Visions of Kerouac
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of Duberman's biographical dram of the life of Jack Kerouac. A superb copy in dustwrapper. More about Visions of Kerouac
Beat Generation / Counterculture
Millions of Images and The Hipster Be-Bop Junkie (45 rpm Record)
Rockville Center: Dutch East India Trading, 1990. First edition. Record LP. 45 rpm spoken word record containing Millions of Images on the "A" Side and The Hipster Be-Bop Junkie on the "B" side. Words by Burroughs and Van Sant with guitar accompaniment. Produced by Tim Kerr. We have not played... More about Millions of Images and The Hipster Be-Bop Junkie (45 rpm Record
The Everyday Theatre Bulletin (Number One)
New York: A New/Kinda Theatre Company, No date. First edition. Paperback. Folio. Edited by Jerry Benjamin. Scarce first issue (and only?) of this mimeographed magazine devoted to avant garde theatre. N.D. but circa 1964. Features "On The Everyday Theatre" by Brecht, "Liner Notes From Howl and Other Poems" by Ginsberg..... More about The Everyday Theatre Bulletin (Number One
Terrace Fence (Signed)
Bolinas: Cuneiform Press, 2012. Reprint. Paperback. Limited edition reprint of Berkson's 1971 pamphlet self-published in opposition to a fence in Bolinas, CA. This edition, from 2012, was printed in an edition of only 100 copies by Kyle Sclesinger and Henry Steinberg printed letterpress with photographs reprodcued from the original paste... More about Terrace Fence (Signed
Bande a part - New York Underground 60's 70's 80's (Signed by Six of the Contributors)
Berkeley: Gingko Press, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. A fine copy in flexible photo-illustrated boards. Issued without dustwrapper. 202 pp. With photographs by Billy Name, Roberta Bayley, Gerard Malanga and others. With text and photos that tell the story of the New York Underground of the 60's - 80's. This... More about Bande a part - New York Underground 60's 70's 80's (Signed by Six of the Contributors
Vaughn Bode's Cheech Wizard; The Collected Adventures of the Cartoon Messiah
British Columbia: Northern Comfort Communications, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. A fine copy in dustwrapper. The scarce hardbound edition of this collection of alternative underground cartoons featuring Bode's Cheech Wizard. More about Vaughn Bode's Cheech Wizard; The Collected Adventures of the Cartoon Messiah
Vaughn Bode's Deadbone (Signed Limited)
British Columbia: Northern Comfort Communications, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Fine copy in dustwrapper of the rare SIGNED limited edition of Bode's book of cartoons of Cheech Wizard, The Cartoon Messiah. #214 of only 250 copies. Bode died tragically young and did not sign many books. More about Vaughn Bode's Deadbone (Signed Limited
A Confederate General from Big Sur (Signed and with an Inscribed Note to a Close Friend and Fellow Poet)
New York: Grove Press, 1964. First edition. Cloth. First edition of the outsider artist, poet and novelist's first novel. Light offsetting to endpapers. The navy cloth covers are lightly worn. A solid very good copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Larry Rivers' artwork graces the front panel. A significant copy of this... More about A Confederate General from Big Sur (Signed and with an Inscribed Note to a Close Friend and...
Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing In America, The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and In Watermelon Sugar
New York: Seymour Lawrence / Delacorte Press, 1969. First edition thus. Hardcover. First combined edition of these three classic early books by Brautigan. Stated first printing. A handsome near fine copy in photo-illustrated boards in a very good example of the dustwrapper. Wrapper has a chip at the upper front... More about Richard Brautigan's Trout Fishing In America, The Pill versus the Springhill Mine Disaster, and...
