New York, NY: Dunvagen Music Publishers, Inc., 1990. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. "Lightning's blue glare fills Oklahoma plains,/ the train rolls east/ casting yellow shadow on grass/ Twenty years ago/ approaching Texas/ I saw/ sheet lightning/ cover Heaven's corners/ Feed Storage Elevators in gray rain mist,/ checkerboard light over sky-roof/ same electric lightning South/ follows this train/ Apocalypse prophesied- / the Fall of America/ signaled from Heaven-" (from "Part One/..... More

Louisville, KY: White Fields Press, 1995. First Printing. Single Sheet. "I went upstairs, happy to see/ he had a place to lay his head for good, and woke in China." (from final stanza) A broadside (appx. 11" x 21&3/4") with the title poem by Allen Ginsberg, Founding Father of the Beat Generation. The poem records a dream he had while visiting China, in which Ginsberg reunites with famous friends &..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 12&1/2" x 20&7/8") announcing a series of concerts headlined by Blue Cheer, along with Captain Beefheart (b. Don Van Vliet, 1941-2010) & His Magic Band & the Youngbloods, during July 27-30, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The elusive American artist Tom Glass a/k/a Ned Lamont (of whom we could find no information) created..... More

Berkeley, CA: David Lance Goines, 1974. Second Printing. Single Sheet. David Lance Goines (1945-2023), the great American artist, calligrapher & master printer, created this design “on a whim,” according to Goines’ website, based on an idea with which he had nothing to do. His appreciation for libraries led him to print these beautiful lithograph posters for the Berkeley Public Library at no one’s request so as not to waste the..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 13&7/8" x 20") announcing a concert entitled "A Magic Show" with performances headlined by Big Brother & the Holding Co., along with the Canned Heat Blues Band & the Congress of Wonders, during June 8-11, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The legendary psychedelic artist Rick Griffin (b. Richard Alden Griffin, 1944-1991) created the..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14" x 20") announcing a concert headlined by the Charlatans, along with Sparrow & Canned Heat, during April 7-8, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The legendary American psychedelic artist Rick Griffin (b. Richard Alden Griffin, 1944-1991) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here, in collaboration with George Hunter (a musician-vocalist member of the..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14" x 20") announcing a concert entitled "Goldrush" with performances headlined by the Quicksilver Messenger Service, along with John Hammond & his Screaming Nighthawks and Charles Lloyd, during April 21-22, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The legendary psychedelic artist Rick Griffin (b. Richard Alden Griffin, 1944-1991) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here..... More

London, England: Tangerine Press, 2022. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. With "Scrap" from the James Joyce Library Signed by Mick Guffan. “Easy really. / Dollop of sin here / slight paunch there. / Throw in a double-chin / some bitten-to-the-quick fingernails / a lifetime of sleepless nights and / near heart attacks. / Getting there, getting closer… / Burn your birth certificate / (as if you needed to be told) /..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 13&7/8" x 20") announcing a series of concerts with performances headlined by the Quicksilver Messenger Service, along with the Other Half & Melvin Q (the latter on August 17 & 20 only) during August 17-20, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The American artist Jack Hatfield (of whom we could not obtain any substantial..... More

London, England: The Goliard Press, 1967. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. A broadside (7&1/2"x12&3/4") with an untitled poem (first line: "Wasn't it like"/) by Jack Hirschman, the prolific poet, translator & activist who was the Poet Laureate of San Francisco & founded the International Poetry Festival there. One of an edition of 100 copies, not numbered, out of which 75 copies are unsigned as here. An exquisite production by the..... More

Portland, OR: The Yes! Press, 1971. First Printing. Single Sheet. A broadside (8"x12&1/2") with the title poem by Jack Hirschman, the renowned poet, translator & activist who was the Poet Laureate of San Francisco & founded the International Poetry Festival there. Issued in 1971 as "No. 10 in a series of free poems for your pleasure...," in an unknown limitation by the Yes! Press in Portland, Oregon. A stark production..... More

Louisville, Kentucky: The Literary Renaissance, 1995. First Edition. Broadside. A beautiful broadside printed on thick glossy paper stock, 12" x 22" in size, "Published in Heaven Poster Series #23" as stated by the publisher, well-known for its fine productions of William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima & many other Beat Literary giants. Featuring a photograph of Huncke near the end of his life, weathered & thoughtful, & an..... More

San Francisco, CA: Dave Hunter/ Great American Music Hall, 2005. First Edition. Single Sheet. Signed by Dave Hunter. A poster (appx. 12&3/4" x 17&1/4") announcing "The New Now Ball" concert with performances headlined by the Steve Kimock Band featuring Rodney Holmes, Robert Walter & Reed Mathis; along with Pyeng Threadgill, David Jacobs-Strain & several DJs, during December 28-31, 2005 at the Great American Music Hall venue in San Francisco. Kimock..... More