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

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1984. First American Edition, Second Printing. Softcover. The first American edition of this short work by Kathy Acker, first published earlier the same year in the UK. Apparently written six years earlier, as copyrighted 1978. A trade-format softcover original in the Evergreen Book series published by the legendary Grove Press. This is the second printing of the stated First Evergreen Edition. William S. Burroughs... More

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

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

San Francisco, CA: Roxie Theater, 1985. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large (18" x 27") vintage poster announcing the "Gala World Theatrical Premiere and Beat Celebration Party" of the film biography of Jack Kerouac produced & directed by John Antonelli, on July 2, 1985. The film features William S. Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Michael McClure & many other original Beat figures. The Premiere Celebration at the Roxie... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2007. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by author Gordon Ball. This is Number 13 in The Beat Scene Press Pocket Book Series published by Kevin Ring in the UK. The author, Gordon Ball, is a photographer & filmmaker who was a friend & associate of Allen Ginsberg & other Beat Generation literary lights (he was even portentously born in Paterson, NJ, also Ginsberg's... More

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

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

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

Ellensburg, WA: Vagabond Publications, 2000. First Edition. Stapled. Signed by Author A pamphlet of "shards", short, luminous prose-poems that have become the signature creative form of the sui generis publisher, novelist & life-as-art practitioner John Bennett. Your curator is among the privileged recipients of a regular showering of shards that he dispatches by e-mail to a list of aficionados. One of 250 copies. Inscribed by the author on inside cover... More

Kryss, Tom. Charlestown, OH: Black Rabbit Press, December 2008. First edition. Stapled Wrappers. Small printed sheets bound into large card wrappers, containing 2 stories by John Bennett: The title story, & Yet Again. This item was sent out as a Christmas greeting by poet Tom Kryss to his friends. Artwork by Kryss printed on card stock & affixed to front cover. As New. More