n/p: Unknown, 1968. First Printing. Single Sheet. Hand-signed (abbreviated) by Edward Sanders. A broadside (11"x17") with an untitled, typically scurrilous poem by Ed Sanders, a key figure in literature, publishing & music (the Fugs) in the countercultural ferment of 1960s NYC & beyond. Issued as "My Dukes 3" as written on an illustration of a crown & clenched fists at lower left below poem, by an unknown printer/publisher. The last..... More

Bolinas, CA: Yanagi, 1977. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. A large broadside (17"x22") with the title poem by Ed Sanders, the legendary, still quite active figure in the literary, publishing & musical counterculture of 1960s NYC & beyond. There is a reference to John Keats in the first line ("Keats is dead..."), & an illustration of a mashed-up version of Keats' poem "Ode to a Nightingale" in an outlined square..... More

Minneapolis, MN: The Toothpaste Press for Bookslinger Editions, 1983. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by Edward Sanders. A broadside (approx. 9&7/8"x13&1/8") with the title poem by Edward Sanders, a primary poet, publisher & musician of the 1960s NYC counterculture & beyond, still going strong as of this writing. The poem is Sanders' translation of a work by the ancient Greek poet Sappho. One of 90 hand-numbered copies produced "...on..... More

Ann Arbor, MI: Rainbow People's Party, 1971. First Printing. Single Sheet. Offered here is an original postcard petitioning for the release of John Sinclair, the seminal countercultural activist whose "Total Assault on the Culture!" began with his founding of the Artists' Workshop in Detroit, Michigan. Sinclair was immortalized by John Lennon in his song, "John Sinclair" which chronicled Sinclair's unfair, deceitful arrest and imprisonment. The efforts of Lennon, the Ann..... More

Berkeley, CA: Oyez, 1964. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (approx. 11"x17&1/2") with the title poem by Gary Snyder, a primary poet of the Beat Generation & beyond. Issued as Oyez 9 in an unknown limitation & printed by the venerable Auerhahn Press, which produced many important editions of Beat & San Francisco Renaissance writers. A beautiful production, with hopscotch-pattern thick line illustration over text of poem. Dated "4.X.1964"(October 4..... More

Santa Barbara, CA: The Unicorn Bookshop, 1969. Variant Revised Edition, Second Printed Version, First Edition Thus. Single Sheet. A broadside (24"x18") with the title four-part manifesto by Gary Snyder, among the foremost primary poets of the Beat Generation & an impassioned environmentalist. An urgent clarion call more relevant now than ever. This is a variant of the final draft of the work, printed by Noel Young for the Unicorn Bookshop..... More

Berkeley, CA: Serendipity Books, 1973. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (7&1/2"x13") with two short poems ("Clear-Cut" & "Virgin") on the theme of logging (along with anti-war & erotic sentiments) by Gary Snyder, among the primary poets of the Beat Generation & beyond. As noted in the colophon information below the poem, "This free broadside published by Serendipity Books for the International Antiquarian Book Fair, Spring, 1973. Printed at the..... More

Berkeley, CA: Myths & Texts Bookstore, Circa 1976. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11"x17") announcing "a reading in homage to dance and the vajra-solid arts of South India" by Gary Snyder, a primary poet of the Beat Generation & beyond. The event was "a benefit for the Balasaraswati Music & Dance Co. School" & was held on Friday, February 13 at a Junior High School in Berkeley, CA. No..... More

New York, NY: Samuel Charters, Undated (1960s). Limited Edition. 8 1/4" x 18" Broadside. One of 100 copies (no numbering). Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrinkwrap. A broadside featuring a poem by Jack Spicer, a leading figure of the San Francisco Renaissance & the west coast Beat movement. With vivid imagery & vague menace, it is 16th in the Portents series issued by Ann & Samuel Charters. With a...... More

San Francisco, CA: North American Ibis Alchemical Co., 1968. First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (approx. 20&3/4" x 27&5/8") promoting the original 1968 release of the experimental psychedelic film by "Humble" Ben Van Meter. According to Van Meter's introduction to his website, he was active in San Francisco "...during the legendary sixties as a creator of underground, experimental art films and lightshows which he and other artists put on at..... More

San Francisco, CA: The Tenth Muse, 1970. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (11&1/4"x15&1/4") with the short, evocative title poem by Diane Wakoski, the acclaimed poet who has long resided in Michigan. With a photograph by Betty Berenson above the poem. A beautiful production, & a desirable Wakoski rarity. In very fine condition with only a very small bump-crease at lower right corner; vertical line of tiny print spots along..... More

Mt. Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press, 1974. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Diane Wakoski. A broadside-prospectus (6&1/2"x13&1/4") announcing the publication of the title volume of "six poems/one fable...with eleven illustrations by Ellen Lanyon" by Diane Wakoski, the venerable, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan. With illustration of a camel being ridden on & with birds & a snake, presumably by Lanyon. The book promoted here is a...... More

Mt. Horeb, WI: The Perishable Press Limited, 1981. First Printing. Single Sheet. Signed by Diane Wakoski. A broadside-prospectus (approx. 11&7/8"x5&1/4") announcing the publication of the title volume of "9 poems about food & eating..." by Diane Wakoski, the venerable, prolific poet who has long resided in Michigan; with "12 wonderful illustrations to go along by Ellen Lanyon." One of Lanyon's exquisite illustrations is reproduced. As noted, "Of this book there..... More