San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1966. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Allen Ginsberg at his contribution. The third number of the landmark first series of literary journals published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti's iconic Beat imprint, City Lights Books. Featuring an article by Richard Shattuck about the great French Surrealist poet & playwright Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918, "Apollinaire's Great Whitman Happening") with a photograph of Apollinaire; Mary Beach's translation from French into..... More

San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1966. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The third number of the landmark first series of literary journals published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti's iconic Beat imprint, City Lights Books. Featuring an article by Richard Shattuck about the great French Surrealist poet & playwright Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918, "Apollinaire's Great Whitman Happening") with a photograph of Apollinaire; Mary Beach's translation from French into English of a...... More

San Francisco, CA: Jacob Herman; Gail Dusenbery, 1968. First Printing. Softcover. This second number of the literary journal edited & published by Jacob Herman & Gail Dusenbery features two contributions by William S. Burroughs, Founding Father of the Beat Generation-&-Beyond, as well as the iconic figure of our very enterprise: "Salt Chunk Mary" & "Last Awning Flaps on the Pier," exemplary short classics that mark WSB's later-1960s transition from his..... More

Ostheim/Rhon, Germany: Engpol Medien, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed to Mary Beach Pelieu by Peter Engstler. A volume of prose by German writer-publisher Peter Engstler, published in Germany with all text in German. On the title page, Engstler has hand-inscribed & signed in English: "For Mary Beach Pelieu/ Best Wishes/ 20.10.03(October 10, 2003)/ (signed) Peter Engstler." Mary Beach (1919-2006) & her husband Claude Pelieu (1934-2002) were avant-garde writers..... More

Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Claude Pelieu to Jeffrey Weinberg A book of poems & prose by the French Beat cohort Claude Pelieu-Washburn (usually known just as Claude Pelieu), published by Charles Plymell's Cherry Valley Editions & translated into English by Mary Beach. This copy is signed in purple ink by the author on the title page to Water Row Press publisher Jeffrey..... More

n/p (prob. Paris, France: 1990. Autograph card/assemblage. Gatefold album. 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 with William S. Burroughs & many others. Pelieu & Beach created..... More

Ostheim/ Rohn, Germany: Peter Engstler Verlag, 2011. First Edition Thus. Softcover. The first German-language edition of the now-classic compendium of cut-up writings & collages by Claude Pelieu (1934-2002), the great French Avant Garde Beat-&-Beyond writer-artist who published prolifically, often in collaboration with or inspired by his wife Mary Beach, William S. Burroughs, Charles Plymell & many others. Plymell's wife, Pamela Beach Plymell, is Mary Beach's daughter, & therefore the Plymells..... More

Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, March-April 1975. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. A literary anthology in magazine format with interviews, poetry, prose, collages & photos. Edited by Charles Plymell, Pamela Beach Plymell, and Joshua Norton. Contributors include Victor Bockris, Andrew Wylie, Claude Pelieu, Mary Beach, Carl Weissner, James Grauerholz, John Giorno, Aram Saroyan, A.D. Winans, more. Photographs of Neal Cassady. In fine condition with only some rubbing to covers, very..... More

Cherry Valley, NY: 1998. Original manuscripts & photographs. Loose materials in mailing envelope. An original archive gathered by Charles Plymell at the Beat Reunion Festival that took place in Cherry Valley, NY during the summer of 1998. Included in this unique collection are 9 photographs featuring Charles & Pamela beach Plymell; Andy Clausen, Poet; Gordon Ball, poet, author & editor of Allen Ginsberg volumes; Edward Sanders, poet, author & legendary..... More

Mansfield, PA: Mansfield State College, 1971. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski at her contribution. This double number of the academic literary journal features a poem entitled "With Words (For Tony)" by noted Michigan poet Diane Wakoski. The poet has hand-signed her name along with a characteristic column of small illustrations in blue ink, to the right of her printed name & the title of her contribution. Also an..... More