New York, NY: William Morrow & Company, 1981. First Printing. Hardcover. Jane Alpert (b. 1947) spent the years between 1969 and 1974 evading persecution for her participation in the planning and execution of several bombings of government and corporate buildings in the New York City area. Protesting the war effort with a group of radicals that targeted locations associated with the military, she was convicted of conspiracy as the writer..... More

New York, NY: Anchor Books, 2003. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. Former Rolling Stones editor and columnist Greil Marcus collected the writings of Lester Bangs (1948 – 1982) into, what he calls, “the story, ultimately, of one man’s attempt to confront his loathing of the world, his love for it, and to make sense of what he found in the world and within himself” (xviii). As a music critic, Lester..... More

San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 2022. First Edition. Softcover. “’Get the Money!’ was Ted Berrigan’s mantra for the paid writing gigs he took on in support of his career as a poet. This long-awaited collection of his essential prose draws upon the many essays, reviews, introductions, and other texts he produced for hire, as well as material from his journals, travelogues, and assorted, unclassifiable creative texts. Documenting his innovative..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14" x 20") announcing a concert entitled "Motherload" with performances headlined by Big Brother & the Holding Company, along with the Sir Douglas Quintet & the Orkustra, during May 5-7, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The legendary psychedelic artist Rick Griffin (b. Richard Alden Griffin, 1944-1991) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1966. First Edition, Second Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14" x 20") announcing performances headlined by the Great Society & also featuring Big Brother & the Holding Company, the Grass Roots & Quicksilver Messenger Service (referred here in its early form as "Quick Silver Messenger Service") during February 26, 1966 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco under the title of "King Kong..... More

San Francisco, CA: Book, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14&1/4" x 18") announcing a "Dance Concert" with performances headlined by Big Brother & the Holding Company, along with Oxford Circle & Lee Michaels, during December 9-10, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The great Spanish-American artist Victor Moscoso (b. 1936) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here, & "Moscoso" in facsimile cursive handwriting..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. An oblong poster (appx. 20" x 13&15/16") announcing the "Second (Annual) Tribal Stomp" concert with performances headlined by Big Brother & the Holding Company, along with the Quicksilver Messenger Service & Oxford Circle, during February 17-18, 1967 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The acclaimed American artist Stanley Mouse (b. Stanley George Miller, 1940) created the artwork &..... More

San Francisco, CA: Family Dog Productions, 1966. First Edition, Third Printing. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14&1/4" x 20&1/2") announcing "The Laugh Cure Dance and Concert" with performances headlined by the Blues Project, along with the Quicksilver Messenger Service & the Sons of Adam, during May 13-14, 1966 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The acclaimed American artist Wes Wilson (1937-2020) created the artwork & graphics reproduced here, &..... More

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Richard Brautigan. As the work’s front flap copy unceremoniously announces, “A strand of Japanese hair, an ice-cold sombrero, and a small-town librarian with no ears—Richard Brautigan has written another novel.” Further described as “the story of a man who has lost his Japanese lover…it is also the story of a small town that loses its sense of proportion..... More

San Francisco, CA: Bill Graham, 1967. First Edition. Single Sheet. A poster (appx. 14&3/4" x 21&7/8") announcing performances "Presented in Dance Concert" by the legendary impresario Bill Graham (1931-1991), headlined by the Butterfield Blues Band, along with the Charles Lloyd Quartet, during January 20-22, 1967 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. The acclaimed American artist Wes Wilson (1937-2020) created the graphics & illustrations reproduced here, & "(c) Wes Wilson/Bill..... More

New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. "On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. Five years, four months and twenty-nine days later, on April 14, 1965, Richard Eugene..... More

Boise, ID: Boise State University, 1974. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. As the back covers of Wayne Chatterton & James H. Maguire's "Western Writers Series" pamphlets suggest, "This continuing series, primarily regional in nature, provides brief but authoritative introductions to the lives and works of authors who have written significant literature about the American West. These attractive, uniform pamphlets, none of them longer than fifty pages, will be useful to the..... More

Deadwood, OR: Wyatt-MacKenzi Publishing, 2018. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. “’Hi, I’m Ron,’ he said. ‘They call me Pigpen.’ He tipped the brim of his hat and nodded as he entered the store. My first impression was, ‘Pigpen’” Really? Who would introduce themselves as that? The next one bounced in, looking a lot younger than he was. ‘I’m Bobby, they call me Bobby.’ Next was a shorter, stocky guy with..... More