I Am You
Glover, VT: Bread & Puppet Press, 2004. Second printing. Paperback. 7" square stapled wrappers. Stated second printing of this slender unpaginated book that is part of the Press' Maple Sap Series of illustrated chapbooks. A few light spots to covers, else near fine. Uncommon. More about I Am You
Angel
New York: Tompkins Square Press, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Small hardbound book in opaque wrapper. Introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Photograph by Bob Ellison. Written while Bremser was in New Jersey State prison. Fine condition. More about Angel
Angel (Inscribed Association Copy)
New York: Tompkins Square Press, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Small decorated hardbound book. Lacking the unprinted paper wrapper. Introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Photograph by Bob Ellison. Written while Bremser was in New Jersey State prison. Some "bluing" to the last few pages of the book. This copy SIGNED by Bremser... More about Angel (Inscribed Association Copy
Black Is Black Blues; The Beau Fleuve Series Number Four
Buffalo: Intrepid Press, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Slender book of beat poetry by Bremser. Published by Allen De Loach. A clean very good copy in printed stapled wrappers. More about Black Is Black Blues; The Beau Fleuve Series Number Four
The Dying of Children
Sudbury: Water Row Books, 1999. First edition. Paperback. Chapbook. Illustrated by Elias Roustom. One of 200 copies SIGNED by the editor and artist. Includes a photograph of Ray by Betsy R. Kirschbaum. Book contains a single long poem by the beat maestro. Near fine condition. More about The Dying of Children
Poems of Madness
New York: Paperback Gallery, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of this early Beat poet's first book. Near fine in stapled decorated wrappers. This copy inscribed. Signed by Author. More about Poems of Madness
Poems of Madness
New York: Paperback Gallery, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. First edition of this early Beat poet's first book. Near fine in stapled decorated wrappers. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. 31 pp. More about Poems of Madness
Real Time 1 with Real Time 2 (Two Volumes)
Garden City: Anchor Press, 1973. First edition. Paperback. Quartos. Two volume set of paperbound books containing essays on science and philosophy among many other topics by Asimov, McLuhan, Chomsky, Castenada and many more. Volume 1 has somewhat heavy wear to covers and has minor ink markings to a couple of... More about Real Time 1 with Real Time 2 (Two Volumes
The Bold Saboteurs
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this very early "Beat Generation " novel. A near fine copy with light wear to spine ends in very good unclipped dustwrapper, slightly faded at spine. Uniquely, this copy is signed by the author and quite scarce as... More about The Bold Saboteurs
Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, a Memoir (Signed)
New York: Riverhead Books, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Fine, as-new first edition of this memoir by the guitarist of the pioneering band Sleater-Kinney. 244 pp. Rear cover blurbs by Kim Gordon and Miranda July. SIGNED by Brownstein on a special bound in sheet. More about Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, a Memoir (Signed
RAW Vol. 2 No 1; Open Wounds From The Cutting Edge of Commix
New York: Raw Books and Graphics / Penguin, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 202 pp. A clean very good or better copy in illustrated bound wrappers. Includes a new chapter in the Maus saga by Spiegelman plus Justin Green, Joost Swarte and others. Underground comix magazine. More about RAW Vol. 2 No 1; Open Wounds From The Cutting Edge of Commix
Announcement Poster For A Walker Art Center Reading
Minnesota: Walker Art Center, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Single sheet announcement poster for a reading by William Burroughs at the Walker Art Center, University of Minnesota. [1981]. Fine condition. Measures 14 x 42 cm. Photo of the author by Tina Freeman. More about Announcement Poster For A Walker Art Center Reading
White Subway
London: Aloes Books, Not Stated. Second Edition. Paperback. First Aloes Books printing. One of one thousand copies in photographic stapled card wrappers. A clean very good example. Illustrated with drawings and photos. More about White Subway
Kentucky Ham (Uncorrected Page Proof)
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1973. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 196 pp. The scarce Uncorrected Page Proof of this novel by son of Burroughs. A very good copy in plastic comb binding. Publication date of June 11, 1973 and other notes hand-written on front cover. More about Kentucky Ham (Uncorrected Page Proof
La Paz / Peace Neighborhood Newspaper July 28, 1968
New York: Peace Press, 1968. First edition. Paperback. Tall, side-stapled wrappers. Issue No. 4 of the La Paz / Peace Neighborhood Newspaper edited by Capizzi and Dansky. 10 pp. Stapled once near top left corner. In excellent condition. With articles in Spanish and English on the Masaryk Towers victory, Tenant... More about La Paz / Peace Neighborhood Newspaper July 28, 1968
Breakdowns with Breakdowns Bruch (Two Volumes in Slipcase)
Basel und Frankfurt am Main: Stroemfeld / Rotor Stern, 1980 -81. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. First German edition of Breakdowns, an anthology of underground cartoon art by Spiegelman. Text in German. Fine condition in illustrated boards. Issued without dustwrapper. Published in 1980. Along with this title comes Breakdowns Bruch. Softcover... More about Breakdowns with Breakdowns Bruch (Two Volumes in Slipcase