Feral House, November 2015. Trade Paperback. Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs. The Los Angeles, Orange County, and South Bay punk scenes, populated by.....
Inland Book Co, January 1995. Trade Paperback.
Chronicle Books, February 2005. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Lowbrow it may be called, but high-profile best describes the cultural impact of this contemporary art movement. Found everywhere from wine labels and high-end bar accessories to major motion pictures (Teacher's Pet, the upcoming Pink Panther), the visibility of.....
Vintage, May 1998. Trade Paperback. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as.....
Shambhala, January 2018. Trade Paperback. A new copy. An exploration of Beat spirituality--seen through excerpts from the writings of the seminal writers of Beat Generation themselves. It's been said that Jack Kerouac made it cool to be a thinking person seeking a spiritual experience. And there is no doubt that.....
HarperSanFrancisco, May 1992. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). High adventures of mind and body. "A cyclone of unorthodox ideas capable of lifting almost any brain out of its cognitive Kansas."--from the foreword by Tom Robbins.
Triad Books, 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 45 pages. 4 by 7 inches. First edition (first printing). Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Ballantine Books, September 1996. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their langauge, and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome.....
Bloomsbury USA, October 2014. Hardcover. Remainder copy. Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearer's true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent and intimate of body.....
University of California. Printed by Campus Press, 1969. Trade Paperback. 12 pages. Tabloid newspaper reaction to the events at People's Park and the killing of James Rector. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Slight tanning of pages.
The New York Eight, [1969]. Ephemera. Single sheet, 8.5 x 11 inches, printed in black on white. Statement on front - the eight in two different actions disrupted two Selective Service offices in New York. They 'call upon men of good will to denounce the Selective Service System, national racism.....
Vietnam Observer, 1967. Trade Paperback. 8 pages, B/W illustrations. Very good copy. Paper is tanned. Previously folded.
Resist, 1968, 1970. Trade Paperback. Newsletter #16, 6 pages; Newsletters #44 and 45, 4 pages. 3 newsletters. Newletter #16 is tanned, others near fine. All previously folded for mailing.
I-KON, 1968. First Edition. Ephemera. 48 pages. This issue with contributions by Ishmael Reed, Stanley Krippner, Cornelius Cardew, Carolee Schneeman and others. I-KON magazine was published from 1967 to 1993, founded by poet and playright Susan Sherman. First edition (first printing). Very good in stapled wrappers (paperback). Cover scuffed and.....
Harper & Row, 1973. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 64 unnumbered pages. Illustrations by Alicia Bay Laurel in color and B/W. First edition (first printing). Very good copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback). Covers with edge and corner wear and surface scuffs.
United Labor and People's Committee for May Day, [1951]. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 14 numbered pages. Illustration on covers by Rockwell Kent. First edition (first printing). Very good in illustrated wrappers (paperback). paper is browning and fragile. Chips missing from edges and top corner of pages.
Bay Area Institute, [?1970]. Trade Paperback. Single sheet, folded into quarters, 9.25 x 11.4 inches, when folded. B/W illustrations. Sheet opens to poster, 'How to Stop Standard?', 17.5 x 22.8 inches. Printed in black on newsprint. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Some tanning to.....
A Week to Confront Campus Militarism, 1969. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Single mimeographed typed sheet, 8.5 x 11 inches. Bulletins #2 outlines the campaign; Bulletin #3 discusses what is happening on 6 campuses: Indiana University; Columbia University; Washington University, St. Louis; Ohio University, Athens; Southwest Missouri State College; and University.....
Earth Peoples Park, 1970. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 3 mimeographed sheets, recto only. Newsletter outlines the ideas behind Earth Peoples Park, discusses progress, needed next steps, and asks for support. The Earth Peoples Park movement started in San Francisco in 1970 and ended in 1994. They established the first Peoples.....
The Closest Penguins, 1985. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 16 unnumbered pages in each issue. 7 x 8.5 inches. Issue with poems, stories, drawings, reviews, and more. First edition (first printing). Near fine copies. Slight tanning to cover edges.
Northern California Peace Action Coalition / Student Mobilization Committee, n.d., ca. 1970. First Edition. Poster. Poster, 11.25 x 17.5 inches, printed in red on white. Anti-war march poster. 'Kate Millet; Sons of Champlin; eyewitnesses to the shooting of students at the U. of New Mexico; and more. Join a peaceful.....
Beano, n.d., ca. 1981-2. First Edition. Trade Paperback. #1: unpaginated, 20 pages; #10: 24 pages. B/W photographs. The S.F. Bay Area music scene with profiles and interviews of musicians and bands. Jonny Whiteside is a music journalist, now active in Los Angeles. First editions (first printings). Near fine copies.
n.p., 2003. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, about 68 pages. B/W illustrations. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
City Lights Books, 1957. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Unpaginated, 27 pages. Originally published in Dissent Magazine, this is Mailer's 'superficial reflections on the hipster,' with criticisms by Jean Malaquais and Ned Polsky followed by Mailer's responses. First edition (first printing), priced 35 cents on the cover. Very good in stapled.....
WBAI, 1973. First Edition. Pamphlet. [28] pages. 4-1/8 by 11 inches. Program listings for the radio station for the year 1974. With a quote and image of Alan Watts on the cover. First edition (first printing). Very good in stapled wrappers (paperback). Sticker scar from postal address which has been.....