London, England: Aloes Books, 2016. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Alexander Adams. A brief, haunting memoir by Alexander Adams, an award-winning artist, poet & writer, concerning his activities, experiences & impressions of Berlin, where he resided during 2007-2014. The narrator "A." is presumed to be the author. One of a limited edition of 75, this is copy No. 43/75 as hand-noted in pencil on the title page. Also..... More
[Item #3028]
Exeter, UK: Societas, 2020. First Edition. Softcover. "In the summer of 2020, there was an eruption of violence directed towards historical monuments across Europe and North America. Statues were torn down while police watched. Prominent public figures, politicians and even museum directors cheered on the destruction. Supporters claimed it was payback for slavery; critics said it was neo-Marxist activism or sheer vandalism. Can we place the 2020 events in a...... More
[Item #3884]
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
[Item #3022]
London, England: Golconda Fine Art Books, 2018; 2020. Limited First Editions. Stapled Wrappers. Both volumes signed by Alexander Adams. "I have accepted the view that my verse benefits from illustration and that- as an artist- I am well placed to provide that. My verse has appeared in anthologies without illustration, so it seems that the verse is strong enough to function without images. I try to write verse as if..... More
[Item #3641]
London, England: Aloes, 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Signed by William S. Burroughs to noted scholar & collector Donald L. Kaufmann. "The white subway gathered silent speed as buildings and landscapes slid by- faster- faster- a blur of film flakes then pictures leaped into sharp focus- mist and frogs in 1920 roads- morning sleep of detour- needle beer in Sid's. He was in a long tunnel of old photos..... More
[Item #2903]
London, England: Aloes Books, 1973. First Edition. Softcover. "The white subway gathered silent speed as buildings and landscapes slid by- faster- faster- a blur of film flakes then pictures leaped into sharp focus- mist and frogs in 1920s roads- morning sleep of detour- needle beer in Sid's. He was in a long tunnel of old photos stretching back to his childhood- back- back- "STOP." " (from "Unfinished Cigarette," pg. 1)..... More
[Item #3471]
Milan, Italy: Adelphi Edizione, 2010. First Italian Translation. Softcover. This is the first Italian translation of "The Yage Letters Redux," first published in the U.S. in 2006, a greatly expanded, reorganized edition, edited & with a lengthy, most skullerly introduction by top WSB authority Oliver Harris. A very rare version of the latest & most comprehensive edition of this WSB/AG classic. Text in Italian, translated by Andrew Tanzi. As new..... More
[Item #1609]
R. Crumb et al. Encinitas, CA: FreeThought Publications, Fall 2000. First Edition. Loose Folded Sheets. A variant first printing of the William S. Burroughs retrospective issue of this literary journal, featuring contributions from James Grauerholz, Charles & Pamela Plymell, Anne Waldman, Jeffrey Weinberg & yours truly, Arthur S. Nusbaum. My article, "Back at the Pond", is featured in our newsletter, "The Fine Print." Among the many reproduced artworks is an..... More
[Item #1446]
Encinitas, CA: FreeThought Publications, Fall 2000. First Edition. Loose Folded Sheets. Exactly the same as item #1446, with green background on title masthead. As New. More
[Item #1447]
n/p; Ann Arbor, MI; New York, NY: Jorge Garcia-Robles; Priceless Preservation; Viking/ the Penguin Group; Twelve/ Hachette Book Group, 1990-2018. Original Negatives; Original Digitization; First Editions. Negatives; Disc in Case; Hardcovers. During 1990, Mexican author Jorge Garcia-Robles traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to visit & interview William S. Burroughs, as part of his research that led to the publication of his acclaimed study, The Stray Bullet: William S. Burroughs in Mexico..... More
[Item #3171]
London, England: Aloes Books, 1975. First Edition. Chapbook in Stapled Wrappers. Transcripts of a 1964 radio broadcast by Eric Mottram, early William S. Burroughs critical biographer (William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need, 1977) responding to the ban of WSB's works in Britain at the time; & a 1973 conversation between Mottram & WSB. A great rarity full of insight by & about WSB, in very fine condition with only very..... More
[Item #1429]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada: National Film Board of Canada, 1987. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large original poster, 20" x 25", announcing the title film, a 1987 French-Canadian documentary of Jack Kerouac directed by Hermenegilde Chiasson. Boldly illustrated with images of Kerouac, a vintage car from the On the Road era, & the title in big, coarse letters. With a colorful decal, apparently as issued, at left-center upper edge. From the..... More
[Item #1780]
Ann Arbor: Third Mind Books, 2018. First Trade Softcover Edition. Softcover. "The seismic cultural impact of Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs was followed by a series of aftershocks. "Starting from San Francisco ' measures a vital instance of this natural process, the circle of aspiring poets and publisher Thomas Rain Crowe and the resurrected Beatitude magazine in the 1970's who used a small-press explosion to sustain and move beyond what their..... More
[Item #3071]
