Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Tall, thick paperbound quarto. 752 pp. An illustrated encyclopedia of all things counterculture. General light reading and handling wear. This copy comes with a short typed letter from William T. Loverd, Publicity Director at Knopf sent to rock and roll journalist Al Aronowitz..... More
New York: Vintage Books, 1969. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. A trade paperback original book. 154 pp. A very good copy. Prior owner name to the first endpaper. Stated first printing. . From the back cover "Abbie Hoffman, Yippie, non-leader, notorious dope addict and up-and-coming rock group (the What), is currently..... More
New York: Viking Press with Intrepid Trips, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 238 pp. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Introduction by Arthur Miller. Includes essays, interviews, comics, play-lets and other writings by Kesey with the assistance of many of his Merry Prankster friends. This copy SIGNED by Ken kesey and..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. The first softcover edition of this 352 pp collection of essays by the editor of The Realist. A very good copy in bound wrappers. Illustrated with some photographs. This copy has been INSCRIBED by the author on the..... More
New York: Country Pudding, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 127 pp. Scarce first issue of this digest in book form featuring information on all things clothing-optional. About very good condition in bound wrappers. More
New York: Entwhistle Books, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. First edtion of this facsimile of the original manuscript written by Paul Williams, founder of Crawdaddy Magazine, the first journal to seriously critique the rock and roll scene. 186 pp. A collection of autobiographical essays, poems and other writings by Williams. Published..... More
No Place: Paul Winter, 1972. First edition. Paperback. Oblong stapled wrappers. 37 unnumbered pp. Pictures and words collected by Paul Winter. Calligraphy by Marjorie Corbett and design by Bob Cato. A celebration of the impulse to gather and make song. Soiling and general light wear. A good copy of this..... More
Chicago: Life Magazine, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Folio sized stapled wrappers. The February 17, 1967 issue of Life Magazine. With cover featuring Ed Sanders and including an article on Happenings: The Worldwide Underground of the Arts. Typical handling wear. A good to very good copy... More
San Francisco: Ahab Press, 1964. First edition. Paperback. Oblong tape-bound wrappers. Three issues of Hawkins' Freak Magazine are bound up here together. One of the more bizarre counterculture publications that came out of the Bay Area in the 1960's. Hawkins was at one time thought ot be the alias of..... More
No Place: Michael Bowen, 1989. Reprint. Loose Sheets. Single large sheet of stiff paper measuring 22" wide x 30 1/2" tall. A reprint of the now-classic 1969 poster designed by Stanley Mouse for the huge counter-cultural event in San Francisco which took place at the Polo Fields in San Francisco..... More
San Francisco: Harbinger University Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Underground magazine published in SF in the heyday of such publications. With a definite nod to underground newspapers such as the San Francisco Oracle (with many of the same contributors). Tear affecting the middle section of the front cover, else..... More
Paris: Robert Crumb, 2008. First edition. Paperback. Oversize tabloid comic book format. Folded in the middle for mailing else a very good example. 12 pp of black and white comic art by R. Crumb. More
Havana: Ministeres des Affaires Etrangers, No Date [1966]. First edition. Paperback. Stapled illustrated wrappers. 33 pp. Text in French. Not dates, but from 1966. Includes some grainy black and white photographs. A close to fine copy. Author not stated, but from other sources we know that Carlos Rafael Rodriguez was..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1965. First American edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth spine over boards. 187 pp. First American edition with translation provided by Richard Howard. An erotic novel. Jacket drawing by Bill Murphy. A well-thumbed copy, but still in very good condition in a very good price-intact dustwrapper. Uncommon book..... More
Buffalo: Intrepid Press, 1971. First edition. Paperback. 4to. A very good copy in stapled wrappers of this unusual collaborative book of text and graphics. The first in a series of experimental publications by Intrepid Press. More
Phoenix: Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, 1955. First edition. Paperback. Slender stapled wrappers. A 48 pp booklet describing the science of Dianetics by its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Scarce original printing. Covers are somewhat stained and worn. The paper is tanned with age. Overall, a good copy of this uncommon volume..... More
Santa Monica and New York: Foggy Notion Books / Fulton Ryder, Inc., 2012. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Thick paperbound volume with stiff card covers. 175 pp. With essays by Peter Coyote, Kristine McKenna, and Naomi Wolf. A terrific reference book on the publications of the group known as The Diggers..... More
San Francisco: Freewheelin Frank (The Diggers), 1968. First edition. Loose Sheets. Loose sheets in stiff illustrated folder. Frank "Freewheelin" Reynolds was the San Francisco secretary of the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Here, reproduced in facsimile of his manuscript of illustrated poems. Twelve color sheets laid into psychedelic designed folder. Fine..... More
White Plains: Time Barrier Express Enterprises, 1975 - 1976. First edition. Paperback. Small format stapled magazines. Seven early issues of Bill Schwartz's periodical promoting and disecting the worlds of doo-wop, early rock and roll and r & b music and musicians. Sold here as a group. Includes Vol. One No..... More
New York: Frederick Fell, Inc., 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 173 pp. With a foreword by Jerry Finkelstein. Presumed first printing with no additional printings noted. A very good copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper. Drug addiction. More
Chicago: G. P. Engelhard & Company, 1902. First edition. Cloth. Small clothbound 8vo. 94 pp plus index at rear. Prior owner stamp to inside front pastedown. Stamped price to front endppaper. Red cloth covers are worn and the spine is somewhat faded. Despite the noted flaws this is still a...... More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Cloth 8vo in dustwrapper. 208 pp. Stated first printing. An informative story of narcotic addiction. A very good clean copy in navy cloth covers in a handsome very good price-intact dustwrapper. More
Amsterdam: Gandalf, 1968. First edition. Paperback. 4to. Issue 27 of this Dutch magazine featuring photographs, drawings, collages and articles by Peter Hamelink, Guus Dijkhuizen, Mien Klinkhamer and others. A magazine of political humor by members associated with Dutch Provo. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. More
Minneapolis: Minnesota Earth Journal, 1972. First edition. Paperback. Sold here together are fourteen early issues of Minnesota Earth Journal (later simply named Earth Journal) spanning the period 1972 to 1978. All issues in very good condition. The first three are in stapled wrappers; the remainder are paperbound. Touching upon all..... More
Trumansburg: Electronic Music Review, 1967. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 60 pp. First issue of the influential magazine covering the world of electronic music. This copy stamped "Complimentary Copy" on the front cover. Laid into this copy is a one page Typed Letter Signed to David Tudor from the editor, Reynold..... More
