be free to all when it's done." They go on to explain their intentions to "have an all night center, sack out..... More
Handbill from the Communication Company proclaiming: ''Fuck the Communication Company.''
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside. Second printing (preceded only by a rare, basically unobtainable version on white, legal-size paper that we've seen one copy of among Brautgan's personal possessions). Self-deprecating sentiment intended to warn the hippie community of the danger of looking for leaders. The Communication Company and the..... More
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Handbill proclaiming: ''Emmett Grogan is Back! so what [signed] the diggers.''
[SF: Communication Company, 1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Emmett Grogan was the "leader" of the Diggers and his philosophy of "everything for free," his guidance of the hippies in the Haight, and his avoidance of celebrity culture made him one of the most intriguing and influential counterculture figures during this..... More
''If I Am Doing It at All...''
[SF: Communication Company, 1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Prints an anonymous poetic statement (in full): "If I am doing it at all, its for love not for oil. I love crusaders! Whoes got the grail! If its full of oil there's a better one made its new and its theory..... More
Term Paper.
[SF: Communication Company, 1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Prints a long anonymous text (probably by Emmett Grogan) about rebellion against America's consumer culture stating: "the diggers are a rebellion against commodities and the hierarchy of commodity values. Through FREE diggers expose the lie of the oppressive rationality of commodities and..... More
Small handbill designed by Victor Moscoso announcing The Invisible Circus.
[SF]: Privately published, [1967]. First edition. Richard Brautigan phoned Moscoso on behalf of the Diggers and asked him to contribute a flyer for the Invisible Circus. "Any job for the Diggers was a donation, and Moscoso, currently working in color, scaled back his palette. He selected a black-and-white picture from..... More
Handbill announcing The Invisible Circus printed at the event itself.
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. 4to. Broadside. First edition. Scheduled to take place at the Glide Memorial Church the Invisible Circus was billed as "a 72-hour environmental community Happening" presented by the Diggers who wanted it to be the best party the Haight had seen. The Communication Company's gestetner machines were..... More