Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2021. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. A fascinating, well-researched scholarly essay by Mike Andrews that focuses on the parallel lives & works of respective American literary & musical giants Jack Kerouac & Miles Davis. Direct references to Davis & Co. (esp. Charlie Parker) live & on record in Kerouac's works are noted, & there is a general thread of comparing their separate lives at..... More

San Francisco, CA: Betty Thomas & Scott Summerville, 1982. First Printing. Softcover. This double number of the literary-cultural journal published by Betty Thomas & Scott Summerville & edited by "Vale" is "A Special Book Issue" that delves deeply into three subjects: William S. Burroughs, Father of the Beat Generation, among the greatest & most subversive literary & cultural figures of all time; Brion Gysin, the artist & writer who co-invented..... More

Louisville, KY: White Fields Press/ The Literary Renaissance, 1994. First Printing. Single Sheet. "Genius is not a generous thing/ In return it charges more interest than any amount/ of royalties can cover/ And it resents fame/ With bitter vengeance" (Fragment 1, first stanza) A broadside (appx. 11" x 22") with the title poem by Jim Carroll (1949-2009), the legendary poet, diarist & punk musician who was influenced by William S...... More

Montreal, Quebec, Canada: L'oie de Cravan, 2011. Limited First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & signed by Byron Coley to Charles Plymell. A bi-lingual compilation of early letters & musical review writings by Byron Coley, the pioneering American critic featured in Forced Exposure, New York Rocker & other independent magazines that chronicled cutting-edge rock in its heyday. The letters are to his friend Angela Jaeger, & are like diary entries of his..... More

Thorofare, NJ; Wichita, KS: Xlibris; Rowfant Press, 2002; 2010. First Softcover Edition, Later Printing; First Edition. Softcovers. NYC Transit[s] inscribed & signed by Robert Dumont to Charles Plymell; Wichita Jazz and Vice with handwritten annotations by Charles Plymell. A fascinating & collectible bundle of two books, both of literary merit in themselves & also linked with that Legendary Literary Outlaw, poet-printer-publisher Charles Plymell: (1) NYC Transit[s], a volume of short..... More

Pasadena, CA: Red Hen Press, 2020. First Edition. Softcover. "There are perfectly good explanations/ for the simultaneous risks we juggle./ There are shipyards of baubles/ and harbors that have dried up/ and martinis made up by Episcopalians/ that burnish them for the plagiarisms/ of the Holy Spirit. It's only right/ that the room is furnished/ with importance and low light./ Gotta flaunt the groove, with flourishes/ and gentle force, I...... More

New York, NY; Lansing, MI: G. Schirmer, Inc.; Henry R. Pattengill, 1912; 1899. First Editions Thus. Softcovers. Two vintage musical volumes: (1) George Frideric Handel, "The Messiah" Oratorio vocal score, edited by T. Tertius Noble, revised according to Handel's original score by Max Spicker. Large softcover in sewn binding published by G. Schirmer, Inc., New York, copyrighted 1912. As noted with an arrow on front cover, this is one of..... More

Cullowhee, NC: Amazon.com Books/ New Native Press, 2017. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by publisher Thomas Rain Crowe "Grant was a thoughtful dreamer, a ponderer, like the statue of The Thinker. Now here he is a zillion light years later, still the dreamer with a love for the process that's never left him, an elder statesman of the world with a collection of his poetry and poetic songs. Poetry and songs..... More

New York, NY: Corinth Books, Inc., 1963. First Edition. Softcover. "Greenwich Village is the liveliest and most colorful local community within New York City. An exciting complex of interesting people, fascinating places and dynamic ideas, the Village has the vitality of a metropolis, the intimacy of a neighborhood, and a personality all its own." (from "Greenwich Village, Past and Present: Old Green Village," pg. 16) A vintage, now-classic book of..... More

Bay Saint Louis, MS: Proteus Publications; Ken Murphy Publishing, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by photographer Ken Murphy. "Ken (Murphy)'s photography books document our state in the present with their beautiful images, and the music photographs from Mississippi were my personal favorites...Ken and I started talking about a blues photo project with the goal of capturing the current Mississippi blues scene. As his third volume of work evolved I watched..... More

Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. "William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented- until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the cult of Rock 'n' Roll reveals the transformation in music history that can be traced to..... More

San Francisco, CA: Searchlight Publishing, 1978 (Reprinted 1988). Second Printing. Loose Folded Sheets. This penultimate number of the musical, cultural & literary underground journal originally published & edited by V. Vale features an interview with William S. Burroughs conducted by Ray Rumor (undoubtedly a pseudonym). In this transcribed interview, WSB opines on cultural-societal, political & even economic topics- very few of his statements relate, at least directly, to his literary..... More

Louisville, KY: White Fields Press/ The Literary Renaissance, 1994. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large broadside (appx. 15" x 34&7/8") which announces & promotes the titled event, subtitled "A Habitat for Humanity Benefit/ plus food collected at door for Kentucky Harvest/ 70 Hour Music Poetry Theatre Dance Film Festival/ Largest Ever Music & Poetry Event in Kentucky History/ Featuring over 70 Bands & over 100 Poets." This landmark event was..... More