Chicago, IL: Quadrangle Books, 1967. Second printing. Hardcover. “LSD is dangerous,” writes William Braden (1930-2008), “but its greatest danger may not be what we commonly suppose. There may be fear and peril in a ‘bad trip,’ but a ‘good trip’ may possess features which fundamentally challenge our religion and our God. This is the first book to make the connection between the LSD experience and some of the main currents..... More

New York, NY: Arnold Gingrich, 1968. First Printing. Glued Wrappers. This vintage number of the venerable men's magazine chiefly edited by Harold Hayes famously includes a compilation of articles under the title "Chicago: The Year of Our Lord, 1968," with contributions (in order) by Terry Southern ("Grooving in Chi"); Jean Genet ("The Members of the Assembly"); William S. Burroughs ("The Coming of the Purple Better One") & John Sack ("In..... More

New York, NY: Evergreen Review, Inc., 1968. First Printing. Book. This vintage issue of the legendary literary, cultural & arts journal chiefly edited by Barney Rosset features the story "Day the Records Went Up" by William S. Burroughs, accompanied by an illustration opposite its first page by John Somsky. As its introduction states, "The author of Naked Lunch offers a chilling picture of a time when mankind destroys itself by..... More

Berkeley, CA: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; Heyday books, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. "What catches Ira Nowinski's eye and what he captures with his lens are people- the beat poets of North Beach, opera divas radiating passion and delighting in adulation, cigar-smoking old Italians, tenant organizers, and an alert shirtless old man in a boxer's stance. These are photographs from three decades that speak eloquently and powerfully about..... More