Cambridge, MA: The Pomegranate Press, 1974. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by Poet Frederick Morgan & illustrator Karyl Klopp A broadside (approx. 11&1/2"x18&1/4") with the title poem, a translation of ancient Chinese text by the acclaimed American poet Frederick Morgan (1922-2004). The five stanzas are musings on the four directions of the compass, & the center from which they emanate. With illustrations by noted artist Karyl Kloop. One of..... More
[Item #2162]
Pleasant Valley, NY: Kriya Press, 1967. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed & with hand-written information by Bob Wilson. An illustrated broadside (13"x18") featuring a short poem by Allen Ginsberg, composed under the influence as indicated in the title, in June 1966. Ginsberg was in full hippie bloom a decade after his groundbreaking arrival on the scene as one of the most important members of the original Beat Generation. Issued..... More
[Item #2169]
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
[Item #2593]
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, circa 1977. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Allen Ginsberg. A broadside-poster (11" X `7") announcing events at a Fine Arts Festival at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which took place during March 16-27 of 1977 (though no year is mentioned, our curatorial research has determined that year with certainty). The first event noted in the..... More
[Item #2058]
California, PA: COSMEP, 1980. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside-poster (11"x17") announcing a COSMEP (Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers) Conference at California State College in California, Pennsylvania during June 15-22, 1980. Among those noted to conduct readings & workshops were Allen Ginsberg, a primary founder of the Beat Generation; Arthur & Kit Knight, the pioneering Beat scholarship & publishing team that issued the important series of publications under..... More
[Item #2634]
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
[Item #2183]
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
[Item #3321]
San Francisco, CA: The San Francisco Oracle, Circa 1967. First Printing (presumed). Single Sheet. A print (approx. 11&1/2"x14&1/2") with illustration by the legendary artist Rick Griffin (1944-1991), creator of iconic poster, album & underground comix artworks. The image depicted is entitled "The Oracle" & appears to be a variation of Griffin's front cover artwork for the sixth issue of The San Francisco Oracle, published in 1967. The Oracle was a...... More
[Item #2737]
Oxford, England: Sycamore Press, 1969. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (13"x8") with the title poem by Thom Gunn (1929-2004), the Anglo-American poet originally associated with "The Movement" style along with Philip Larkin et al. in England, & later a pioneer in the exploration of gay themes while residing in San Francisco. The poem is dedicated to Jere Franzway. Issued as Sycamore Broadsheet 6, in what we have seen references..... More
[Item #2168]
London, England: Poem-of-the-Month Club Ltd., 1971. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Thom Gunn. A broadside (11"x15&1/2") with the title poem by Thom Gunn (1929-2004), the acclaimed Anglo-American poet first associated with Philip Larkin & other members of "The Movement" in England, then with gay themes in San Francisco. A deeply evocative poem that conjures the poet's legendary bohemian life. Gunn has hand-signed his name below the printed text of..... More
[Item #2172]
n/p: Unknown, Circa 1960. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11"x14") with an untitled poem (first line: "This is a coop"/) by Jack Hirschman, printed in a facsimile of his handwriting & signature on cream-colored paper. Hirschman's long, prolific career as an acclaimed poet, translator & activist has included his appointment as Poet Laureate of San Francisco & founding of the International Poetry Festival there. He is authentically of the..... More
[Item #2175]
London, England: The Goliard Press, 1967. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. A broadside (7&1/2"x12&3/4") with an untitled poem (first line: "Wasn't it like"/) by Jack Hirschman, the prolific poet, translator & activist who was the Poet Laureate of San Francisco & founded the International Poetry Festival there. One of an edition of 100 copies, not numbered, out of which 75 copies are unsigned as here. An exquisite production by the..... More
[Item #2176]
San Francisco, CA: The Brownstone Press, 1970. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (12&3/4"x18&1/2") with the title poem by Jack Hirschman. A most prolific & revered poet associated with the Beats, Hirschman was the Poet Laureate of San Francisco, where he founded the International Poetry Festival. Issued as Butterfly Broadside No. 2 in an unknown limitation. A beautiful production, with repetitive rows & columns of illustrations (including butterflies) on the..... More
[Item #2174]
Portland, OR: The Yes! Press, 1971. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (8"x12&1/2") with the title poem by Jack Hirschman, the renowned poet, translator & activist who was the Poet Laureate of San Francisco & founded the International Poetry Festival there. Issued in 1971 as "No. 10 in a series of free poems for your pleasure...," in an unknown limitation by the Yes! Press in Portland, Oregon. A stark production..... More
