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Chico, CA: John Gardner, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 124pp, printed wrappers. Rare first issue of this important literary review edited by novelist John Gardner, includes early work by a range of important contributors. Dated Spring 1961 on opening page, Summer 1961 on spine. Unmarked copy, light wear.
The Floating Bear 26 (1962) by Di Prima, Diane, and LeRoi Jones (eds.), Billy Linich (Billy Name, guest ed.), Ray Johnson, George Brecht, Kirby Doyle, Andy Warhol (mentioned), LaMonte Young (ads), Angus MacLise (mentioned), et al. (this copy addressed to poet Keith WIlson) - 1962
by Di Prima, Diane, and LeRoi Jones (eds.), Billy Linich (Billy Name, guest ed.), Ray Johnson, George Brecht, Kirby Doyle, Andy Warhol (mentioned), LaMonte Young (ads), Angus MacLise (mentioned), et al. (this copy addressed to poet Keith WIlson)
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The Floating Bear 26 (1962)
by Di Prima, Diane, and LeRoi Jones (eds.), Billy Linich (Billy Name, guest ed.), Ray Johnson, George Brecht, Kirby Doyle, Andy Warhol (mentioned), LaMonte Young (ads), Angus MacLise (mentioned), et al. (this copy addressed to poet Keith WIlson)
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New York: The Floating Bear, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 10pp (mimeographed). This issue of the seminal sixties underground periodical Floating Bear was guest-edited by Billy Linich (Billy Name) of Andy Warhol's Factory; many contributions from and references to the 1962 artistic avant-garde. Brief pieces by Ray Johnson and George Brecht; quotes attributed to Andy Warhol, Leo Castelli, Larry Rivers, and others appear in a parodic collection of art-world sayings. Issue also includes a brief advertisement for the Fluxus Anthology (available from LaMonte Young) as well as one for a tape of Young with Angus MacLise, Tony Conrad, and Marian Zazeela. This copy addressed to poet Keith Wilson; top page includes penciled verse presumably written by him. Two pages (3 & 10) are imposed upside-down in classic underground mimeo fashion. Otherwise, sound with a bit of mailing wear and soil.
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- Keywords Diane Di Prima Floating Bear 26 LeRoi Jones Billy Linich Name Ray Johnson George Brecht Kirby Doyle Andy Warhol Factory Art Sixties Counterculture Mimeograph Revolution LaMonte Young Fluxus Angus MacLise Bill Deemer Poetry Periodicals : Literary
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MSS, Volume 1, Number 1 (Spring / Summer 1961)
by Gardner, John, et al. (eds.), Howard Nemerov, George P. Elliott, William Stafford, W. S. Merwin, William H. Gass, et al
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Klactoveedsedsteen 4 (11/66, Fall / Winter 1966)
by Weissner, Carl (ed.), William Burroughs, Alexandro Jodorowsky (Alejandro), Claude Pelieu, Jeff Nuttall, Harold Norse, Simon Vinkenoog, Carol Berge, Diane di Prima, Larry Eigner, Julien Blaine, Alex Hand, Vilmos, et al
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Heidelberg, Germany: PANic Press, 1966. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to (A4), 50pp, staple-bound with publisher's tape spine. A rare issue (300 copies printed) of Carl Weissner's seminal sixties magazine from the center of the literary avant-garde. Includes cut-up and concrete work. Unmarked copy, a little spotting, faint must, includes laid-in drawing plate.
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The Marijuana Review, Volume 1, Number 3 (June - August 1969)
by Aldrich, Mike, and Ed Sanders (eds.), Timothy Leary, Stanley Krippner, Marvin Garson, et al
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Buffalo, NY: LeMar International, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 24pp, self-cover. The rare third issue of this pioneering journal of marijuana reform, edited by Mike Aldrich and Ed Sanders. Includes a cover photo of Tim Leary, other interesting content. Solid unmarked copy, light outer spotting.
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The Journal of Psychedelic Drugs, Volume 1, Number 1 : Psychedelic Drugs and the Law (Summer 1967)
by Smith, David E. (ed.), Richard Alpert, Donald E. Miller, William H. McGlothlin, Peter Shubert, Robert Conrich, et al
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San Francisco: Department of Pharmacology, University of California Medical Center, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 60 leaves (printed one-side), printed wrappers. The rare first issue of this important journal devoted to psychedelics. Includes a symposium transcript that includes Richard Alpert. Unmarked copy some general reading wear and soil.
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The Floating Bear 9 (1961) - includes excerpts from The System of Dante's Hell by LeRoi Jones and Roosevelt After Inauguration by William Burroughs
by Di Prima, Diane, and LeRoi Jones (eds.), William Burroughs, Philip Whalen
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New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 12pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. A rare early issue of this seminal 1960s little magazine. Includes an excerpt from The System of Dante's Hell by Jones and Roosevelt After Inauguration by William Burroughs (Schottlaender v4.C25; Shoaf III-25). An unmarked copy, never folded or mailed, with stains to back cover and a little toning.
