New York, NY: Unmuzzled Ox, February 1972. Stapled Wrappers. First Edition. Vol. 1, #22. This issue of the literary journal edited by Michael Andre features a short, complimentary piece about Claude Pelieu by William S. Burroughs dated January 23, 1968; the text of a letter to Pelieu & his wife/collaborator Mary Beach from Allen Ginsberg; cover drawing, logo & several illustrations... Item #1617

New York, NY: Grove Press, 2000. softcover. Uncorrected Proof. The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs. These are the last private musings & reflections of William S. Burroughs, written from mid-November 1996 through August 1, 1997, the day before he died. In his poignant introduction that details WSB's life in his twilight years, James Grauerholz writes that the journals... Item #1608

Milan, Italy: Adelphi Edizione, 2010. Softcover. First Italian Translation. This is the first Italian translation of "The Yage Letters Redux," first published in the U.S. in 2006, a greatly expanded, reorganized edition, edited & with a lengthy, most skullerly introduction by top WSB authority Oliver Harris. A very rare version of the latest & most comprehensive edition of this... Item #1609

New York, NY: Larry Fagin, 1968-1970. Staplebound w/o spine wrappers as issued. First Editions. Issue Numbers 1-5. The first 5 issues of one of the most significant productions of the NYC "Mimeo Revolution," a period of great literary ferment during the 1960s & 1970s. As described by its legendary editor Larry Fagin, who remains active in the East Village of NYC, "The title derives... Item #1639

Boulder, CO: City Lights Booksellers & Publishers , 1977. Single sheet card stock. Original Postcard. Handwritten & signed by Allen Ginsberg & Gregory Corso to Beth Biderman. A handwritten postcard, dated July 23, 1977, sent by Allen Ginsberg from the Naropa Institute in Boulder, CO to Beth Biderman, the songwriter/producer & daughter of artist/filmmaker Peggy Biderman. With two short messages handwritten in ink by Ginsberg... Item #1616

London, England: The Weavers, Circa 1994. First edition. This 11- 5/8" x 16" poster announces a spoken word performance by Beat Generation founding father Herbert Huncke on October 25th, (probably) 1994 at The Weavers, a London, England venue. Huncke's age is mentioned as 79 (born 1915), therefore our educated guestimate of the year this poster was printed &... Item #1625

Peter Jonckheere Amsterdam, Netherlands: Neptune Books and Music/Suzanne Hines Lodder, 1995. Limited Edition. Signed by Herbert Huncke; also hand-numbered, signed & dated by illustrator Peter Jonckheere. This is one of only eighty hand-designed & printed cards created to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Beat legend Herbert Huncke in 1995, the year before his death. Huncke had been invited to the Netherlands by Suzanne... Item #1623

Louisville, Kentucky: The Literary Renaissance, 1995. First Edition. A beautiful broadside printed on thick glossy paper stock, 12" x 22" in size, "Published in Heaven Poster Series #23" as stated by the publisher, well-known for its fine productions of William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima & many other Beat Literary giants. Featuring a photograph of Huncke... Item #1626

n/p (prob. Paris, France: 1990. Gatefold album. Autograph card/assemblage. Handwritten & signed by Claude Pelieu & Mary Beach to Peggy Biderman This unique item is a small portfolio of photographs of artworks by Claude Pelieu & Mary Beach, the well-known husband & wife artist/writers who were important participants during the Paris "Beat Hotel" period & beyond, collaborating & corresponding... Item #1615

New York, NY: Circa 1969. Single sheet. Original Print. Original photograph of Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe, unpublished outtake. This is an original developed photograph of an image taken by the noted photographer Judith Linn. During the late 1960s-early 1970s, the photographer was the friend & collaborator of Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe. All three were very young &... Item #1621

Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc., 2004. Softcover. Later Printing. My Years With Andy Warhol. Singned by Ultra Violet to Richard Meyers This later reprint of Ultra Violet's memoir of her experiences as an Andy Warhol "Superstar" at his NYC Factory, originally published in 1988, is signed by the author to Richard Meyers: "For Richard Meyers/"god bless you"/(signed) Ultra Violet/Dec... Item #1618

Various: 1960s 1970s. Comic. First edition. The Third Mind books Vintage Comics Collection consists of sixty-five original vintage comic books from the late 1960s through the very early 1970s. Together, they form a time capsule through pop-culture history. Contemporary super-heroes, more down-to-earth icons like Archie, serializations of television show episodes & movies, spoofs, the whole spectrum... Item #1607