Path Soong. Norwich, NY: Sooj, 2006. First Edition. Broadside. Numbered and Signed Edition. A broadside by rock musician/poet Patti Smith featuring her poem, "Going Under." Illustrated by Path Soong. One of 110 copies signed copies signed by Patti Smith and Path Soong. This is copy #36/110. Measuring 13-1/2" x 8-1/2". Printed on heavy arches paper stock. Mint. More

Santa Barbara, CA: Unicorn Press, 1970. Second Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (approx. 12"x16") with the title poem by Gary Snyder, a living legend & among the primary poets of the Beat Generation & beyond. The poem is a fierce statement against Vietnam war-era American policy & upholds Native American/nature-sensitive values. Originally issued in 1967 by the Communication Company in San Francisco; then in two first letterpress editions (signed &..... More

Mad River Press, 1990. First Edition. Broadside. Signed by Author and Numbered. Sealed in Shrinkwrap. With woodcut illustrations by Michael McCurdy. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Gary Snyder and Michael McCurdy. This is copy #49/200. A beautiful poetry broadside of a poem written by Snyder in October 1988. Printed letterpress by Barry Sternlieb at his press in Western Massachusetts. Measures approx 9"x14" Near Mint... More

New York, NY: Samuel Charters, Undated (1960s). Limited Edition. Broadside. 8 ¼” 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..... More

Pembrokeshire, UK: Blackheath Books, 2009. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers; Single Card. Signed by Adelle Stripe; & with her hand-written, signed postcard to Charles Plymell. A chapbook of poems by Adelle Stripe, a promising younger British writer whose award-winning 2017 novel, Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile, was adopted for the stage in Britain. As noted on copyright page/ colophon, this is one of an edition of 100 signed &..... More

Paris, France: Denise Rene Rive Gauche Gallery, c. 1968. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large poster (appx. 22&3/4" x 36&1/4") announcing an exhibition of "Multiples" artworks by Victor Vasarely (1906-1997), the great Hungarian-born French artist who pioneered the "Op Art" movement of optical & geometric effects. The exhibition took place during November-December of an unspecified year which we artfully guess as the late 1960s, at the Denise Rene Rive Gauche..... More

Sylva. NC: New Native Press, 1992. Limited First Edition; First Printing. Chapbooks; Single Sheet. One of two chapbooks signed by Ken Wainio & publisher Thomas Rain Crowe. "The eyes of the newly born/ like the newly dead are dull/ a light hangs in them/ unreachable for all its weight/ Nothing kindles their vision/ that particular entering of fire/ through an act of life/ but the dance within reflection/ across the..... More

Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, Circa 1981. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (5&1/2"x17") announcing readings, lectures & discussions by Thomas McGrath (1916-1990), the acclaimed poet, novelist & documentary screenwriter; & noted, prolific poet Diane Wakoski, a long-time Michigan resident. The events took place at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis during February of (we are almost certain, though no year is mentioned) 1981. With photographs, brief biographies & event..... More

West Branch, IA: The Toothpaste Press, 1983. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by Anne Waldman. A broadside (5&7/8"x10&1/4") with the title poem by Anne Waldman, among the primary poets of the later Beat Generation, the New York School & beyond. As stated in the colophon below the poem & Waldman's hand-signature, "From Anne Waldman's forthcoming Toothpaste/Press Book, Make Up on Empty Space, fall 1983./Number 24 of 175 signed copies..... More

Hamburg, Germany: Verlag und Alleinvertrieb Universal Prints, 1982. First Printing. Single Sheet. A very large (appx. 27&1/2" x 39&1/2") promotional poster for the film "Querelle," directed by the acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Rainer Fassbinder (1945-1982, his final film released shortly after his death), based on the 1947 novel Querelle of Brest by Proto-Beat-&-Beyond legendary author Jean Genet. With reproduction of an exemplary treated-Polaroid artwork by Andy Warhol, commissioned by Fassbinder..... More

Cambridge, MA: The Restau Press, 1970. First Printing, First State. Single Sheet. A broadside (10"x13") with the title poem by John Wieners (1934-2002), the major lyric poet of the Beat Generation & beyond, who studied with Charles Olson & Robert Duncan at Black Mountain College & participated in the San Francisco Renaissance. Published & printed by the Restau Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts near Boston, where Wieners lived for many years..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1966. First Edition, Third Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14&1/4" x 20&1/2") announcing "The Laugh Cure Dance and Concert" with performances headlined by the Blues Project, along with the Quicksilver Messenger Service & the Sons of Adam, during May 13-14, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The acclaimed American artist Wes Wilson (1937-2020) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here, &..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1966. First Edition, Second Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14&1/2" x 20&1/2") announcing the "Wonderland" concert with performances headlined by the Grass Roots, along with the Daily Flash & Sopwith Camel, during July 1-3, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The acclaimed American artist Wes Wilson (1937-2020) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here, & "Wes Wilson '66" in facsimile hand-lettering/numbering..... More