n/p: Unknown, 1982. First Printing. Single Sheet. A small (appx. 3&1/2"x8&1/2") broadside-flyer announcing a journey to the prehistoric cave art of France, led by Clayton Eshleman, poet-publisher-translator-educator-cave art authority. The journey was for sixteen days, from June 12-28, 1982. With descriptions of sites to be visited, seminars by Eshleman, biographical-bibliographical information, etc. Below the printed text, right on the bottom line-margin, is Eshleman's hand-signature. As quoted in italics from the..... More

Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico, Circa 1985. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Clayton Eshleman & Diane Wakoski to James Perrizo. A broadside-poster (11"x17") announcing the University of New Mexico (UNM) Poets & Writers Series presentation of a series of readings during September, October & November of an unstated year which we believe to be approximately 1985. The featured poets & writers, listed in the following order, were: William..... More

Dearborn, MI: Henry Ford Community College, circa 1986. First Printing. Single Sheet. 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..... 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

Chicago, IL: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed & dated by Clayton Eshleman to James Perrizo. A broadside-poster (11"x14") announcing the title event at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago held on March 18, 1988. Michigan-based poet Clayton Eshleman is the leading translator into English of the works of Caesar Vallejo (1892-1938), the great Peruvian poet & playwright. At this event..... More

Boston, MA: Impressions Workshop, Inc., 1967. Limited Edition. 27 1/2" x 20 1/2" Broadside. This is #29/200. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti; signed & numbered by illustrator. Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrinkwrap. This large beautiful broadside, one of a limited edition of 200, features a short poem by legendary Beat poet & publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a quintessentially hip, humorous & irreverent parody of a traditional prayer. Boldly signed by..... More

San Francisco, CA: Privately Printed by the Author, N/D. First Edition. Broadside. A broadside (8 & 1/2" x 11") with the short title poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the giant of poetry and publishing, still active at age 97 as of this writing. Photo-copied or offset printed (?) reproduction of the poet's hand-writing and unusually full signature. Hand-written in ink at the bottom below signature and date is: "itekCRC #2 of..... More

San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1978. Stated Third Printing (Dated 1-1-79). Broadside. Broadside (8 & 1/2" x 11"). On Nov. 27th, 1978, City Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in U.S. history and San Francisco mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White, a former police officer who had clashed with Milk over gay rights issues. In true protest-poet, activist fashion, it was a mere two..... More

San Francisco, CA: Sore Dove Press, 2009. First Edition. Broadside. Signed by Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti & Printer Bill Roberts A broadside published in March 2009 in honor of Lawrence Ferlinghetti's 90th birthday, featuring a passage from his classic, A Coney Island of the Mind. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Ferlinghetti. This special copy is hand-marked "Printer's Copy 2 of 10" & is also signed/initialed by printer Bill Roberts..... More

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

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

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