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Santa Barbara, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Limited First Edition. Signed by Paul Bowles and bibliographer Jeffrey Miller, This copy is #186/200. This is a comprehensive compilation of the published writings & music of Paul Bowless (1910-1999) through 1986. A must for the serious Paul Bowles aficionado-collector, & a most rare, beautiful collectible item in itself. As New. Item #1021

William S. Burroughs. London, England & New York, NY: Serpent's Tail, 1995. First Edition. This is one of only 125 copies of a limited special edition of William S. Burroughs' "Ghost of Chance" issued concurrently with the first trade edition and signed by William S. Burroughs on the title page. This is copy #103/125. Housed in a black slipcase with black ribbon marker. Featuring b&w reproductions of WSB artworks throughout... Item #1521

Los Angeles, California: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Signed & numbered by Tom Clark, with additional signature on loose prospectus card. This is copy #26/175. A beautiful early production from the acclaimed Black Sparrow Press, this is a collection of poems by Tom Clark, prolific poet, novelist, editor & biographer of Kerouac & others. One of 175 hardcover copies numbered & signed by Clark with introductory notes... Item #1646

New York City, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. With signature of Allen DeLoach, previous owner. This is one of the earliest comprehensive studies of the Beat phenomenon, & is still regarded as an important source of information on "The tumultous '50s movement and its impact on today" (subtitle on dust jacket). The author Bruce Cook (1932-2003) interviewed Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs & other... Item #1648

IIlustrator K. Klopp. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Pomegranate Press, 1972. Limited Edition. 7 1/2" x 20". Broadside.This is #147/500. Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrinkwrap. An oblong broadside by the poet Robert Creeley (1926-2005), affiliated with the Beats, Black Mountain College & now a sui generis legend in the pantheon of American poetry. Issued in September 1972, signed by the poet & beautifully illlustrated. In fine condition, with only a.... Item #1649

Crumb, Robert. Hamburg, Germany: Ginkgo Press, 1992. Book Folio with slipcase. Cloth. This collection, originally published by Black Sparrow Press as a limited edition in 1990, consists of three classic R. Crumb stories: "The Story O' My Life," "People..Ya Gotta Love 'Em," and "I'm Grateful! I'm Grateful!" This is the Gingko Press limited signed edition. In gray cloth and publisher's slipcase. One of 500 numbered copies signed by R. Crumb... Item #1102

Berkeley, California: Wingbow Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. This is Edward Dorn's most famous work, his magnum opus, published here in complete form for the first time in a first hardcover trade edition of only 450 copies. Along with his contemporaries Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan & Charles Olson, Edward Dorn (1929-1999) is associated with Black Mountain College as one of the key "Black Mountain Poets." The poem, first published in... Item #1652

Berkeley, California: Oyez, 1968. Limited Edition. 20" x 28" Broadside. Signed with citation by Robert Duncan. A large broadside by Robert Duncan, issued in 1968 in a limited edition we believe consisted of under 200 copies. Duncan is a major figure in 20th century American poetry, associated with the Beats, the San Francisco Renaissance & the Black Mountain Poets. The text of the poem, My Mother Would Be A Falconress... Item #1654

Eleanor Dickinson. San Francisco, California: East Wind Printers, 1963. Limited Edition. 13"x 20" Broadside. Limited Edition. One of 300 copies (no numbering).Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrinkwrap. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. An exquisite broadside issued in an edition of 300 copies in October, 1963 for the 17th annual San Francisco Arts Festival. Featuring an evocative, emotional poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the venerable Beat poet & publisher, composed in London... Item #1658

Illustrated by McCurdy, Michael. Lincoln, Massachusetts: Penmaen Press, 1979. Limited Edition. 9" x 25" Broadside. Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrink wrap. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. A lovely oblong broadside issued in a limited edition of 300, illustrated by Michael McCurdy from Penmaen Press, his imprint. Featuring a poem by Beat icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti (still going strong at the age of 93 as of this writing!), & boldly signed... Item #1657

Pleasant Valley, New York: Kriya Press, 1967. Limited Edition. 14" x 19" including frame. Broadside This is lettered copy "J," either out of 100 copies total or 26 lettered copies in addition to 100 numbered copies. An illustrated broadside featuring a short poem by Allen Ginsberg, composed under the influences as indicated in the title, in June 1966. Ginsberg was in full hippie bloom a decade after his groundbreaking arrival... Item #1659

Cambridge, MA: Firefly Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. A slender volume of poetry in the form of earthy, uninhibited song lyrics by Allen Ginsberg, among the great original members of the Beat Generation. This is one of the scarcest rarities in all of the vast small-press Ginsberg oeuvre. One of only 50 numbered copies signed by the poet, this is copy #16/50. With photographs by Rosalie Post, including a tipped-in... Item #1600

West Glover, VT: Something Else Press, 1973. First Edition. Soft Cover. Signed by co-author William S. Burroughs A classic work that explains & applies the cut-up writing technique by its co-inventor, Brion Gysin. Also includes texts by William S. Burroughs and Ian Sommerville. Edited by Jan Herman. Advance Review Copy of the first softcover edition, limited to 1000 copies, with publisher's review card laid in. Signed by William S. Burroughs... Item #1175