[Item #2177]
n/p: The Lost Pleiade Press, 1974. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. A broadside (8"x11") with an untitled poem (first line: "Time of the people changed to prayer"/) by acclaimed poet, translator & activist Jack Hirschman, former Poet Laureate of San Francisco, where he founded the International Poetry Festival. One of 300 copies, not numbered, printed by Noel Young for The Lost Pleiade Press in August 1974. A handsome production with..... More
[Item #2178]
Louisville, Kentucky: The Literary Renaissance, 1995. First Edition. Broadside. A beautiful broadside printed on thick glossy paper stock, 12" x 22" in size, "Published in Heaven Poster Series #23" as stated by the publisher, well-known for its fine productions of William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima & many other Beat Literary giants. Featuring a photograph of Huncke near the end of his life, weathered & thoughtful, & an..... More
[Item #1626]
Louisville, KY: The Literary Renaissance, 1993. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11"x17") announcing the appearance of Grateful Dead member Robert Hunter at the University of Louisville. As noted on the broadside, Hunter, in addition to being the primary lyricist for the Grateful Dead, wrote lyrics for Bob Dylan, Jefferson Starship & others; he has also published his own poems & translations of some works by Ranier Maria Rilke. The..... More
[Item #2179]
Ann Arbor, MI: OtherWind Press, 1989. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by Robert Kelly. A broadside (10"x14") with the title poem by Robert Kelly, the prolific poet, translator & educator associated with the Deep Image Group. One of an edition of 150 copies printed by the OtherWind Press in 1989, this is copy No. 47/150. The poet has hand-signed his name in thick black ink below the poem. A...... More
[Item #2182]
New York, NY: Portents (Ann & Samuel Charters), 1967. First Edition. Folded broadside. A limited edition broadside, one of 200 copies (no sequence #). Large sheet of orange-rust stock folded to make a 4-page booklet, with a poem by Jack Kerouac, "An Imaginary Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant/Edgar Allen Poe", & on the facing page a tipped-in photograph by Ann Charters of a painting by Hugo Weber, shown on its..... More
[Item #1474]
Robert LaVigne. New York City, New York: Portents (Ann & Samuel Charters), 1969. First Edition. Framed Broadside. A poetry broadside (12" X 14") featuring a haiku by Jack Kerouac (which later appeared in the posthumous Scattered Poems) and a 1956 line drawing of Kerouac by Robert LaVigne. Published "As a memoriam - J.K., March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969"; by Ann and Samuel Charters. At the bottom is printed..... More
[Item #1664]
Cassady, Carolyn. California, PA: Arthur & Kit Knight, 1977. First Printing. Single Sheet. A bold broadside (14" x 22") issued as Vol. 6 of The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual series by Arthur & Kit Knight, the pioneer Beat revival publishers. With the title poem by Jack Kerouac about his legendary friend & muse, Neal Cassady, dated March 30, 1954; & an illustration of Kerouac by Carolyn Cassady, Neal's wife..... More
[Item #1773]
Bernhardt Fudyma Design Group. New York City, New York: Penguin Books, 1979. First Printing. 16 1/2" x 22" Poster. A large promotional poster announcing the publication of the first paperback edition of the acclaimed Jack's Book: "An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac", by Barry Gifford & Lawrence Lee. With a bold, colorful illustration based on a much-reproduced photograph of Kerouac by Allen Ginsberg. The text at the bottom reads: "The..... More
[Item #1662]
San Francisco, CA: Roxie Theater, 1985. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large (18" x 27") vintage poster announcing the "Gala World Theatrical Premiere and Beat Celebration Party" of the film biography of Jack Kerouac produced & directed by John Antonelli, on July 2, 1985. The film features William S. Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Michael McClure & many other original Beat figures. The Premiere Celebration at the Roxie..... More
[Item #1775]
n/p: c. 1980s. First Printing. Single Sheet. A beautifully produced poster-print on high-quality thick paper stock, with an illustration of Jack Kerouac holding a cat (based we're sure on a well-known photograph that's been reproduced in several Kerouac biographies & related books) by Vassilios Giavis. With wide margins surrounding image of illustration & titles. From the collection of the late James Perrizo, Beat collector, scholar & one-time assistant to Edie..... More
[Item #1781]
n/p: c, 1980s. First Printing. Single Sheet. Another copy of item#1781 above, a fine print-poster on high-quality thick paper stock. The illustration of Jack Kerouac holding a cat by Vassilios Giavis appears to be based on a well-known photograph of Kerouac in his later years which has appeared in biographies & related books. With wide margins surrounding image of illustration & titles. Also from the collection of James Perrizo (1944-2006)..... More
[Item #1782]