Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 1998. Limited First Edition. Softcover. One of 100 unnumbered copies. In "Downstream from Trout Fishing in America," author Keith Abbot gives as a candid recollection of mid-sixties San Francisco and its atmosphere just prior to the counterculture explosion. Abbot uses this backdrop to tie in anecdotes of his time spent with Richard Brautigan just before the publication of his much-celebrated classic "Trout Fishing in... More about Downstream from Trout Fishing in America

New York, NY: Wedge Press, Inc., 1983. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. A short experimental work in the form of a play by Kathy Acker, the late writer who was inspired & highly influenced by William S. Burroughs. Mixing themes of the French Revolution, the author's grandmother, & contemporary topics. With startling, incendiary design & illustrations by Mark Magill. A very rare Acker item in pamphlet format, with glassine wrapping over... More about Implosion

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 about The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. IX, No. 3; with: Small Booklet Critical Essay

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 about Letter About Spain

Roseville, MI: Ridgeway Press, 1988. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. A slim chapbook of poetry by the Iraqi-American poet Alese Alousi, published by Ridgeway Press. This small press also published writings by F.E. Kerouac-Parker, the late former wife of Jack Kerouac who came from & returned to the Detroit area. Enchanting poems in a unique, colloquial style. A fine rarity in perfect condition. As new. More about Wearing Doors Away

Sudbury, MA: Water Row Press, 1987. First Edition. S. Signed by Author Issued as Water Row Review #2. Slight wear to front & back wrappers. One of 26 lettered copies signed by author on tipped-in photograph. Copy "W" , This is a heretofore unpublished fragment from an unfinished novel, written in 1952 by Alan Ansen, associate of Burroughs, Ginsberg et.al. A fine item rescued from obscurity by the legendary Jeffrey... More about The Vigilantes, A Fragment By

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 about LINES: New Writing at the Detroit Institute of Arts Presents An Afternoon with the Writings of...

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. "Love & Napalm: Export U.S.A. is an apocalyptic novel about the irrational violence of the modern world. The central character is a doctor who is suffering from a nervous breakdown. His dreams are haunted by the figures of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, dead astronauts and auto-disaster victims..."(from front flap) Originally published in 1969 in the UK with..... More about Love & Napalm: Export U.S.A

n/p: David Meltzer & Jack Shoemaker, 1970. Limited First Printing. Sewn Wrappers. Issued in November 1970 as Maya Quarto Eleven in a series co-edited & published by noted Beat-San Francisco Renaissance poet David Meltzer, this is a collection of six poems by Bill Bathurst. With an exquisite lino cut illustration by Michael Myers on title page. One of 300 copies on Curtis papers designed & printed by Clifford Burke. lLarge-format... More about Greystone Poems

Andy Warhol. Caen, France: Cahiers de Nuit, 1994. First Edition. Stapled wrappers. A limited edition booklet in dust jacket, illustrated with the famous 1967 banana illustration by Andy Warhol. Text in French. One of 100 numbered copies, out of a total edition of 200. This is copy #7/100. An extremely rare item, with book in mint condition & dj near mint with only very minor rubbing & bumping to top edge. Mint. More about Ouvrez La Porte, A Quoi Bon?

New York, NY: Guggenheim Museum/The Academy of American Poets, Circa 1976. First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (17&1/2"x22&1/2") announcing a poetry reading at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC on Tuesday, January 6 of an unmentioned year which we are fairly certain was 1976. Featured at this reading were Marvin Bell, the acclaimed poet who served as the first Poet Laureate of the State of Iowa; & Diane Wakoski, the venerable... More about Poster announcing Poetry Reading at Guggenheim Museum

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 about Battle Scars

San Francisco, CA: Second Coming Press, 1987. First edition. Softcover. This copy of John Bennett's book of intense autobiography, observations & commentary once belonged to Charles Plymell, a fellow legend of writing & publishing. It is inscribed by the author on the inside front cover: "To Charlie Plymell-(signed) John Bennett 3/24/97." Also included is a typed letter from the author to Plymell, also dated March 24, 1997 at Ellensburg, WA... More about Crime of the Century