London, England: Paladin Grafton Books, 1986. First UK Edition. Softcover. The first British edition of the hallucinatory novel by Kathy Acker, the late William S. Burroughs-influenced experimental writer. A softcover original issued the same year (1986) & in similar trade format as the first Grove Press/Evergreen US edition. Both editions also have the same bold front cover illustration by Catherine Denvir. "If Miller and Burroughs didn't curl your hair, Acker's..... More

Elmwood Park, IL: The Dalkey Archive Press, 1989. First Printing. Softcover. This fall 1989 number of the venerable literary journal is partly dedicated to articles by & about Kathy Acker, the late experimental writer often cited as a literary post-punk progeny of William S. Burroughs among other influences. Includes the transcript of a conversation between Acker & Ellen G. Friedman, as well as articles by Acker herself, Naomi Jacobs, Robert..... More

London, England: Aloes Books, 2016. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Inscribed & signed twice by author; inscribed & signed by publisher. An evocative piece of epistolary literature by Alexander Adams, a poet, writer & award-winning artist. Adams is a member of the European Beat Studies Network (ebsn.eu), where he has delivered outstanding presentations at its annual conferences. This writer has had the pleasure & privilege of being a friend &..... More

New York, NY: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1981. First Printing. Softcover. This number of the proceedings of the prestigious Academy includes a commemorative tribute by Allen Ginsberg to Henry Miller, who had died the previous year: "He innovated in the courageous mode of spontaneous prose- prose which depends on the energy of the mind moving and the fearless recollection of that energy at time of composition."..... More

Detroit, MI: Detroit Institute of Arts, n/d (circa 1986). First Printings. Single Sheets. Two broadsides both signed by Clayton Eshleman. Two related oblong broadside-posters, both relating to a literary event held at the Detroit Institute of Arts on November 2, circa 1986 featuring Clayton Eshleman, the acclaimed, prolific poet, editor, educator & translator: (1) An approx. 14"x8&1/2" announcement of a multi-media event featuring readings of the works of Antonin Artaud..... More

Berkeley, CA: Provine Press, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. "It was, and is, important to me to demonstrate the right use of books, as Emerson called for, the nourishing value of a few crucial writers to the growth of an individual reader. For me, the work of Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs was the obvious choice...their books are as much a part of my way of perceiving and thinking about life as..... More

Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. This volume consists of The Electric Banana by Mary Beach with an introduction by William S. Burroughs, first published separately in 1975; The Gothic Banana, a humorous piece in unique dialect-spelling; & No Eye No Cyclone. Beach (whose illustrious literary family included Sylvia Beach, proprietor of Shakespeare & Co. in Paris & the first publisher of James Joyce's Ulysses) &..... More

Paris, France: L'Herne, 1973. First Printing. Softcover. An early French-language study of the life & work of Jack Kerouac by Victor-Levy Beaulieu, the Quebecois novelist, playwright & biographer. A first printing (dated October 26, 1973 on colophon page) of a softcover original in sewn binding, part of the publisher's Les Livres Noirs series. Text in French. A collectible Kerouac rarity with the perspective of an author who shared his subject's..... More

Denander, Henry. Stockholm, Sweden: Kamini Press, 2010. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by John Bennett & illustrator Henry Denander, with original watercolor artwork. An exquisite booklet of sharp-edged "shards" by John Bennett, the prolific & profound writer & publisher. Number 7 in the Kamini Press Poetry Series. One of only 25 special numbered copies, signed by Bennett & the front cover artist Henry Denander, & with an original watercolor..... More

Dover, DE: Bottle of Smoke Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by John Bennett. A small-format jewel of a production from Bill Roberts' Bottle of Smoke Press, featuring six prose-poetic "shards" by the great writer & publisher John Bennett. A post-Beat legend since the 1960s, Bennett is still active from his perch in Washington State & regularly dispatches his jagged, illuminating shards by email to an eager following, including this..... More

Emeryville, CA: Effie's Press, 1979. Limited First Edition. Softcover. A short volume with four sections of experimental prose by Carol Berge (1928-2006), a significant figure in the literary ferment of Lower East Side NYC from the 1960s onward. Berge was a contemporary & associate of Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso & others. A softcover original, one of 700 hand sewn-bound copies. A collectible Berge rarity, in very fine condition with only..... More

London, England & New York, NY: First Edition, 1970. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Ted Berrigan to Anne & Ken Mikolowski. A collection of poems by the primary New York School/post-Beat poet Ted Berrigan (1934-1983). One very short poem, entitled "Telegram," dedicated to & written shortly after Jack Kerouac's untimely passing, consists entirely of: "bye-bye Jack./See you soon." There are also two poems, "Ann Arbor Elegy" &..... More

Chicago, IL: The Yellow Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed by Ted Berrigan to Anne & Ken Mikolowski. A collection of poems by Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), among the giants of the New York School & a category onto himself with a most unique, varied style. Ranging from very short, haiku-like pieces to long works that combine poetry & prose-poetry, the contents of this volume exemplify Berrigan's mature forms..... More