Seattle, WA: The Arundel Press, Circa 1985. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Hand-numbered & signed by Clayton Eshleman. A broadside (approx. 13"x20") with the title poem by Clayton Eshleman, the acclaimed poet, editor & translator. One of an edition of 100 copies hand-numbered & signed by the poet, this is copy No. 26/100. A beautiful production, hand-printed on handmade paper, & a very significant Eshleman collectible. In very fine condition..... More

Dearborn, MI: Henry Ford Community College, circa 1986. First Printing. Broadside. Signed by Clayton Eshleman. A letter-size (8&1/2"x11") flyer-announcement of "A Dramatic Reading from the Letters, Essays, and Poems of Antonin Artaud" featuring Clayton Eshleman, the esteemed poet, translator & educator; & the actor Earl Kingston. The event took place at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, MI on December 1 of what was most likely the year of 1986..... More

Ann Arbor, MI: Shaman Drum Bookshop, 1987. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed & dated by Clayton Eshleman to James Perrizo. A broadside-poster (8&1/2"x14") announcing a party for the French poet-philosopher Michel Deguy at Shaman Drum Bookshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan held on October 10, 1987. Shaman Drum hosted many important readings & receptions during its three decades as Ann Arbor's premier independent bookstore, serving as a legendary gathering place &..... More

n/p: Unknown, 1988. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed & dated by Clayton Eshleman to James Perrizo. A broadside-poster (approx. 11"x17") announcing a poetry reading by Clayton Eshleman, the prolific poet, editor, translator & educator. The event was held on October 19, 1988, perhaps at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan where Eshleman was then a professor. At the bottom edge, the poet has hand-written: "For Jim Perrizo. (signed) Clayton Eshleman..... More

Dromenon Press, 1989. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed with drawing & citation by Clayton Eshleman to James Perrizo. A broadside-poster (12"x18") announcing a reading by Clayton Eshleman, the acclaimed "poet, translator and editor of SULFUR MAGAZINE" as noted, on October 22, 1989 at a restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Among a series of readings under the title "Word of Mouth." With a black & white reproduction of a print by Salvador..... More

San Francisco, CA: Vojo Skyline Press / Peter Lembcke Gallery, 1991. Limited Lettered First Printing. Single Sheet. "The paintings can't be explained. The best of them have a certain mystery about them that can't be explained... It is a mysterious process, painting. The figures, the creatures, the face appear 'out of nowhere,' so to speak, messengers or harbingers from some other place or time... I only know they exist in..... More

San Francisco, CA: Vojo Skyline Press / Peter Lembcke Gallery, 1991. Limited First Printing. Single Sheet. "The paintings can't be explained. The best of them have a certain mystery about them that can't be explained... It is a mysterious process, painting. The figures, the creatures, the face appear 'out of nowhere,' so to speak, messengers or harbingers from some other place or time... I only know they exist in their..... More

San Francisco, CA: Sore Dove Press, 2009. Limited First Printing. Single Sheet. “They were putting up the statue / of Saint Francis / in front of the church / of Saint Francis / in the city of San Francisco / in a little side street / just off the Avenue / where no birds sang / and the sun was coming up on time / in its usual fashion /..... More

San Francisco, CA: Intersection Coffee Gallery/Amaranth Press, 1977. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside-poster (20"x13") announcing the exhibit "Poems on Paper: An Exhibit of Bay Area Broadsides 1955-1977" which was held at the Intersection Coffee Gallery in San Francisco during March 22-May 5, 1977. Among the poets whose broadsides were exhibited were Robert Duncan, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Kaufman, Kenneth Patchen, Gary Snyder, Jack Spicer, Lew Welch, Philip Whalen..... More

Lowell, MA: Corporation for the Celebration of Jack Kerouac in Lowell, 1986. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large poster (16"x22") announcing an appearance by Allen Ginsberg, primary poet of the Beat Generation, on March 17, 1986, at a venue in Lowell, Massachusetts. The event was part of a celebration of Jack Kerouac around the time of what would have been his sixty-fourth birthday (March 12) in his hometown. With reproduction..... More

Ann Arbor, MI: Jewel Heart; Agenda Publications, 1991; 1997; 1998. First Printings. Folded Newspaper; Single Sheets. Three scarce & significant pieces of Allen Ginsberg Ephemera: (1) Flyer announcing a live appearance/reading by Ginsberg at University of Michigan's Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor on Friday, March 8, 1991, presented by Jewel Heart, the local Buddhist organization which he supported & visited. With photo of Ginsberg, vertical list of his major works..... More

Ann Arbor, MI: Jewel Heart; The Alternative Press, 1997. First Printings. Stapled Wrappers; Single Sheets. During May 24, 1997, less than two months after his passing on April 5, a major Allen Ginsberg Memorial event took place in the venerable Hill Auditorium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Offered here are three rare mementos of this reverent gathering to honor the memory of a Founding Father of the..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14" x 20") announcing a concert entitled "Motherload" with performances headlined by Big Brother & the Holding Company, along with the Sir Douglas Quintet & the Orkustra, during May 5-7, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The legendary psychedelic artist Rick Griffin (b. Richard Alden Griffin, 1944-1991) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here..... More