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]
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]
Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2020. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. "Bill Butler was a six foot five, charismatic, American poet and writer. First published in Beatitude in 1960. He opened the Unicorn bookshop in Brighton in 1967. Unicorn was also a pioneering publisher, including Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and Bob Dylan. There were several clashes with the authorities. Here is the Unicorn story." (back cover) A fascinating, delightful..... More
[Item #3776]
Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio State University Press, 2018. First Edition. Softcover. "Before the era of fake news and anti-fascists, William S. Burroughs wrote about preparing for revolution and confronting institutionalized power. In this work, Burroughs' parody becomes a set of rationales and instructions for destabilizing the state and overthrowing an oppressive and corrupt government. As with much of Burroughs' work, it is hard to say if it is serious or..... More
[Item #3076]
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: Turret Bookshop, 1992. First Edition. Hand-sewn wrappers. Signed by Author. These two lectures on the work of Allen Ginsberg were originally given by Ginsberg biographer, Barry Miles, at special sessions of the annual convention of the Modern Language Association of America. The first lecture is called "Howl, the Original Manuscript" and the second is "How Kaddish Happened." Limited to a total edition of 500 copies. This is one..... More
[Item #1166]
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1996. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. With a foreword by Ann Charters & new preface by the author. Originally published in 1981 and now available in paperback for the first time - here is Tim Hunt's incisive look into Jack Kerouac's creative process and achievement. As New. More
[Item #1215]
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]
Corte Madera, CA: Noodlebrain Press; Paul Blake Jr., 2019; 2003. Limited First Lettered-Signed Edition; Signed First Edition. Softcover; Stapled Sheets. Book hand-lettered & signed by Gerald Nicosia & Paul Blake III; treatise signed by Paul Blake Jr. "Gerald Nicosia wrote Memory Babe, the highly acclaimed biography of Jack Kerouac, who made millions of kids want to follow him on the road, then went back to his mommy, drank himself to..... More
[Item #3491]
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]
London, England: Aloes Books, 1978. First Separate Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Book Part of a series published in the UK only, this is the first separate edition of an early short story by Thomas Pynchon, first published in Epoch Magazine in 1960. One among a stated limitation of 1,500 copies. A rare & interesting Pynchon collectible, in very fine condition, almost mint except for residue & minor scratches, probably from removed..... More
[Item #1829]
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]