San Francisco, CA: James Koller, 1967. First Printing. Softcover. "rages/ strain/ Dog of Tartarus/ Guards of Tartarus/ Finks of the Bosses. War Makers" (untitled, Charles Olson, first stanza pg. 1) This vintage 1967 number of the literary journal co-edited (with Edward van Aelstyn) & published by the noted poet-ecologist James Koller (1936-2014) is the proverbial Embarrassment of Riches, with contributions of cutting-edge poetry, prose-poetry & prose by a dizzying array..... More

Coventry, England, UK: Beat Scene Press, 2015. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This Early Summer 2015 number of the magazine-format literary journal edited, published & with contributions by Kevin Ring in the UK features a talk-based essay by Peter Anastas describing a visit to the great "Maximus" poet Charles Olson by none other than the Founding Father of the Beat Generation himself, Jack Kerouac, during October of 1968, the twilight of..... More

Eugene, OR: Northwest Review, 1963. First Printing. “Still, a more serious problem remains for this hearing: the issues arising from the murder of seventy men, that is to say, the greatest massacre we have ever known. The guilty remains at liberty with weapons in hand - weapons which continually threaten the citizens. If all the weight of the law does not fall upon the guilty, because of cowardice, or because..... More

Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2009. First Edition. Softcover. "Amassed from the riches of the Naropa University audio archives, this collection offers an exciting new look at the Beats- whose influence lives on in the art and politics of our time. In these conversational talks and interviews readers are introduced to the hard truths behind being a Beat woman, the haunting accuracy of William S. Burroughs' world-view, the passion and..... More

New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1961. First Edition, Review Copy. Hardcover. "When the beat writers emerged from San Francisco in 1956, they succeeded in touching off controversy and discussion throughout America which continue unabated today. Not only their writing,but their nonconformist way of life- with its special interest in jazz, Buddhism, drugs, and squalor- became a subject of general interest, discussed and hotly argued in a wide range..... More

Warwickshire, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2001. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage 2001 number of the magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK features an extensive special section about City Lights Books, Lawrence Ferlinghetti's iconic San Francisco bookstore & publisher, with a main article by Ring(?) & memoirs by David Amram, Ianthe Brautigan (Richard's daughter), Ann & Samuel Charters, Diane di Prima, Michael McClure..... More

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1960. First Printings. Softcovers. Two contiguous, early vintage numbers of the legendary literary journal chiefly edited by Barney Rosset & published by his Grove Press imprint: (1) Evergreen Review Vol. 4 No. 13 (May - June 1960)- This issue, titled "What is 'Pataphysics?," is introduced in a "Superliminal Note" by Roger Shattuck, who states seven definitions-principals beginning with " 'Pataphysics is the science of..... More

Berkeley & Oakland, CA: The House of "K" 1988. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Clayton Eshleman. This second-to-last number of the short-lived but significant mimeo-zine literary journal edited & with contributions by Benjamin Friedlander & Andrew Schelling features a lengthy, erudite essay by Clayton Eshleman, the venerable American poet, translator & educator who has long resided in Michigan near us, our friend & mentor. The subject is Paul blackburn..... More

Boston, MA (1) / Fresno, CA (2) / New York, NY (3) / No Place (4) / Ann Arbor, MI: Twayne [1]; The Giligia Press [2]; New Directions [3]; [4] Anonymous; [5] Third Mind Books, 1961; 1969; 1991; 2018. First Printings. Hardcover; Softcover in Stiff Wraps; Single Sheet; Softcover. Here we feast our eyes upon the Supreme Scholarly "First and Second San Francisco Renaissance Bundle," an it's-all-here package featuring five..... More

Berkeley, CA: Poltroon Press, 2002. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. "Secrets of the inner mind, the hidden heart, compulsions and obsessions ... to step/ across the shadows of small trees at night" ("21:v:59," first sentence/stanza, unpaginated) A collection of prose-poetic fragments, untitled but dated between 1958-1963, by Philip Whalen (1923-2002), the great American Beat Generation/ San Francisco Renaissance poet & Zen Buddhist monk. Oblong chapbook in stapled wrappers, one of..... More