New York, NY: Gagosian Gallery, 1997. First Edition, First Printing & Association Copy. Wrappers in Sewn Binding. Signed & Inscribed by Robert Creeley to Ken & Ann Mikolowski, Founders of Detroit's "Alternative Press," and signed by Francesco Clemente, Artist & Illustrator. In 1997 the Gagosian Gallery in New York published a collaboration of the work of poet Robert Creeley and the paintings of artist Francesco Clemente, a painter who counts..... More
[Item #2746]
London, England: Golconda Fine Art Books, 2018; 2020. Limited First Editions. Stapled Wrappers. Both volumes signed by Alexander Adams. "I have accepted the view that my verse benefits from illustration and that- as an artist- I am well placed to provide that. My verse has appeared in anthologies without illustration, so it seems that the verse is strong enough to function without images. I try to write verse as if..... More
[Item #3641]
Ann Arbor, MI; Columbus, OH: P. Burkovsky; Community Creations, Inc., 1937; Circa 2010. First Printings. Single Sheets. Two wonderful, fascinating map-illustrations of Ann Arbor & its University of Michigan: (1) Illustrated bird's-eye view map of the central campus of UM, titled "University of Michigan Campus in 1937" & with "Copyright April 26, 1937 by P. Bukovsky," "Drawn by P. Bukovsky." With detailed illustration of the campus & its contemporary buildings..... More
[Item #3680]
Boston, MA: Rolly-Michaux Gallery, 1979. First Printing. Single Folded Sheet. A rare piece of ephemera relating to Karel Appel (1921-2006), the esteemed Dutch artist-sculptor-poet who was a founder of the avant-garde CoBrA (for Copenhagen, Brussels & Amsterdam) art movement during the late 1940s. This is an invitation to a "special preview exhibition" of Appel's sculpture & works on paper held on October 13, 1979 at the Rolly-Michaux gallery in Boston..... More
[Item #3196]
Memphis, TN: St. Luke's Press, 1983. First Edition. Softcover in Dust Jacket. Inscribed & signed by Marilou Awiakta to Thomas Rain Crowe. "Based on the actual events which happened in 1833 to a Choctaw child, RISING FAWN tells the poignant and triumphant story of a small girl taken, during the Removal, from her Choctaw home and handed over to adoptive parents in Memphis. It is not until Christmas and the..... More
[Item #3629]
Ostheim/Rhon, Germany: Verlag Peter Engstler, 2011; 1999. First German Edition; Original Artwork. Softcover; Single Sheet. Including original collage artwork signed & dated by Mary Beach. A unique pairing of two collectibles by Mary Beach (1919-2006), who along with her husband Claude Pelieu (1934-2002) was at the Paris-based center of cutting-edge cut-up writing & collage art. She was also the mother of Pamela Beach Plymell & therefore the mother-in-law of Legendary..... More
[Item #3530]
Davis, CA: Natsoulas Gallery, 1996. First Edition. Soft Cover. The Beat Generation Galleries and Beyond is a comprehensive look at the Beat art galleries of the 1950s: Metart Gallery, King Ubu Gallery, The Six Gallery, Spatsa Gallery, Batman Gallery, & more. Loaded with illustrations & also including poetry by Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Kaufman, Bill Margolis, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder & Philip Whalen. Distributed by Water Row Press. Large..... More
[Item #1009]
San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. "For over three decades, photographer and filmmaker Christopher Felver has documented outstanding figures of the Beat Generation, the mid-twentieth century writers and artists whose work shared themes of spirituality, environmental awareness, and political dissidence." (front flap) A beautifully produced collection of images of all the major Beat figures & their descendants, published works, autograph manuscripts, artworks, posters, etc. Black cloth in..... More
[Item #1414]
Austin, TX: Cuneiform Press, 2009. Limited First Edition. Sewn Wrappers. A collaborative work by poet Bill Berkson (1939-2016) & artist George Schneeman (1934-2009) dedicated to their mutual friend & collaborator Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), the giant of the New York School of poetry & a canonical category onto himself. As noted in colophon, this is one of an edition of 500 (un-numbered) copies published during autumn 2009, in the same dimensions..... More
[Item #2740]
Seattle, WA: Double Elephant Folio & Quarto Co., Inc., 1969. First Edition Thus. Softcover. A very large (appx. 11&1/3" x 13&2/3") folio with very high-quality facsimile reproductions of engraved illustrations by the iconic British artist, poet & printer William Blake. As explained in colophon, "This book has been printed by photo-offset lithography from the original edition of 1804. It is number three in the Double Elephant- San Vito Press series..... More
[Item #3601]
Bolinas, CA (?): Yanagi, Circa 1978. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. A broadside (22" x 21") with the title work, a paneled art & text collaboration between Joe Brainard & Bill Berkson. Brainard (1942-1994) & Berkson (1939-2016) were both very important figures in the New York School ferment of 1960s NYC & beyond. A poetic, whimsical tribute to Willem de Kooning, the modern art titan- the artwork here refers to..... More
[Item #2844]
Los Angeles, CA: Siglio Press, 2008. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. "Every page of this book will make you smile or laugh- not with recognition but with startled joy. Joe Brainard took an unchanging icon of the American norm and inserted her into countless fashionable or scandalous contexts, subtly metamorphosing something that seemed eternal into absurdly contemporary forms. He is as funny as only a philosopher can be."(Edmund White, quoted on..... More
[Item #2762]
