Original photo album of a Japanese businessman's American travels, including stops in Seattle and Chicago before a longer stay in New York, and a visit to a Japanese family in Long Island.
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Rare complete run of this foundational publication of the Mimeo Revolution and one of the most influential little magazines of the 1960s.
Uncommon hardcover issue of this verse collection from the Pulitzer-winning poet, inscribed to friend and fellow poet Stuart Dischell — with an additional holograph poem laid in.
Meiji-era sensationalist popular novel about the conflicts between an Englishman's Japanese wife and his Japanese mistress, printed in a heavily illustrated format of the genre that anticipates modern manga.
First printing of this collection of Denby's dance criticism, warm inscribed to fellow critic Clive Barnes and his wife.
Exceptional late-1980s photo album compiling more than 170 color images of Oakland graffiti and graffiti artists — showing the development of California's "New Wave."
First edition of this eye-catching accordion book chronicling major events in Japanese history from 1844 to 1882, particularly focused on events of international import or sensational news.
First printing, US issue of this story of a woman who is as talented at surfing as she is at medicine, following her path to the surfing World Championships in Australia and her budding romances with two surfer brothers.
First printing of this Surf Culture pulp, the story of a girl-next-door type who is tempted into showbiz with the promise of a starring role in a surfing flick – featuring a sex scene that takes place on a surf board.
Unique artist's book, a wordless and tactile exploration of texture, color, and negative space.
First UK edition — and the first printed edition outside the US — of the foundational text of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in an extraordinary, likely original, morocco binding.
Inscribed first printing of this collection of short biographies of prominent Black people, as well as a brief summary of Maryland history with a focus on the state's Black population, written by a formerly enslaved man – inscribed to Black suffragist Addie Hunton.
Elusive first edition in the original dust jacket of the pivotal noir novel, with a subtly feminist shift in the genre's typical structure that has influenced countless others in the field.
First edition of Highsmith's debut novel, a slow-burn thriller in which one murder becomes a prelude to a larger psychological drama in which anyone can become a killer.
True first printing of Baudrillard's philosophical exploration of reality, simulation, and shared experience – a key influence on THE MATRIX films.
Rare first edition of this erotic lesbian novel set in a rural US town – inscribed by the author to her parents.
Association first printing of this early Markson title, inscribed by the novelist to fellow writer Normal Mailer and Beverly [Bentley] Mailer.
Original placard for the multi-day, multimedia presentation of MacLise's "Rites of the Dreamweapon," staged during the first week of Jonas Mekas's New Cinema Festival (Expanded Cinema Festival).
Striking early Bukowski drawing, executed in vibrant purple, grey, and black.
First edition, association copy, with an extraordinary inscription and drawing from Bukowski at a pivotal moment in his career to Hal Norse, perennial literary scenester and author of the classic cut-up novel BEAT HOTEL.
Signed first printing of the first trade edition, a whimsical family saga of a hotel and a bear and an opera house.
Signed limited first edition, one of only 150 numbered copies (and only 50 for America) signed by Shepard – retrospectively collecting highlights of his work for PUNCH in the 1920s after the Pooh books brought him fame.
Lovely copy of the first printing of the trade edition of the Pennyroyal Caxton Bible, designed and illustrated by Barry Moser, and originally published in a limited letterpress edition.
Bound galley (stated) of the first edition of Butler's post-apocalyptic novel, sent by the publisher to James Sallis, who was one of Butler's instructors "where Octavia got her start" (Carl Brandon Society) — at the 1970 Clarion Writers Workshop.
First printing of Wolfe's fourth book, featuring two of his classic essays.
