San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Editions. Single Sheets. Three posters (each appx. 13&7/8" x 21&7/8") which when placed together form a single triptych image with "CHA/RLA/T/ANS" boldly printed at top, announcing three concerts each headlined by the Charlatans, along with Salvation Army Banned & Blue Cheer (during May 26-28, 1967); the 13th Floor Elevators (June 22-25, 1967); & the Youngbloods & the Other Half (July 13-16, 1967)..... More

New York, NY: Little, Brown & Co., 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by David Sedaris. Award-winning author David Sedaris (b. 1956) is identifiable by his darkly humorous and self-deprecating writing in his many books of essays, stories, and diaries. Many recognize Sedaris from his frequent radio appearances on This American Life with Ira Glass or NPR’s Morning Edition, and still many others know his name from the by-line of pieces..... More

New York, NY: Amy Einhorn Books, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Harry Dolan. “I'm not interested in writing short stories. Anything that doesn't take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing.” Cormac McCarthy, The Washington Post, Nov. 13, 2009. Harry Dolan is the best selling author of novels such as: BAD THINGS HAPPEN (2009), VERY BAD MEN (2011), THE LAST DEAD GIRL (2014)..... More

Escondido, CA: The Kerouac Connection, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. “The conference itself was long, crazy hours of reading papers, listening to papers, meeting people, shaking hands, forgetting names, no sleep, no sleep, until pass out at another endless panel, New York sites, places, bagels, croissants, pizza, lo mein chicken, the usual great food and nasty people, rare books for sale, steam rising thru the streets, garbage collected in the gutters..... More

Chicago, IL: Sheridan Press, 2023. First and Only Edition. Softcover. “Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” —T.S. Eliot. The Poetry Foundation is an institution whose importance and utility cannot be overstated. In its long history it has made it a mission to make as much poetry as accessible to as many people as it possibly can. “The Poetry Foundation recognizes the power of words to transform lives. We..... More

Princeton, NJ: Ontario Review Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. "Invisible Woman brings together thematically appropriate earlier poems as a kind of coda to (Joyce Carol) Oates's most recent gathering (Women whose Lives Are Food, Men Whose Lives Are Money, 1978). In these poems exploring love, bereavement, the paradoxical nature of "invisibility," as well as other aspects of life, we hear a voice that is both detached and penetrating, analytical and..... More

New York, NY: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. “Every ambiguity, every misunderstanding, leads to death; clear language and simple words are the only salvation from this death.” Albert Camus, Pleasure Seekers, pg 3. Joel Fort, M.D. (1929–2015) was a physician who specialized in public health, social psychiatry, drug abuse and was an author and lecturer. Fort had a long and impressive career, having worked for the U.S. Public Health..... More

Iowa City, IA: Windhover Press, 1985. Limited First Edition. Sewn Binding. Signed by James Laughlin. While in life he was primarily known as a publisher, James Laughlin (1914–1997), was also a prolific writer. Throughout his career, Laughlin issued some 20 books, including poetry, short stories, and essay collections. Despite this impressive list of works and the mostly favorable critical reception they have received, Laughlin’s greatest achievements are most readily and..... More

New York, NY: Schoken Books, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. "This, the second and final volume of the widely acclaimed complete Diaries of Franz Kafka, embraces the period of Kafka's most productive and mature literary activity, breaking off one year before his death. It was during this period that he wrote The Trial, The Castle, "In the Penal Colony," "The Burrow," "Josephine the Singer," etc. In this volume, as the end..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14" x 20") announcing a "Dance Concert" entitled "Annabelles Butterfly Dance" (at lower image) with performances by the Doors, along with the Sparrow, during May 12-13, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The great Spanish-American artist Victor Moscoso (b. 1936) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here, & "Moscoso" in facsimile cursive handwriting is..... More