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Ark II / Moby I (1956-1957)
by McClure, Michael, and James Harmon (eds.), Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Jess Collins, Gary Snyder, Kenneth Rexroth, Edward Dorn, Louis Zukofsky, Gael Turnbull, Jonathan Williams, Kenneth Patchen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, et al
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San Francisco: Ark, 1956. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. One of the most important postwar American underground literary magazines. This issue, co-edited with Michael McClure, contains early appearances by major Beat writers, as well as a range of exceptional contemporary writers. Unmarked copy from the library of Philip Lamantia; light sunning to wrappers and a little overall wear.
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The First Battle of the Marne
by Heliczer, Piero (afterword by Anselm Hollo)
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New York: The Dead Language, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. Square 12mo, 28pp, stapled wrappers. A rare publication of early Piero Heliczer poems from The Dead Language (the pioneering avant-garde press run by Heliczer and Angus MacLise). Includes a note on Helczer by Anselm Hollo (dated November 1962). Unmarked copy, typical light chipping wear to extremities.
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Only Prose 1 (July 1977)
by Perreault, John, and Jeff Weinstein (eds.), Hannah Weiner, Melvyn Freilicher
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New York: John Perreault and Jeff Weinstein, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 10pp (corner stapled), horizontal mailing fold. The rare first (of two) issues of the 1977 reboot of this experimental literary magazine. Includes writing by Hannah Weiner and the editors. This copy addressed to publisher Jack Shoemaker. Light outer wear and toning and some corner folds.
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The Journal (April 1965)
by Eichele, Robin (ed.), John Sinclair, Magdalene Arndt, George Tysh, Jim Semark, Bill Cox, Bill Harris, Ron English, Bill Hutton, Gary Johnston, Christopher Perret, et al
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Detroit: Artists' Workshop Press, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 80pp, stapled wrappers. Errata slip laid in. Nice copy of a rare early production of the Artists' Workshop Press, edited by Robin Eichele and featuring the work of a number of authors associated with the Press. Unmarked copy, a bit of reading wear to front cover and early leaves, minor edge spots.
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Cow 1 (Cow Soup Issue, 1965)
by Martin, Link (Luther T. Cupp, ed.), Jack Spicer, Joanne Kyger, Stan Persky, Robin Blaser, Harold Dull, Ronnie Primack, Doug Palmer, Larry Fagin, et al
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San Francisco: Link Martin, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 22pp, stapled wrappers. First issue of this rare and enigmatic literary magazine from 1965 San Francisco, edited by Jack Spicer's last lover, Link Martin, shortly after Spicer's death. Includes work by Spicer, Martin, Joanne Kyger, and others. Unmarked copy, clean and well preserved, light wear.
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The Floating Bear 26 (1962)
by Di Prima, Diane, and LeRoi Jones (eds.), Billy Linich (Billy Name, guest ed.), Ray Johnson, George Brecht, Kirby Doyle, Andy Warhol (mentioned), LaMonte Young (ads), Angus MacLise (mentioned), et al. (this copy addressed to poet David Cull)
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New York: The Floating Bear, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 10pp (mimeographed). This issue of the seminal sixties underground periodical Floating Bear was guest-edited by Billy Linich (Billy Name) of Andy Warhol's Factory; many contributions from and references to the 1962 artistic avant-garde. Brief pieces by Ray Johnson and George Brecht; quotes attributed to Andy Warhol, Leo Castelli, Larry Rivers, and others appear in a parodic collection of art-world sayings. Issue also includes a brief advertisement for the Fluxus Anthology (available from LaMonte Young) as well as one for a tape of Young with Angus MacLise, Tony Conrad, and Marian Zazeela. This copy, addressed to Canadian poet David Cull, is sound with a bit of edge wear and soil.
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The 4 Questions Arcane [SIGNED broadside; Limited edition of 34 copies; this being #24
by Hirschman, Jack
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San Francisco: Sore Dove Press, 2016. Limited Edition. Fine. Soheyl Dahl. SIGNED by Jack Hirschman; Limited edition of 34 copies; this being #24. Gift Quality. Designed and published by Soheyl Dahl at Sore Dove Press, 2016. Folio 13" - 23" tall; No copies located by WorldCat/OCLC. Black type on dark gray paper. A poem by Jack Hirschman written as a memorial to Leonard Cohen. Jack Hirschman (1933) is an American poet and social activist who has written more than 50 volumes of poetry and essays. For a quarter century, Hirschman has roamed San Francisco streets, cafes (including Caffe Trieste, where he has been a regular patron), and readings, becoming an active street poet and a peripatetic activist. Hirschman is also a painter and collagist, and has translated over two dozen books from German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Albanian, and Greek. "What a relief to find a poet who is not afraid of the vulgar or the sentimental, who can burst out laughing or cry his head off in poetry - who…
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Allen Ginsberg in the Sixties
by Mottram, Eric
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Brighton, England / Seattle: Unicorn Bookshop, 1972. First Edition. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches; 207 x149 mm), 26 pages, in photo-illustrated wrappers (soft cover). An often critical view of Allen Ginsberg's poems by Eric Mottram (1924-1995), who was a British poet and professor at King's College London. CONDITION: Some soiling and fading to wrappers and light edge wear but internally clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy.
