New York, NY: Gagosian Gallery, 1997. First Edition, First Printing & Association Copy. Wrappers in Sewn Binding. Signed & Inscribed by Robert Creeley to Ken & Ann Mikolowski, Founders of Detroit's "Alternative Press," and signed by Francesco Clemente, Artist & Illustrator. In 1997 the Gagosian Gallery in New York published a collaboration of the work of poet Robert Creeley and the paintings of artist Francesco Clemente, a painter who counts..... More

Ostheim/Rhon, Germany: Verlag Peter Engstler, 2011; 1999. First German Edition; Original Artwork. Softcover; Single Sheet. Including original collage artwork signed & dated by Mary Beach. A unique pairing of two collectibles by Mary Beach (1919-2006), who along with her husband Claude Pelieu (1934-2002) was at the Paris-based center of cutting-edge cut-up writing & collage art. She was also the mother of Pamela Beach Plymell & therefore the mother-in-law of Legendary..... More

San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. "For over three decades, photographer and filmmaker Christopher Felver has documented outstanding figures of the Beat Generation, the mid-twentieth century writers and artists whose work shared themes of spirituality, environmental awareness, and political dissidence." (front flap) A beautifully produced collection of images of all the major Beat figures & their descendants, published works, autograph manuscripts, artworks, posters, etc. Black cloth in..... More

Bolinas, CA (?): Yanagi, Circa 1978. Limited First Edition. Single Sheet. A broadside (22" x 21") with the title work, a paneled art & text collaboration between Joe Brainard & Bill Berkson. Brainard (1942-1994) & Berkson (1939-2016) were both very important figures in the New York School ferment of 1960s NYC & beyond. A poetic, whimsical tribute to Willem de Kooning, the modern art titan- the artwork here refers to..... More

New York, NY: Jack Tilton Gallery, 1988. First Edition. Catalogue. The catalogue for the Literary Vision exhibit at the Jack Tilton Gallery in November 1988. Photographs and artwork by writers including William S. Burroughs, John Ashbery, William Blake, E. E. Cummings, Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Henry Miller, Kenneth Patchen and others. 8-1/2" x 11" Illustrated. A rare & important compilation of the visual works of these great writers, in near..... More

Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Shoin International Co., Ltd., 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. A large-format art book-catalog with beautiful reproductions of William S. Burroughs' artworks from two 1990 exhibitions: "Paper Cloud," a series of painted file folders shown at the Seed Hall in Tokyo & Akarenga Hall in Sapporo, Japan during June & July; & "Thick Pages," a series of works on handmade paper with mixed media shown at Steven Lowe's Gallery..... More

New York, NY: Thames and Hudson, 1996. First edition. Softcover (signature bound). Sealed in shrinkwrap A large-format catalog published in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1996. A comprehensive survey of collages, photos, paintings, objects & other artworks created by William S. Burroughs over many years, along with collaborative & WSB-inspired works with & by other artists, &..... More

Providence, RI: John Hay Library, Brown University, 2000. First edition. Softcover. The Exhibition Catalog for the William S. Burroughs exhibit that took place at the John Hay Library of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, from October-December of 2000. With essays by noted WSB critical biographer Jennie Skerl, & others. Extensively illustrated with b/w reproductions of rare WSB publications, manuscripts, letters, etc. A beautiful rarity itself. As New... More

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, Inc., 2012. First Printing. Hardcover. "The saga of how (William S. Burroughs and Malcolm Mc Neill) began working together, how they embarked upon a quixotic quest to create a "word/image novel" the likes of which the world had never seen...their struggle to bring it to the public ultimately collapsed in dashed hopes and broken dreams is the stuff of legend...(a) complimentary volume to The Lost Art..... More

Ontario, CA: The Coach House Press, 1973. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. With Erotic Photographs by Elsa Dorfman. On March 2, 1973, The Coach House Press published Robert Creeley's "His Idea," an erotic poem whose centered attitude on love & lust as seen from the eyes of a yearning man is both evocative and exemplary of Creeley's unique poetic impetus and its colloquial execution. Book in fine condition with moderate ink..... More

Greensboro, N.C. The University of North Carolina Press, 1999. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. "This book chronicles the creative output of a poet and his long-standing relationships with painters and sculptors. Robert Creeley--poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, editor and teacher...consistently produced books, prints, editions, and sculptures with numerous visual artists. They include some of the art world's most important voices of his generation, as well as subsequent generations..."In Company"..... More

New York, NY: Granary Books, 2001. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. "It was John Yau who had introduced us some years ago in New York. Archie [Rand]'s humor, quickness, and lack of pretension much attracted me, but the chance to work with him was curiously hard to come by...Then Archie sent me a cluster of xeroxes of drawings he'd been doing and suggested I might do some text or texts..... More

Frankfurt, Germany: Zweitausendeins, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Another of the elusive R. Crumb sketchbooks published in Germany. With translation booklet. Hardcover in cardboard slipcase. Complete with the original Crumb-illustrated wrapping paper present (slightly torn). A must for the serious R. Crumb collector. As New. More