Below is a short list of some of our more interesting titles. This list is updated every week.
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Ballard, J. G
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Crash
New York, NY:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
1973.
Hardcover.
First edition.
The first American printing of the recently deceased author's famous novel, the basis for a film & many commentaries. A surreal & disturbing combination of those eternal unwitting twins, sex & violence in the form of a car crash. This copy is in exceptionally very fine condition, with only the...
Item #1412
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Beach, Mary, Weissner, Carl
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Ouvrez La Porte, A Quoi Bon?
Andy Warhol Caen, France:
Cahiers de Nuit,
1994.
Stapled wrappers.
First edition.
A limited edition booklet in dust jacket, illustrated with the famous 1967 banana illustration by Andy Warhol. Text in French. One of 100 numbered copies, out of a total edition of 200. This is copy #7/100. An extremely rare item, with book in mint condition & dj near mint with...
Item #1503
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Warren French
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The San Francisco Poetry Renaissance 1955-1960
Boston, MA:
Twayne,
1991.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
The best volume on the history of the SF poetry Renaissance that brought poets Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Philip Whalen, Gary Snyder & others international prominence. Unread condition. A 1/8" closed faint tear on back jacket panel, otherwise perfect. As New. Near Fine.
Item #1006
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Charters, Ann (Editor)
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The Portable Beat Reader
New York, NY:
The Viking Press,
1992.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Signed by Editor Signed by editor Ann Charters on title page. This is one of the most important & comprehensive anthologies of Beat writings thus far ever published, containing full works & excerpts from the canon of all of the greatest Beat authors: Burroughs, Ginsberg, Kerouac, Huncke, et.al. The editor...
Item #1007
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Bennett, John
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Crime of the Century
San Francisco, CA:
Second Coming Press,
1987.
Softcover.
First edition.
This copy of John Bennett's book of intense autobiography, observations & commentary once belonged to Charles Plymell, a fellow legend of writing & publishing. It is inscribed by the author on the inside front cover: "To Charlie Plymell-(signed) John Bennett 3/24/97." Also included is a typed letter from the author...
Item #1418
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Bennett, John, Bukowski, Charles, Childish, Billy, Fante, Dan, Selby, Jr., Hubert, et al
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X-Ray Number Seven, Fall 1998
San Francisco, CA:
X-Ray Book Co.,
1998.
Handsewn in clear plastic boards.
First edition.
Hand-numbered & signed by some contributors An assemblage of broadsides, silkscreened & decorative pages, all handprinted & handbound by master printer Johnny Brewton. A substantive collection of poems by John Bennett, Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Dan Fante, A. D. Winans & many more. Also includes an interview with Hubert Selby...
Item #1539
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Bowles, Paul, Miller, Jeffrey
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Paul Bowles A Descriptive Bibliography
Santa Barbara, CA:
Black Sparrow Press,
1986.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Signed by Paul Bowles and Compiler Jeffrey Miller. Limited First Edition, signed by Paul Bowles and bibliographer Jeffrey Miller, #186/200. This is a comprehensive compilation of all of Paul Bowles's published writings & music through 1986. A must for the serious Paul Bowles aficionado-collector, & a most rare, beautiful collectible...
Item #1021
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Bowles, Paul, Mrabet, Mohammed
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Marriage With Papers
Bolinas, CA:
Tombouctou,
1986.
Hard Cover.
Limited First Edition.
Signed by Author and translator Translated by Paul Bowles. One of 100 hardcover copies signed by both author Mohammed Mrabet & translator Paul Bowles. Issued without dust jacket., no sequence number. A very rare & collectible Paul Bowles item. Fine.
Item #1022
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Rey Rosa, Rodrigo, Bowles, Paul
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The Pelcari Project
Tiburon, CA:
Cadmus Editions ,
1997.
Hard Cover.
First American Edition.
Signed by Author and Translator. Rey Rosa's first full-length Novella - Translated from the Spanish & Afterword by Paul Bowles. Bilingual edition with Spanish on left pages & English translation on right pages. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Rey Rosa & Paul Bowles, this is #20/150. Red cloth...
Item #1027
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Bremser, Ray
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The Conquerors
Sudbury, MA:
Water Row Press,
1998.
H.
First Edition.
Published just before Ray Bremser's death in 1998, this beautifully produced volume contains 3 jazz poems. The titular poem is the newest work, the other 2 were written years earlier. One of 100 editions signed by the poet, this is #58/100. As New.
Item #1033
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Burns, Charles, Panter, Gary, DeHaven, Tom
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Pixie Meat
Charles Burns and Gary Panter. Sudbury, MA:
Water Row Press,
1990.
I.
First Edition.
Signed by Author and Illustrator, in a unique Folio cover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Pixie Meat is a stunning book to behold- with captivating artwork by two of the comic art world's best artists and help with the text from novelist Tom Dehaven. Limited to 226 copies...
Item #1037
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Burroughs, Jr., William, Ginsberg, Allen
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Speed
New York:
Olympia Press ,
1970.
Softcover.
First Edition.
A look at the "methedrine universe" of William Burroughs Jr., the ill-fated son of William S. Burroughs. A chronicle of the author's experiences, impressions & struggles with the drug which his mother was severely addicted to and passed onto him at birth. A classic work and a cornerstone in any...
Item #1084
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Burroughs, William S., Gysin, Brion
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The Exterminator
San Francisco, CA:
The Auerhahn Press,
1960.
Softcover.
First edition.
Signed by William S. Burroughs (Maynard & Miles, A4a, pgs. 21-22) The first edition of William S. Burroughs' & Brion Gysin's early cut-up collaboration, signed by William S. Burroughs on the title page. A top-tiere WSB rarity, in fine condition with some soiling & sunning to covers & spine, spotting...
