Downstream from Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir of Richard Brautigan.
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, [1989]. Softound. First edition. Spine and edges of cover faded, else very good plus. More
Hippies
Small Flyer announcing an appearance by comedian Brother Theodore at the Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village.
NY: Cafe Bizarre, ca. 1960. The flyer states: "Genius of the Sinister" and prints some reviews. Brother Theodore billed himself as a "comedian and metaphysician" and was one of the most unusual "comedy" acts in the business---in the '80s he became a regular on Letterman. His epitaph on his tombstone..... 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. early 1960's. Single tall sheet folded to make four pages. This version features a cover illustration of a large sinister face to convey the "bizarre" concept of this cafe. The back cover prints a small illustrated map of Greenwich Village bohemian hot spots. The menu includes..... More
Newspaper ad announcing "Dancing Au Go Go!" at the Cafe Bizarre in Greenwich Village.
NY: Cafe Bizarre, 1967. The ad proclaims: "Psst in Greenwich Village it's Cafe Bizarre...Swingin' Village Talent...Fantastic Decor." Features an illustration of a sinister face. The Cafe Bizarre was one of the most popular and sensational clubs to capitalize on the beatnik phenomenon, presenting poetry readings, folk and rock music, and..... 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 edition. Self-deprecating sentiment intended to warn the hippie community of the danger of looking for leaders. The Communication Company and the Diggers were very influential in the Haight-Ashbury scene while often being critical of it. Three-hole-punch to left edge as issued, else very..... 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
Legal-size handbill with text that begins: "She had to eat it to produce me...".
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. Tall 4to. Text reproduced in holograph in black on white stock. In full: "She had to eat it to produce me yet, when I told her I had a desire to eat it she said no. So I said, 'get fucked bitch,' and lived to eat..... More
Legal-size handbill with text that begins: "Shit why do you read this...".
[SF]: Communication Company, [1967]. Tall 4to. Text reproduced in holograph in black on white stock. In full: "Shit why do you read this. Spoon fed dip shit who are we to tell you. Do you need to be Told. Sorry I only give you shit. You tell me stupid. Talk..... More
Poster announcing a 1967 concert by The Loading Zone accompanied by Provo Lights at Dovre Hall in San Francisco during the Summer of Love.
SF: No publisher, 1967. Psychedelic printing in red against a yellow background. Benefit concert for Painters Union Local No. 4. Fine (14" x 8.5"). More
''Safe Conduct Pass'' to Hippie-Land.
n.p.: Privately published, ca. 1967. Issued by hippies during the "Summer of Love" spoofing the safe conduct passes issued during wartime. Handed out to straight people and tourists to provide them with "safe passage" through the hippie populated streets of the Haight-Ashbury and elsewhere. "Housewives...students...parents...athletes...doctors...squares...Indian chiefs...policemen...Have you heard of all..... More
San Francisco Oracle, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1967.
n.p.:n.p., [1967]. Underground newspaper issued (despite the misleading title) in Larkspur, California, styled after the original Oracle in San Francisco. Articles on zen, astrology (by Gavin Arthur), tabla playing, and more. Lots of psychedelic art by Bob Schnepf and others, including a centerfold poster. Folded as issued, near fine... More
Child of Satan, Child of God.
Plainfield, NJ: Logos International [1977]. First paperback edition. Atkins writes of her transformation from Manson Family murderer to born-again Christian. Pages and inside of covers toned, else near fine. More
Goodbye Baby and Amen: A Saraband for the Sixties.
NY: Coward McCann, [1969]. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First American edition. Bailey's classic portraits of '60s artists, musicians, and celebrities very much capture the spirit of the era. Minute spot of wear to one corner, else fine in near fine dust jacket with a very small chip to base..... More
Small poster printing an illustration by sixties underground cartoonist Joel Beck.
n.p.: Privately published, n.d. Features a unicorn pulling a snail whose shell is a castle. Signed by Beck and dated 1982. Small soiled spot, else near fine (10.5" x 13"). More
Untitled offset poster (a.k.a. Retard Para) featuring four variant images of a hand holding a transistor radio with nonsense text at the bottom.
n.p.: Privately published, 1965. Among the images is one of Bob Dylan. Printed in black on yellow stock. (Support the Revolution, p. 172.) Minute corner crease and an occasional speck of edgewear, but presents as fine and fresh (21" x 17"). More
Poster for the 1977 Wallace Berman exhibition at the Timothea Stewart Gallery.
LA: Timothea Stewart Gallery, 1977. Features George Herms' wonderful photo of Berman looking directly into the camera as he stands, wearing hippie garb, holding a rock painted with Hebrew lettering. Published on the occasion of the first major retrospective of Berman's work taking place about a year after his death..... More
Wallace Berman: Photographs.
Santa Monica: Rose Gallery, [2007]. Hardbound in photo-illustrated boards. First edition. Features Berman's photographs of family, friends, and the bohemian scenes in Larkspur and Topanga in the '50s and '60s. Couple of pin-head-size nicks to boards, else fine. More
Handbill announcing the "Le grand farewell appearance by popular demand the poets Richard Brautigan and Andrew Hoyem.''
n.p.: Privately published, 1967. 4to. The event was scheduled to take place at Cal State's Winnett Lounge as part of Brautigan's stay as Poet in Residence, 1967. Printed in black on orange stock. Very fine. More
Handbill announcing a ''Rockdance-environment Happening Benefit for the Communication Company in Honor of the CIA.''
SF: Communication Company, 1967. 4to. Broadside. First edition. This event, also known as Bedrock One, was a concert/Happening presented by the Diggers during the "Summer of Love." Richard Brautigan & the Caped Crusaders, the Diggers, the S. F. Mime Troupe, the Steve Miller Blues Band, The Orkustra, and others, are..... More