Dead Fingers Talk
London: John Calder, 1963. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition. Very good clothbound copy. In a dustwrapper. Lacking almost all of the rear dustwrapper flap. Small tape mends to verso. Brown, Charles brockden. More
Beat Generation / Counterculture
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
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
Olympia A Monthly Review From Paris # 1, 2 and 3
Paris: Olympia Press, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Small paperbound quartos. Sold here together are the first three issues (of four published) of Olympia A Monthly Review From Paris. Collecting writings from teh Olympia Press who were publishing out of Paris and could avoid the American censors. Thus, they were publishing..... More
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
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
Neal Cassady A Biography Volume One 1926 - 1940
Vashon, WA: Tom Christopher, 1995. First edition. Paperback. First edition. Volume One of this illustrated biography of beat writer Cassady who was a close friend of Jack Kerouac. A fine copy in photo-illustrated wrappers. 48 pp. More
Take One The Film Magazine Vol. 3 No. 2
Montreal: Unicorn Publishing Corporation, 1972. First edition. Paperback. 4to. 39 pp. Early issue of this Canadian magazine devoted to the film arts. Includes articles on Shirley Clarke, Canadian Women Directors, Back Street and more. Printed on inexpensive newspaper stock. Tape repair to front cover. Some light toning to paper, else..... More
Take One The Film Magazine Vol. 2 No. 4
Montreal: Unicorn Publishing Corporation, 1969. First edition. Paperback. 4to. 31 pp. Early issue of this Canadian magazine devoted to the film arts. Includes articles on Haskell Wexler & The Cool medium, Huac-Adoo, They Still "Trip" Horses and more. Printed on inexpensive newspaper stock. Some light toning to paper, else a...... More
Filmagazine Volume 1 Number 1
San Francisco: Associated Students of San Francisco State College, 1968. First edition. Paperback. 4to. 47 pp. May 1968 inaugural issue of this surprisingly sophisticated magazine devoted to the cinema arts. Includes an article on Stanley Donen's Two For The Road, an advertisement for Cosmic Ray by Bruce Conner, poems by..... More
Report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders
Washington DC: National Advisory Commission, 1968. First edition. Paperback. Thick paperbound quarto. 425 pp. Illustrated in black and white. Book prepared in 1968 at the behest of President Lyndon Johnson to report on the state of national civil disorders in America. A very good copy in thick bound photo-illustrated wrappers..... More
The Essential Lenny Bruce I (Uncorrected Proof)
London: MacMillan, 1972. First UK edition. Paperback. 8vo. 128 pp. Uncorrected Proof copy in bound printed wrappers. Edited and with a foreword by John Cohen. Very good condition. More
Life Begins With Love
No Place: No Publisher (Dave Haselwood?), No Date (1965?). First edition. Paperback. Rare volume of collage art by poet Charles Plymell. One of at least two distinct versions of this magazine. This copy measures 11" wide x 17" tall. 12 leaves including illustrated covers. An enigmatic publication with little info..... More
Ted McKeever's Metropol (Signed with Original Drawing)
London: Blue Eye Dog Ltd (Purr) / Simon Henwood, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Tall hardbound octavo. Unpaginated volume which contains books 1-12 of McKeever's underground comics all here in one volume. Book covers are lightly worn as it was not issued with a dustwrapper and so is prone to some..... More
Basil Wolverton's Foopgoop Frolics
Sylmar: Glenn Bray, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Folio. Alternative underground comic in book form. A very good copy in oversized (15.5 x 11") stiff wrappers. More
The Generation Of Love (Inscribed by Barbeau)
New York: Bruce Publishing, 1969. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. A good to very good copy in bound illustrated wrappers. Poems by Korte with b/w photos by Villalva. A hippie mainstay of the period. This copy has been briefly INSCRIBED by Clayton Barbeau who edited the volume and provided the..... More
The Militant Black Writer in Africa and the United States
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 136 pp. Introduction by Walter B. Rideout. Prior owner name to the inside front cover. General light handling wear. A very good copy. More
Revolution For The Hell Of It
New York: The Dial Press, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 231 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Jacket photo by Richard Avedon. The author, "Free" is described on the rear flap as a Yippie! leader who has been involved in the Movement for the past six years. We now know that the..... More
Kesey's Garage Sale (Signed by Kesey)
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
Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut; Misadventures In the Counter-Culture (Inscribed)
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
Moving Through Here
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1970. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 235 pp. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Epilogue by Paul Williams. First edition of the author's only book. McNeill was a staff writer for the Village Voice until his accidental death at the age of 23. This book is a selection of..... More
Clothes Free Guidebook
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
Trips 66; An Everyman's Primer of Trip Art
San Francisco: The Psychedelic Shop, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Paperbound quarto. Unpaginated. Entirely illustrated in black and white (i.e no text). A primer on psychedelic artwork by the likes of Charlie Tuna, Jim Gulyas, Ronnie Greene, Jane Davis and more. A good to very good copy in bound illustrated wrappers..... More
Time Between (Signed)
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