New York, NY: Jack Tilton Gallery, 1988. First Edition. Catalogue. The catalogue for the Literary Vision exhibit at the Jack Tilton Gallery in November 1988. Photographs and artwork by writers including William S. Burroughs, John Ashbery, William Blake, E. E. Cummings, Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Henry Miller, Kenneth Patchen and others. 8-1/2" x 11" Illustrated. A rare & important compilation of the visual works of these great writers, in near..... More
[Item #1063]
Paris, France: Galerie K, 1990. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. A catalog for an exhibit of William S. Burroughs' artworks held at the Galerie K in Paris during March 23-April 21, 1990. Following the death of artist-author Brion Gysin in 1986, WSB engaged in the creation of artworks in earnest, as a parallel endeavor along with his iconic Beat-&-Beyond writings. He also wrote extensively about the ideas & methods behind his..... More
[Item #2980]
Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Shoin International Co., Ltd., 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. A large-format art book-catalog with beautiful reproductions of William S. Burroughs' artworks from two 1990 exhibitions: "Paper Cloud," a series of painted file folders shown at the Seed Hall in Tokyo & Akarenga Hall in Sapporo, Japan during June & July; & "Thick Pages," a series of works on handmade paper with mixed media shown at Steven Lowe's Gallery..... More
[Item #2983]
Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. William S. Burroughs Paintings 1987-1996. A catalog for an exhibition of William S. Burroughs' paintings presented jointly at Track 16 Gallery & Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, CA in 1996. A beautiful production with die-cut front cover, fine reproductions of WSB paintings, a wonderful photo of WSB with Timothy Leary, & more. In very fine condition with only very..... More
[Item #1437]
New York, NY: Thames and Hudson, 1996. First edition. Softcover (signature bound). Sealed in shrinkwrap A large-format catalog published in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1996. A comprehensive survey of collages, photos, paintings, objects & other artworks created by William S. Burroughs over many years, along with collaborative & WSB-inspired works with & by other artists, &..... More
[Item #1439]
New York, NY: Brant Art Publications Incorporated, 1996. First Printing. Perfect-Bound in Wrappers. This number of the venerable American art journal features an article by David Joselit entitled "Burroughs' Virology," concerning the exhibit of William S. Burroughs' artworks, scrapbooks, etc. occurring at that time (1996) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: "Ports of Entry: William S. Burroughs and the Arts." An annotated, most erudite art-historical essay that bestows..... More
[Item #2996]
Providence, RI: John Hay Library, Brown University, 2000. First edition. Softcover. The Exhibition Catalog for the William S. Burroughs exhibit that took place at the John Hay Library of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, from October-December of 2000. With essays by noted WSB critical biographer Jennie Skerl, & others. Extensively illustrated with b/w reproductions of rare WSB publications, manuscripts, letters, etc. A beautiful rarity itself. As New... More
[Item #1523]
Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2012. First Printing. Hardcover. "This is the definitive collection of the images from the great graphic novel that never was- Ah Pook Is Here by literary icon William S. Burroughs and Emmy Award-winning artist Malcolm Mc Neill./Burroughs and Mc Neill toiled on their daring new concept for a "word/image novel" throughout the 1970s and Mc Neill produced a cornucopia of paintings and other images for..... More
[Item #1841]
Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2012. First Printing. Hardcover. "The saga of how (William S. Burroughs and Malcolm Mc Neill) began working together, how they embarked upon a quixotic quest to create a "word/image novel" the likes of which the world had never seen...their struggle to bring it to the public ultimately collapsed in dashed hopes and broken dreams is the stuff of legend...(a) complimentary volume to The Lost Art..... More
[Item #1842]
Munich, Germany; London, England & New York, NY: Prestel Verlag, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. "Taking Shots, its title playing on the symbolic and overt connections between Burroughs the heroin user, Burroughs the firearms obsessive and Burroughs the photographer, is the first major exhibition and publication to explore his photography on its own terms and to examine the ways Burroughs used the camera as an aesthetic and recording device...Our intention in..... More
[Item #3204]
Cambridge, MA: Richard Cambridge, 1997. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Inscribed & signed by Richard Cambridge to Thomas Rain Crowe. "How was I to know you would be there,/ at the beginning of the path,/ a circle of light I must pass through?" ("The Circle of Light," first stanza) A chapbook with the above-referenced poem in eight parts & images that inspired it by Richard Cambridge, a prolific poet-performer well known..... More
[Item #3699]
London, England: NdA Press, 1980. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Natalie d'Arbeloff to Thomas Rain Crowe. "This book is a facsimile reproduction of a handmade livre d'artiste published in England in 1974 in an edition of only 75 copies. Natalie d'Arbeloff, who produced that limited edition and illustrated it with her deep-etched color plates, also printed its text by hand...Her motive in undertaking such a...task...was to give..... More
[Item #3695]
San Francisco, CA: Features, 1970. First Edition. Stapled Sheets; Single Sheets. An early graphic production by Tom Clark (1941-2018), the great poet, editor & biographer who epitomizes our category of "The Prolific & Underappreciated." A classically produced late Mimeo Revolution production with images of a car going through the stages of washing at a typical American car wash facility. The very sparse text consists of bland captions below some of..... More
[Item #3592]