Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2010. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Beat Scene Issue No. 62 begins with a feature on respected scholar, author & professor Eric Mottram, and the time he spent relentlessly affirming the importance of the Beats in cultural and academic circles formerly hostile to their influence and inclusion. Following is a feature on the time Jack Kerouac spent in Detroit with his first wife, Edie Kerouac-Parker; an..... More

London, England: Aloes Books, 1975. First Edition. Chapbook in Stapled Wrappers. Transcripts of a 1964 radio broadcast by Eric Mottram, early William S. Burroughs critical biographer (William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need, 1977) responding to the ban of WSB's works in Britain at the time; & a 1973 conversation between Mottram & WSB. A great rarity full of insight by & about WSB, in very fine condition with only very..... More

Paris, France: Christian Bourgois Editeur, 1980. First French Edition. Softcover, signature bound. This is the first French edition of Eric Mottram's William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need. First published in the UK in 1977, it is one of the earliest comprehensive critical studies of the work of WSB. Text in French. In very fine condition, with very minor creases & wear to glossy black covers & spine, slight loosening of..... More

Elmwood Park, IL: John O'Brien, 1981. First Printing. Softcover. This second-ever issue of the venerable literary journal chiefly edited & published by John O'Brien is sub-titled the "Paul Metcalf / Hubert Selby, Jr. Number" & features interviews, essays & various appreciation's of these two most important, daring writers. Paul Metcalf (1917-1999) was an acclaimed poet & prose writer with a most distinguished American literary pedigree- he was the great-grandson of..... More

New York, NY: Stanley Lewis, 1972. First Printing. Softcover. Signed by Diane Wakoski. This very first number of the critical literary journal edited by noted author Herbert Leibowitz features many learned reviews & essays about a vast array of poets & their works representing myriad schools & movements. In one case, a major poet is both a critic & the subject of criticism: Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed & prolific Beat-influenced..... More