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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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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Burroughs, William S
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An Original Photograph of William S. Burroughs
Columbia University :
1975.
Photograph.
First Edition.
Taken at a Columbia University Reading on April 17, 1975 by Fred W. McDarrah. 8 x 10 black & white gelatin hand print from the original negative by McDarrah. Caption written on back by McDarrah, with his signature above his address label which is affixed to the back of the...
Item #1055
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