Item #1510
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Burroughs, William S
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The Soft Machine
Paris, France:
Olympia Press,
1961.
Softcover.
First edition.
Signed by William S. Burroughs The first edition of Willam S. Burroughs' first novel-length work after Naked Lunch, published by Maurice Girodias' Olympia Press (Maynard & Miles, A5(a) p. 23-24). The text of this edition is different from both the U.S. & British editions, the first of 3 alternate versions...
Item #1423
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Burroughs, William S
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Dead Fingers Talk
London, England:
John Calder in association with Olympia Press,
1963.
Hardcover.
First edition.
(Maynard & Miles, A7a, pgs. 38-39) Published only in the UK, this work combines texts from the Olympia Press editions of Naked Lunch, The Soft Machine & The Ticket That Exploded, along with new additional material, cut-up & folded-in to form a new work. A very rare William S. Burroughs...
Item #1511
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Burroughs, William S., et al
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Ambit, No. 20
London, England:
Ambit,
1964.
Stapled Wrappers.
First edition.
(Maynard & Miles C92, pg. 128) This issue of the quarterly literary journal from the dawn of London's swinging sixties (notice the front cover graphics) features a 3-column cut-up with explanatory author's note by William S. Burroughs, Martin's Mag. A very significant WSB rarity in exceptionally very fine condition, with...
Item #1513
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Burroughs, William S
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The American Theatre For Poets Presents William Burroughs Valetine's Day Reading
New York, NY:
at the East End Theatre,
1965.
Stapled.
First Edition.
Maynard & Miles F12, p. 211; signed by author. 7 pages. Mimeographed, stapled.This short, extremely rare item Contains "Transcript of Dutch Schultz's Last Words" (6 pages) and "The ColdSpring News Sunday, September 17, 1899 (William Burroughs, Editor)." It is a theatre programtranscript of a reading that WSB gave on Valentine's...
Item #1042
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Burroughs, William S., et al
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My Own Mag, No. 12
Barnet, Herts, UK:
Jeff Nuttall,
May 1965.
Stapled Sheets.
First edition.
(Maynard & Miles, C112, pgs. 138-139) This issue of the legendary hand-crafted countercultural literary magazine includes 2 contributions by William S. Burroughs, an early version of The Last Words of Dutch Schultz with illustrations by Nuttall, & Letter to Sunday Times Apamorphine Times. With an illustrated page from the victorian-era...
Item #1512
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Burroughs, William S., Gysin, Brion
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The Exterminator
San Francisco, CA:
Dave Haselwood Books,
1967.
softcover.
Second edition.
First published by the Auerhahn Press in 1960, this is the second edition of The Exterminator, with different colors on covers, & a slightly larger format. (Maynard & Miles, A4(b) p. 22) One of 1000 copies. An early & very important collaboration between WSB & Gysin, they both contribute texts...
Item #1425
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Burroughs, William S
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Intrepid #14/15
Buffalo, NY:
Intrepid Press,
1969.
Stapled covers & sheets.
First edition.
Special Burroughs Issue. This is the double issue of the literary journal Intrepid, edited by Allen De Loach, dedicated to works by & about William S. Burroughs. The WSB pieces include Salt Chunk Mary, Roosevelt after Inauguration & a letter to Allen Ginsberg. Among the pieces about WSB are contributions...
Item #1427
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Burroughs, William S
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The Wild Boys a Book of the Dead
New York, NY:
Grove Press, Inc.,
1971.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Maynard & Miles A20a, pp. 73-74 In her fine critical biography, William S. Burroughs, Jennie Skerl writes that "The wild boys represent the release of demonic energy in conscious fantasy, which Burroughs believes is a means of human liberation- both personal and social. By bringing the unconscious irrational desires of...
Item #1047
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Burroughs, William S
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Le Ultime Parole Di Dutch Schultz
Milan, Italy:
Sugar Editore,
1971.
Signature-bound Softcover.
First Italian Edition.
(Maynard & Miles, D37, pg. 195) This is the first Italian translation of the first UK version of Willam S. Burroughs' The Last Words of Dutch Schultz, published the previous year. Text in Italian. The last 8 leaves of this copy are slightly wrinkled as issued by the publisher, &...
Item #1514
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Burroughs, William S. and Gysin, Brion
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TIME
Sussex, England:
Urgency Press Ripoff edition,
1972.
Stapled sheets.
First Edition Thus.
Missing from Maynard & Miles, this was an unofficial edition. TIME, by William S. Burroughs, with drawings by Brion Gysin, was Originally Published by Ted Berrigan's C Press in 1965 (Maynard & Miles A11, p.52), This is the Urgency Press Rip-Off Edition, one of 495 copies printed on a mimeograph...
Item #1050
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Burroughs, William S
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Exterminator!
New York City, New York:
The Viking Press,
1973.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
Maynard & miles A23, pp. 83-84. In one of the earliest book-length critical studies of WSB's work, the excellent William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need, Eric Mottram writes that "Exterminator! is a call for help, a cry of surprise, a shout of recognition, and a demand for the agent and...
Item #1051
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Burroughs, William S
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The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
New York, NY:
The Viking Press,
1975.
Hard Cover.
First Edition.
In his important early critical study of WSB, William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need, Eric Mottram writes that in this work, '....Dutch Schultz's mob', the federal government's power.... move in a continuous sphere of action within the monologue of the dying gangster, a deathbed 'last words' under police interrogation, transcribed...
Item #1054
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