Ann Arbor, MI: Third Mind Books, 20185. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed, Lettered, Limited (1/26) "The seismic cultural impact of Kerouac, Ginsberg and Burroughs was followed by a series of aftershocks. 'Starting from San Francisco' measures a vital instance of this natural process, the circle of aspiring poets around poet and publisher Thomas Rain Crowe and the resurrected Beatitude magazine in the 1970s who used a small-press explosion to sustain and..... More
[Item #3075]
London, England: Notting Hill Editions, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. "A fascinating account by one of the world's leading neurologists of the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees relates how Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and troubled drug addict, inspired him to discover a ground-breaking treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of cures, and through self-experimentation seeks to find the answers..... More
[Item #4244]
London, England: Marion Boyars, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed by Eric Mottram to Richard Ellis. "In this strikingly original discussion of (William S.) Burroughs' work, Eric Mottram highlights his subject's intensely contemporary morality and his predominating concern for the erosion of individual choice. Burroughs' consistent social aim is to achieve freedom from mythology and to restore the individual's enjoyment of privacy and dignity. (Mottram) demonstrates how Burroughs' inspired..... More
[Item #4266]
Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1994. First Softcover Edition. Trade Softcover. The first University of California trade-format softcover edition of Gerald Nicosia's landmark critical biography, first published in hardcover in 1983. From the collection of James Perrizo (1944-2006), Beat scholar, collector & one-time assistant to Edie Kerouac Parker, Jack's former wife. In very fine condition, with only very slight crease at lower corner of front cover..... More
[Item #1745]
Germany: Moloko Print, 2018. First Edition. Softcover. "The European mainland spawned a remarkable second wave of post-Burroughsian cut-up authors to expand upon his principles and took the technique deep into new territories. Jurgen Ploog belongs to this lineage of vigorous, exciting, cut-up practitioners which includes Claude Pelieu, Mary Beach, & Carl Weissner...What Ploog achieves in Flesh film is a text that exists within its own space, drawing on Burroughsian tropes..... More
[Item #3493]
Normal, IL: The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Inc., 1999. First edition. Softcover. This issue of the venerable literary journal is dedicated to Ed Sanders. Contributors of essays about Sanders & his work include Ann Charters, Regina Weinreich, Tom Clark & many others. Also an interview with Sanders conducted by Barry Miles. In as new condition, a fine item of great interest to Sanders collectors. As New. More
[Item #1551]
Quebec, Canada: Secretariat Permanent des Peuples Francophones, n/d (c. 1987). First Printing. Single Sheet. A large (17" x 22") poster issued by the organization that sponsored the Jack Kerouac Conference held in Quebec during October 1-4, 1987. Presumably from at/near the time of that event. Featuring a large photo-image of Kerouac with pop-artesque dot emphasis. A wonderful Kerouac poster from the collection of the late James Perrizo, Beat scholar, collector..... More
[Item #1779]
Quebec, Canada: Secretariat Permanent des Peuples Francophones, 1987. First Printing. Single Sheet. An 11" x 17&1/2" poster announcing a Jack Kerouac Conference in Quebec that was held on October 1-4, 1987. Text in French, featuring a photograph of Kerouac & a roster of participants including Carolyn Cassady (Neal's widow who recently died at age 90), Ann Charters (author of the first major biography of Kerouac), Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes..... More
[Item #1777]
Quebec, Canada: Secretariat Permanent des Peuples Francophones, 1987. First Printing. Single Sheet. A large (18" x 24") poster announcing a Jack Kerouac conference in Quebec held on October 1-4, 1987, featuring a large, bold reproduction of Kerouac's signature, & various other images & graphics including a photograph of Kerouac. Text in French. From the collection of James Perrizo (1944-2006), Beat scholar, collector & one-time assistant to Edie Kerouac Parker, Jack's..... More
[Item #1778]
Italy: Leconte Editore, 2001. First Edition. Soft Cover. As explained by the editors on the front cover: "What happened on April 19, 2001 from (5:50pm to 6pm)? 140 writers from all over the world, at the same time, on the same day, in different places tell us. From Adelaide to New York to Anchorage." Among the 140 writers featured are T.C. Boyle, Robert Fripp, Yours Truly Arthur S. Nusbaum, Charles..... More
[Item #1353]
Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2013. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Number 41 in the Beat Scene Press Pocket Book Series of chapbooks published by Kevin Ring in the UK. This is the transcript of an interview conducted by John Tytell, author of an important early biography of the "Holy Trinity" of the Beats, Naked Angels: Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs & other works. The subject of the interview, which took..... More
[Item #1858]
New York, NY: William Morrow & Company, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. "In 1997, America lost two of its leading literary lights just months apart: Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. Their passings were clearly the end of an age. In the wake of this generational shift, original Beat scholar John Tytell, along with noted photographer Mellon, offers a highly personal collection of intelligent essays and stunning photos that illuminate the..... More
[Item #1566]