Search Results: BRAUTIGAN, Richard from Skyline Books

[SF]: Communication Company, [1967].. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition, first issue (with text and illustrations of amplifier diagrams rather than illustrations as the background). An ephemeral publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Very fine.

[SF: Communication Company, [1967].. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition, second issue (with illustrations of dogs and photo of computers as the background). Ephemeral publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Published by Brautigan's friends at the Communication Company who were responsible for the daily flow of broadsides that kept the Haight community updated on current events. Very fine.

[SF]: Communication Company, [1967].. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Short-lived hippie publication that was given away free on the streets of the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." Brautigan was active in the Haight hippie community and formed an alliance with the Communication Company who published this and other works by him. Very fine.

n.p.: James Musser & Burton Weiss, 1996.. Originally produced to accompany the lettered and 6-copy deluxe edition of I Watched the World Glide Effortlessly Bye and Other Pieces, this is one of only two unnumbered copies from a small publisher's overrun. As new.

[London]: Picador, [1973].. First British paperback edition. Very fine.

Ventura, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2001.. Small poetry card (5" x 3.75"). First edition. A previously unpublished work by Brautigan from the 1950's. Included in X-Ray No. 8 and also issued separately. As new.

Pasadena, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2005.. Pamphlet (a mini-chapbook measuring 4.25" x 2.75"). First edition. Limited to 250 numbered copies (there are also 26 lettered hardbound copies). The first appearance of these previously unpublished poems written by Brautigan in the mid 1950's. Another charming production from Brewton's X-Ray Book Co. As new.

Santa Barbara: Capra Press, [1989].. Softound. First edition. Spine and edges of cover faded, else very good plus.

London: Jonathan Cape, [1978].. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition. Very fine in price-clipped jacket. One of the scarcer British editions, especially with the jacket unfaded.

Berkeley: Book People, 1969.. 4to. The event is scheduled to take place at Book People's warehouse in Berkeley where attendees are invited to "Share an afternoon with Richard Brautigan..." Illustrated with a small cartoonish drawing of Brautigan. Printed in black on yellow stock with the text reproduced in holograph. Fine.

SF: Oar Books, 1966.. 4to. A small signed drawing of a trout by Brautigan is reproduced in facsimile. Printed in black on beige stock. A touch of toning but much less than usual, else a fine copy of this scarce piece of Brautigan ephemera.

SF: Privately published, 1960.. 4to. An exceptionally early piece of Brautigan ephemera. This 1960 reading (where Brautigan received second billing) is the second earliest reading by him that we've ever seen an announcement for. Printed in black on white stock. A fine copy of a scarce, very early handbill.

Cambridge, MA: Quincy Poetry Forum, 1969.. Printed in black utilizing various-sized fonts on white card stock. Fine. It's likely that not many of these were produced for this small venue.

n.p.: Privately published, 1967.. 4to. The event was scheduled to take place at Cal State's Winnett Lounge as part of Brautigan's stay as Poet in Residence, 1967. Printed in black on orange stock. Very fine.

London: Jonathan Cape, [1983].. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British edition. Fine in about fine dust jacket with a small chip and tear to the back panel, but none of the usual fading to the spine. One of the scarcer British editions.

[Berkeley & Forest Knolls, CA]: Burton Weiss & James P. Musser, 1996.. Quarter-bound in cloth and paper-covered boards. First edition of this collection of previously unpublished stories and poems. Introduction by Burton Weiss. One of 26 press lettered copies (of a total edition of 100) with a bumper sticker laid in printing "Phantom Kiss," one of the poems from this book. Handsomely printed on Rives paper by Marie Dern at the Jungle Garden Press. As new.

[Berkeley & Forest Knolls, CA]: Burton Weiss & James P. Musser, 1996.. Quarter-bound in cloth and paper-covered boards. First edition of this collection of previously unpublished stories and poems. Introduction by Burton Weiss. One of 68 press numbered copies (of a total edition of 100). Handsomely printed on Rives paper by Marie Dern at the Jungle Garden Press. As new.

No place: no publisher, n.d.. 4to. Broadside poem. Bootleg facsimile mimeoed in purple ink. This broadside was originally published by the Communication Company in the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." This item was among Brautigan's personal possessions for many years so we believe this was done roughly contemporaneous with the original. Very fine.

[SF]: Communication Company, [1967].. 4to. Broadside poem. First edition (issue with the background illustration of bones printed in black rather than red, priority unknown). A fugitive item from the Communication Company who also published the Diggers' communiques during the "Summer of Love" as well as work by other poets and even the Black Panthers. Very fine.

n.p.: Privately published, n.d.. 4to. Broadside poem. Facsimile piracy mimeoed in purple ink. This broadside was originally published by the Communication Company in the Haight-Ashbury during the "Summer of Love." This item was among Brautigan's personal possessions for many years so we believe it was done roughly contemporaneous with the original. Very fine.