Third Mind Books

Kathmandu, Nepal: Spirit Catcher Bookshop, 1975. First Printing. Single Sheet. A 13"x17&3/4" broadside-newsletter published by the Spirit Catcher Bookshop, at the heart of the literary expatriate community in Kathmandu, Nepal during the 1970s. With poems by Ira Cohen, John Fungi, Jigme Limpa ("one of the great poets of Ancient Tibet" in translation), Carrie Linn, Angus MacLise & others. Also announcements of items & exhibits (including a show of Cohen's photographs)..... More

Kerhonkson, NY: The Poets Press, 1966. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. The first book of poetry by Clive Matson, the poet's-poet & acclaimed educator whose early career was highly influenced by the members of the original Beat Generation in the East Village of NYC; he was particularly close to Herbert Huncke. An exquisite production with handmade textured paper by Diane di Prima's Poets Press, an iconic collectible imprint. With an introduction..... More

New York, NY: Hanuman Books, 1986. First Edition. Softcover in Stiff Wrappers. Signed by Taylor Mead, Legendary Underground Actor & New Yorker. This publication from legendary Lower East Sider Taylor Mead is a centerpiece rarity for any collector interested in New York City during the 1950s & 1960s. Mead, who became infamous for his roles in Andy Warhol's avant-garde films, was also in San Francisco during the mid-1950s. He experienced..... More

New York, NY: Hawk's Well Press, 1960. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. The second volume in the series of poetry anthologies compiled & edited by Jerome Rothenberg, the renowned poet & ethnopoeticist, published by his imprint, Hawk's Well Press. This volume features contributions of poetry by the French Dada pioneer Guillaume Apollinaire (a passage from "Victoire" translated into English by David Antin); the key Black Mountain School poet Robert Creeley ("The..... More

n/p: Unknown, Circa 1980. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. Inscribed & signed by Edward Sanders. A broadside (11"x17") with a poem by Ed Sanders, the Beat-to-Hippie countercultural icon of poetry, publishing & music. This appears to be a translation by Sanders of a work by the ancient Greek poet Sappho- above the English text is a facsimile of handwritten Greek words & phrases, with diagrammatic arrows & lines leading to..... More

Robert LaVigne. San Francisco, CA: The Auerhahn Press. First Edition. Softcover. A collection of many shorter poems & prose-poems, among the earliest publications by Philip Whalen. A giant of 20th-century American poetry closely associated with the Beat Generation, especially Gary Snyder & Lew Welch, he was a participant in the legendary Sixth Gallery reading in San Francisco where Allen Ginsberg first read Howl. Produced by Dave Haselwood's Auerhahn Press, publisher..... More