San Francisco: Cranium Press, 1972. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound originl collection of poems by McClure. 94 pp. Illustrated with photographs.A sound, very good copy in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. INSCRIBED by the beat poet on the title page "These early poem-plays for BEZOAR" These poems were written during the same..... More
New York: Phoenix Bookshop, 1969. First Edition. Paperback. Fine press poetry chapbook. Limited to 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies. All were supposed to be signed by McClure. This copy is unsigned and is hand-labeled "Out of Series" on the colophon page. Light wear to printed paper label on front..... More
New York: New Directions, 1986. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 116 pp. Light spotting to edges else a most handsome copy in price-intact dustwrapper. More
New York: New Directions, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Simultaneous trade paperbound first edition. 151 pp poetry collection by the author of Dark Brown and The Beard. A very good example with general light cover and reading wear. This copy has been briefly INSCRIBED by McClure to rock journalist Al Aronowitz..... More
New York: New Directions, 1974. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound edition. The simultaneous first paper edition of this collection of poems. 151 pp. A very good copy in bound wrappers. This copy simply INSCRIBED "For Allen - Michael". We believe this was inscribed to poetry editor Allen De Loach. Review..... More
Carlisle: Discovery Enterprises, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Small 8vo. 64 pp. A fine copy in glossy bound wrappers. Contains essays on Kerouac and other members of the Beat generation. Part of this publishers Perspectives on History Series. More
No Place: Privately Printed, 1959. First edition. Paperback. Slender chapbook with cover photograph by Jay Weissberg. Containing poems and drawings by the beat painter / poet. A near fine copy. N.D., but likely from 1959. Scarce. More
Salem, MA: Soundings East, 1979. First edition. Paperback. First edition. Fall/Winter 1979 issue of this small press literary magazine. Fine condition in bound wrappers. This issue given over almost entirely to an 89 pp freewheeling conversation between Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Peter Orlovsky about the life and times of..... More
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1980. Second printing. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. 144 pp. Rear cover text by Allen Ginsberg. Stated second printing. #37 in Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Pocket Poets series of books. A very good copy. This copy is nicely INSCRIBED TO FELLOW POET MARGARET RANDALL, dated in 1982 and..... More
Germany: Verlag Altaquito, 1982. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. Scarce anthologie of beat writings. Text in German. About very good condition in bound wrappers. Rear cover and last few pages have a cotner crease. Illustrated. More
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1997. Second edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 180 pp. Second edition, first printing of this biography of beat poet and friend of Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes "Dean Moriarty", an interview with Cassady and Al Aronowitz. Some mustiness, else..... More
Brooklyn: Brother in Elysium, 2011. First edition. Loose Sheets. Printed folder containingnineteen 8 1/2 x 11" sheets with classic Sanders' glyph drawings. Comes with a SIGNED sheet by Sanders. All laid into a fine printed thick-paper folder. Number 194 of 250 copies published in the Spring of 2011... More
Woodstock & New York: The Overlook Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 252 pp. As the subtitle suggests, a book length narrative poem tribute to Allen Ginsberg. SIGNED by Sanders on the title page. A fine hardbound copy in near fine price-intact dustwrapper. More
Woodstock & New York: The Overlook Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 252 pp. As the subtitle suggests, a book length narrative poem tribute to Allen Ginsberg. A fine hardbound copy in near fine price-intact dustwrapper. More
New York: Grove Press, 1960. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 252 pp novel. The Scottish author's first novel, a tale of drug addiction. This is the quite uncommon clothbound edition in dustwrapper. Small prior ownership name. A few ink marks and underlinings to text. Spine lettering somewhat dulled, else a very..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977. First Paperbound Edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. 273 pp. With some black and white photographs. Tytell explores the origins and development of the Beat sensibility in the cultural context of the 1950's. This is the first paperbound edition. A worn and well-read copy. Good condition. SIGNED..... More
New York: Charles Scribner, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 247 pp. A lesser known "beat" novel. A good copy in good price-intact dustwrapper. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1959. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. A Bantam paperback original.151 pp. Based on the screenplay by Matheson and Meltzer. A good copy with creasing and wear along the spine. Paper darkened with time. Still, a decent enough copy of a scarce early "Beat" novel... More
Niigata, Japan: Blue Jacket Press, 1995. First edition. Paperback. Sold here together are six early issues of Blue Beat Jacket, a Japan-based magazine devoted to poetry and the beat generation. Edited by Yusuke Keida. Text in both English and Japanese. All issues in illustrated stapled wrappers and are all in..... More
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
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
San Francisco: Borregaard's Museum, 1961. First edition. Loose Sheets. Tall folded sheet of paper measuring over 17" tall x 8" wide. Folded twice for mailing. An advertisement flyer for the museum, the seven artist's whose work was exhibited there plus the poets who have read at their arts center. Folded..... More
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
San Francisco: Second Coming Press, 1987. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. 107 pp. A work of fiction by Bennett who may be best known as the creative force behind Vagabond Press. A handsome very good copy. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Bennett to rock journalist Al Aronowitz..... More
Ellensburg: Vagabond Press, 1984. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. 153 pp. A journal kept by Bennett who may be best known as the creative force behind Vagabond Press. A handsome very good copy. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Bennett to rock journalist Al Aronowitz and dated in..... More
