New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1975. First Printing. Hardcover. "'With the publication of 'The Hawkline Monster,' Richard Brautigan, author of 'Trout Fishing in America,' revealed a new dimension to his talent that amused and entertained his many readers. 'His writing has an exemplary control and precision, a fine-tuned tension...he belongs at literature's main table.’ (Chicago Tribune). In this stunning new novel, Brautigan explores contemporary values in America and their..... More

New York, NY: Targ Editions, 1979. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. One of 350 copies signed by Richard Brautigan. A late work by counterculture-cult author Richard Brautigan (1935-1984), direct successor/progeny of the Beat Generation & subject of an extensive recent biography by William Hjortsberg. As stated by the author, "this small collection of short stories was written in Tokyo and Montana between 1977 and 1978. The stories are positioned so as..... More

Buffalo, NY: Intrepid Press, 1971. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Ray Bremser to Kevin Guldy & relations. One long, jazz-inflected poem by Beat poet Ray Bremser (1934-1998). Issued as Number Four in the Beau Fleuve Series by the Intrepid Press, published & edited by Allen De Loach, whose legendary series of Intrepid & other journals feature the works of William S. Burroughs & many other iconic Beat figures. One..... More

Santa Barbara, CA: Am Here Books, 1985. Limited First Edition. Stapled Sheets. "in a past life/ i was a field of wheat/ which was mowed & ground/ into a bag of grain/ which a cow ate,/ who, which later, i ate." (first stanza) A long, inspired, exemplary poem by Ray Bremser (1934-1998), the legendary Literary (& literal) Outlaw-Poet of the Beat Generation & Beyond. Among his most well-known works, this..... More

Ventura, CA: X-Ray Book Company, 2005. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. "...the cell pretends / protection but I sit unsatisfied / with oral walls which whisper words / & say 'the life's prolonged / supposition here is strong.'" (from Title Poem, "Cat Digging Walls"). A limited edition poetry broadside measuring 5" x 7" and printed letterpress on card stock by Master Printer Johnny Brewton at the X-Ray Book Company. Issued..... More

Ostheim/ Rhon, Germany: Verlag Peter Engstler, 2005. First German Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Charles Plymell. German-language translation of "The Conquerors," the final volume of poetry by Ray Bremser (1934-1998), the legendary & notorious Beat-Generation-&-Beyond poet. Originally published in English by Jeffrey Weinberg's Water Row Press shortly before Bremser died during 1998. With an introduction unique to this edition by Charles Plymell, Bremser's friend & kindred Literary Outlaw whose own..... More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Oasis Publications, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. "(Breyten) Breytenbach has no ultimate truth to offer, no universal symbol to communicate. He has not prepared an aesthetic banquet for the senses, and there is no rhetoric in his visionary toasts. He shows unforgettably the plain facts of his panic paradise: Experiences of convulsion and passion, which he lived as a proud victim of his sensitivity, in a 'state of..... More

New York, NY: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Douglas Brinkley "What happens when a young history professor and a philosopher-trucker with a custom-fitted "majic bus" take seventeen undergraduates across America in a learning-adventure-on-wheels?"(front flap) This early work by Douglas Brinkley, who has gone on to become a premier Beat & American cultural historical writer, chronicles this adventure undertaken in the spirit of an On-the-Roadesque cross-continental..... More

Detroit, MI: The Red Hanrahan Press, 1975. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Signed & dated by Donna Brook. The first book of poetry by Donna Brook, who was born in Buffalo, NY, moved to Detroit as a teenager & attended the University of Michigan, & now lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, the poet Robert Hershon. One of 750 softcover copies, stated first edition/first printing. An additional 100 hardcover copies..... More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. "For romping humor no characters could outdo Mr. Brooks's talking animals. They rollic through amazing adventures. They talk, dance, sing, joke, and work out intricate problems. In this story a clockwork double for the hero is rigged up by an old farmer. A comedy of errors follows. Many of the same animal characters which have appeared in Mr. Brooks's earlier..... More

Northville, MI: Sun Dog Press, 2005. First edition. Softcover. Signed by Editor Steven Moore "Though best known as the author of two of the earliest Beat novels (Who Walk in Darkness and The Bold Saboteurs), Chandler Brossard (1922-93) displayed his exuberant imagination best in the shorter works he wrote during the second half of his life, all of which are collected here."(back cover) This volume is edited & with an..... More

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed by Fredric Brown. "When Frederic Brown joins forces with Lewis Carroll a heady brew is almost certain to result, making it hard to decide which holds the greater kick for the reader, Brown or Carroll. Doc Stoeger, owner and editor of the Carmel City Clarion, hopes that before he dies he can get out just..... More

Missoula, MT: Dennis McMillan Publications, 1988. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Hand-numbered & signed by Francis M. Nevins, author of Introduction. "The insistent ringing of Mrs. Bartondall's doorbell woke me. Someone seemed to be holding a finger on the button. I glanced sleepily at the luminous hands of the clock on the chair by my bed. Three o'clock. Vaguely I wondered which one of Mrs. Bartondall's boarders would be having guests..... More