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 about Original color photo (recent print) of the Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village, 1960's
NY: Macmillan, [1968]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Includes reminiscences about Kerouac (with whom he worked on Pull My Daisy) and many others. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket. More about Vibrations: The Adventures and Musical Times of David Amram
n.p.: n.p., n.d. [ca. 1960]. Pamphlet. First edition. Introduction by Anderson on "pornography, humor, and the nature of censorship." Limericks by Anderson illustrated with drawings by Jerry Kamstra here appearing under the pseudonyms "Pablo Kamstra," and "Shem the Penman." Anderson went on to head the Communication Company in the Haight-Ashbury..... More about Forbidden Limericks
NY: Phoenix Bookshop, 1979. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author (of a total edition of 126). Published as No. 20 in the Phoenix Bookshop Oblong Octavo Series. Fine. More about Am / Trak
New Brunswick, NJ: Unity & Struggle Productions, 2001. Pamphlet. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine. More about Bushwacked: A Counterfeit President for a Fake Democracy
England: Columbia Graphophone, 1960. LP record. The soundtrack for this exploitation film about the British youth rebellion of the '50s starring pop idol Adam Faith and Gillian Hills. The film was later released in America as "Wild for Kicks." This was John Barry's first soundtrack, and it was the first... More about Beat Girl
n.p.: Maya Quarto, 1970. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. Title page illustration by Michael Myers. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author. Published as No. 11 in the Maya Quartos series. Designed and printed by Clifford Burke at the Cranium Press. Fine. More about Greystone Poems
n.p.: n.p., ca. 1959. Cardboard box printed with charming drawings of beatniks and beatnik phrases. The box contains 24 folding illustrated notecards. They feature 3 different beatnik-themed drawings, with 8 cards of each design. There are also 8 sheets of red stickers printing beatnik phrases to embellish the 24 envelopes... More about Swingingest Notes: For the Land of the Cube
n.p.: Maya Quarto, 1969. 4to. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 50 numbered copies signed by the author. Published as No. 2 in the Maya Quartos series. Designed and printed by Clifford Burke at the Cranium Press. Touch of fading to spine, else fine. More about Count Three
[NY: Fuck You Press, 1964]. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled at the edge. First edition. The author's first book, a report from the 1963 Vancouver Poetry Seminar at the University of British Columbia where Ginsberg, Olson, Whalen, Duncan, and others were participants. Fine. More about The Vancouver Report
n.p.: Privately published, 1965. Among the images is one of Bob Dylan. Printed in black on yellow stock. (Support the Revolution, p. 172.) Fine (21" x 17"). More about Untitled offset poster (a.k.a. Retard Para) featuring four variant images of a hand holding a...
Pasadena: Armory Center for the Arts, 2011. Nicely designed catalog and 38 unbound plates (some in color) reproducing works by these artists enclosed in a cardboard box with printed label. First edition. Published on the occasion of an exhibition exploring the work of these two influential Southern California artists. As... More about Speaking in Tongues: Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken 1961-1976
SF: Batman Gallery, 1961. Poster announcing this important early show for Herms. Features a photograph by Berman of Herms in biker regalia standing next to one of his assemblages (Support the Revolution, p. 176). Printed in red and black on thin beige stock. A scarce early item from the West... More about Poster designed by Wallace Berman announcing an exhibition of works by George Herms at the Batman...
SF: Mid-Tower Publishing, 1958. Premier issue of this magazine devoted to censorship issues. Features the cover story: "The Village of Angry Young Men" about the Beatniks in San Francisco. Includes several pages of photos of the San Francisco Beat scene by Harry Redl, including one of Wallace and Shirley Berman... More about Sex & Censorship, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1958
n.p.: Columbia Records, 1970. A quarto page neatly excised from Billboard magazine. The advertisement utilizes a disturbing still from D.W. Griffith's film "The Birth of a Nation." At the bottom the anonymous artist placed 5 handheld transistor radios identical to Berman's and in each he put a photo of one... More about Advertisement for '60s rock band Pacific Gas and Electric by an unknown artist who blatantly...
Venice: L.A. Louver Gallery, 1979. In addition to works by Berman the exhibition featured graphics by Sol Lewitt, Cy Twombly, Robert Motherwell, James Rosenquist, Chis Burden, and others. Features text on one side and a photo of a sculpture on the other. Sunning to one edge, else fine. More about Announcement card for Wallace Berman's "Art is Love is God" show at the L.A. Louver...
Venice: L.A. Louver Gallery, n.d. [ca. 1990's]. The card is a notification that "The Wallace Berman Estate is Represented Exclusively by L.A. Louver Gallery." Printed on both sides illustrated with works by Berman and prints the phrase "Art is Love is God." Two pieces of clear tape to the verso..... More about Announcement card from L.A. Louver Gallery done in the style of a piece of Berman mail art
NY: Dial Records, ca. 1948. 8vo. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Second edition. The front cover features the Wallace Berman illustration used on the cover of "Be-Bop Jazz," a set of 78 rpm records issued by Dial in 1948. A terrific illustration by Berman and his first published... More about Be-Bop Jazz: A Catalog
Berkeley: Privately published, 1979. Features an illustration of one of his verifaxes. Two words underlined in red ink on verso, imperceptible pin hole to two corners, else fine. More about Flyer for the Wallace Berman Retrospective at the University Art Museum in Berkeley, 1979
n.p.: Privately published, 1979. Single 16mo sheet folded to make four pages. Front and back covers reproduce Berman verifaxes of hands holding transistor radios, inside features the poster for his Ferus Gallery show and another work by Berman with a small photo of him. Faint touch of sunning to top... More about Folding announcement for the Wallace Berman Retrospective exhibition that appeared at U.C....
n.p.: Privately produced by the artist, 1962. Small framed etching that Berman found and gifted to Meltzer. Inscribed on the verso by Berman who has done a small drawing of Meltzer: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID From Wallace, Shirley & Tosh 1962." A charming artifact linking these two longtime best friends. The... More about Framed antique etching of the Madonna and child given by Berman to David Meltzer as a birthday...
LA: Wallace Berman, ca. 1964. Affixed to the card is a small photo by Berman of a flower in silhouette against an abstract background. "Love from the Bermans" is printed above. Fine with a few minute remnants of archival tape to verso from previous framing (4" x 3"). More about Handmade greeting card by Wallace Berman
Larkspur, CA: Wallace Berman, 1960. The front of the card features a lovely, soulful close-up self-portrait of Berman's face looking directly into the camera. The photo has intentionally been torn with irregular edges and affixed to the card. The back of the card is stamped and hand-addressed by Berman in... More about Handmade postcard featuring a self-portrait photograph by Berman
n.p.: Privately published, 1963. Arguably Berman's most interesting poster design utilizing various photographs culled from newspapers and magazines to create a dynamic collage effect (Support the Revolution, p. 170.). Old creases where folded as issued, paper slightly toned, the toning a bit accentuated at the center fold, but an exceptionally... More about Offset poster designed by Berman for the 2nd Los Angeles Filmmakers Festival
LA: Privately published by Wallace Berman, 1957. The second issue of Berman's legendary handmade mixed-media periodical that was produced in various formats for nine issues from 1955-1964. This number is the only one that was bound as a booklet stapled at the spine. Published after Berman's first exhibition at Ferus... More about Semina, No. 2, 1957