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Student Movement of the '60s, The
by Quarter, Jack
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Toronto: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front Cover Lightly Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Critique of Existing Research Methodology; Chapter 2 Student Movements and Popular Support; Chapter 3 Framing the Study Problem; Chapter 4 Individual Characteristics and Responsivity to Political Ideas: A Theoretical Model; Chapter 5 Characteristics of Students Supporting the Student Movement; Chapter 6 The University Environment and the Student Movement; Chapter 7 University of Toronto Study; Appendixes; References. PUBLISHER: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Toronto. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education has three prime functions: to conduct programs of graduate study in education, to undertake research in education, and to assist in the implementation of the findings of educational studies. The Institute is a college chartered by an Act of the…
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The Triangle 7 (Volume 7, September 1968) - includes four poems and a text piece by editor William Wantling
by Wantling, William (ed.), Sam Zafirri, Robert Nelson Moore Jr., Thom Young, et al
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Normal, IL: Illinois State University, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 64pp, stapled self-cover. Scarce literary magazine edited by William Wantling during his time at Illinois State University, includes four poems and an excerpt from a novel by Wantling. Unmarked copy, outer leaf pulling at staples, which have some rust.
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Intransit : The Philip Whalen Issue (INSCRIBED copy, contains The Education Continues Along and Voyages, a Transpacific Journal)
by Whalen, Philip
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Eugene, Oregon: Toad Press, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 68pp, printed wrappers. Warmly INSCRIBED to a friend by the author in a neat calligraphic hand on February 16, 1969. Uncommon periodical issue devoted to Whalen's work (largely reproduced from a handwritten original). Clean, unmarked copy.
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Contour Quarterly 2 (September 1947)
by Maclaine, Christopher and Norma Smith (eds.), Kenneth Rexroth, James Schevill, Harry Honig, Denise Levertov, Kenneth Patchen, J.C. Crews, Howard Griffin, Sanders Russell (on Henry Miller), Virgil Partch, et al
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Berkeley, CA: Contour, 1947. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 68pp, stapled wrappers. The uncommon second issue of this short-lived underground literary magazine edited by poet, future filmmaker, and eventual speed casualty Christopher Maclaine. Includes an essay on Henry Miller by Sanders Russell and a single-page cartoon by Virgil Partch. Fresh, unmarked copy with very light wear.
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Prospect 3 (Spring 1960)
by Feinstein, Elaine, and Tony Ward (eds.), Charles Olson, Charles Tomlinson, George Starbuck, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Donald Davie, et al
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Cambridge, England: Prospect, 1960. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 32pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce third issue of this little magazine from 1960 Cambridge, with work by Charles Olson and others. Mimeographed subscription form laid in. Spotting to covers and page edges, no markings.
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The Retreat Diaries with The Dream Of Tibet By Allen Ginsberg.
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New York: The City Moon, 1976. 1st Edition . Small Paper. 40pg. work published only in an edition of 2000. Illustrated with 3 photos. Light spotting to the top edge of the back white cover, and very minute light wear to the front cover. Uncommon. Vg. Also included is a fine copy of Burroughs "Ghost Of Chance" This is the first hardcover trade edition published by Serpent's Tail/High Risk Books in 1995 and is illustrated with 17 b&w drawings by Burroughs. Laminated boards published without a dustjacket. Sold as a collection only.
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666: "The Hymn" to "Lucifer"
by REYNOLDS, Frank, aka "Freewheelin' Frank
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REYNOLDS, Frank, aka "Freewheelin' Frank".666: "The Hymn" to "Lucifer". San Francisco: Hells Angels M.C., 1968 Description
12 colour-printed (262 x 202 mm) single sheets, loose as issued in the original colour-printed glossy card .
Text in an approximation of the Hell's Angels Fat Frank #1 "font", psychedelic and astrological decorations, author portrait by Bay Area photographer Larry Keenan Jr. in reddish-orange on the rear panel of the chemise.
A few cover spots....see photo, but overall very good.
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First edition, uncommon. Fascinating document of the San Francisco underground scene. A sequence of amphetamine-fuelled metaphysical explorations combining the Satanic, astrological, and psychedelic in equal measure, with just a dash of biker lore. Reynolds was secretary of the notorious SF chapter of the Hell's Angels, and the previous year had seen the publication of his autobiography "as told to" poet Michael McLure, with whom he had been performing musical settings of McClure's poems - Frank on… Read More
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Loba Part II
by Di Prima, Diane
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Pt. Reyes CA & Kathmandu, Eidolon Editions, 1976, center-stapled trade paperback (10" x 7.25"), 16 pp. printed on one side only, First Edition, First Printing, limited to 550 copies, Very Good condition in illustrated wraps. Straight, tight and clean, light foxing to covers and text block edge, tiny nicks to top corner of front cover. Printed on handmade paper this small collection continues Di Prima's exploration of Loba, the she-wolf, as mythic mother of the world. Monochrome illustrations by Josie Grant.
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