GENERATION X
Rare first printing of the '60s youth culture guide that named a generation by mistake.
Rare first printing of the '60s youth culture guide that named a generation by mistake.
First edition, association copy, of this uncommon artist's book, inscribed to Dick Smothers of the Smothers Brothers.
First printing of this scarce, posthumously issued collection of Mueller's writings from the '60s, '70s,' and '80s – fondly introduced by John Waters as "the ultimate daughter Divine would have loved to have had."
Complete six-volume set of Allen's SKINHEAD series — a "pulp fiction world of crime, sex and aggro."
Scarce first edition of this final entry in Allen's SKINHEAD series.
Second edition of this early illustrated guide to the mechanical operation of the motorcycle, for "People who want the 'SHOW HOW' Features."
First printing of this distance-learning instructional manual for the self-taught motorcycle enthusiast, from the early days when the two-wheeled motor vehicle first became widely popular for pleasure cruising, deliveries, and machine-gun-fitted wartime reconnaissance missions.
First printing of this poetic reflection on the tumultuous state of America and the world in 1984, in which essayist Sidney Bernard captures the peril of nuclear proliferation while highlighting the work of activists working to improve the future.
Poster made in support of Iranian political prisoners and protesters against the last Shah of Iran, the U.S
Technical work on interpersonal behavior and personality evaluation by a pre-psychedelia Timothy Leary, written during his tenure as Director of Psychology Research at the Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Oakland.
This issue features a profile of Ralph Nader by Allan Richards ("'There is no reason to believe that I would run for president,' he insisted.
With articles on Traffic, Ravi Shankar, Todd Rundgren, Harry Nilsson, John Cassavetes, and Bo Diddley.
Cover story on the "Rock & Roll Weirdos" Randy Newman, Van Dyke Parks, and Kim Fowley. Also features Vernon Gibbs on Isaac Hayes.
Cover story on women in rock by Ellen Sander, focusing on Linda Ronstadt, Mama Cass, Grace Slick, Judy Collins, and Collins' drummer, Susan Evans. Issue also includes a feature on Harry Chapin.
Early, short-lived Bay Area environmentalist newsletter. This issue focuses on local American government at the county level, and features a Manifesto for Citizen Counterrevolution by Ted Radke as well as an essay by Jean Giono.
Early, short-lived Bay Area environmentalist newsletter. This issue features Nathan Hare on Black Ecology, an interview with Hare by Edward Washington, and an article on the Marquesa Islands.
Early issue with features on The Kinks and Buffalo Springfield; album reviews of Bert Jansch, Tim Buckley, and others; Richard Meltzer on "The Aesthetics of Rock;" and more.
Issue of the rock & roll magazine including an interview with Quicksilver Messenger Service, a piece by Paul Williams, a short story by Ron Goulart, and some harsh (but fair) words for Joan Baez by Peter Stampfel.
Original poster for an Afro Rock event at Hull University, featuring one of the most important bands of the movement, Assagai.
Official mimeographed newsletter of the Committee of 100, a prominent British anti-war group whose first president was Bertrand Russell and whose initial hundred public signatories included Christopher Logue, Herbert Read, Lindsay Anderson, and Gustav Metzger. This handsomely printed bulletin includes reports on relevant news stotries of the day: China's atom bomb tests, phone tapping of dissidents by the British police, pirate radio stations in London, and more.
Bilingual pamphlet presenting the case for boycotting Del Monte canned fruits and vegetables.
Original catalogue for an exhibition held on the occasion of the "Xth World Youth Festival," collecting agitprop and other (mostly) political art from over 50 countries.
Small men's 70s denim jacket from a female biker gang or motorcycle club. We find no information or reference to the "Metronettes," but as they were driving Honda's (most likely Gold Wings), they were probably on the more wholesome — rather than outlaw — end of the spectrum.
Poster picturing four sweaters wearing a number of buttons with pacifist themes, like "Make love not war" and "Stop creeping proliferation."
Weekly pacifist publication, this a special issue focused on nuclear disarmament edited by Bruce Birchard, a Quaker activist and leader of the watchdog group National Action/Research on the Military Industrial Complex.