ROOSEVELT AFTER INAUGURATION
(1964)
Uncommon Burroughs item from Ed Sanders' legendary mimeo press.
Beats
THE DHARMA BUMS
(1959)
First UK edition of Kerouac's classic Beat novel, published the year after the U.S. edition, in the striking Bernard Blatch dust jacket.
Howl: For Carl Solomon
[1956 / 1995-6]
Third impression of the true first edition of Allen Ginsberg's epochal poem "Howl," the Serendipity issue, specially signed or inscribed by Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Marthe Rexroth, Michael McClure, David Meltzer, Gary Snyder, Philip Lamantia, and Philip Whalen.
JUNKIE: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict
(1953)
Uncommonly well-kept first printing of Burroughs's first book, a paperback original Ace Double printed tête-beche with Maurice Helbrant's NARCOTIC AGENT.
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JUNKY [Junkie]
(1977)
Signed first printing of the "first complete and unexpurgated edition" (cover) of Burroughs's classic semi-autobiographical novel of addiction.
PLUTONIAN ODE
(1982)
First hardcover edition of this late-career collection from the Beat legend, published by the same house that printed his first: City Lights.
DOCTOR SAX
(1959)
First printing of this "experimental, florid, and wild" (LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, 61) tale of dreams and childhood fantasies – in excellent condition.
THE NAKED LUNCH
(1959)
First edition, first issue of Burroughs' drug-fueled Beat masterpiece — in exceptional condition.
HOWL AND OTHER POEMS
(1956)
Rare signed first edition of HOWL, inscribed in the year of publication, likely at one of Ginsberg's most infamous readings.
IF WE TAKE
1970
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.
THE LETTERS OF WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS 1945-1959
(1993)
First printing of this collection of early letters from the Beat icon.
HOWL AND OTHER POEMS
[1957]
Third printing (stated) — and first produced in the U.S. — of Ginsberg's landmark poem, number four in the Pocket Poets Series.
Original Abstract Color Pastel Drawing
(1965)
Striking early Bukowski drawing, executed in vibrant purple, grey, and black.
SATORI IN PARIS
(1966)
First edition, first printing of Kerouac's sojourn to France to research his genealogy.
NAKED LUNCH
(1959) [i.e. 1962]
First US edition, first printing of the Beat masterpiece, also containing the first book appearances of Burroughs's "Deposition: Testimony concerning a Sickness," and "Letter from a Master Addict to Dangerous Drugs."
SIX SECTIONS FROM MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS WITHOUT END PLUS ONE
1970
Early sections from Snyder's life-long project. Mountains and Rivers Without End would be published in its entirety in 1996.
MAGGIE CASSIDY
(1959)
Paperback original of Kerouac on teen passion and despair.
NOVA EXPRESS
(1964)
First printing of the third novel in Burroughs's Nova Trilogy.
KEROUAC'S LAST WORD: Jack Kerouac in Escapade
1986
Limited edition of Clark's essay, with a supplement of three articles by Jack Kerouac.
KEROUAC: A Biography
(1973)
Signed second printing of the essential Kerouac biography.
SULLA STRADA
(2000)
Italian translation of Kerouac's ON THE ROAD.
THE BEAT BOOK: Poems and Fiction from the Beat Generation
1996
Wide-ranging Beat anthology, with a foreword by Allen Ginsberg.
JACK KEROUAC: A Chicken-Essay
(1975)
Second printing of this argument for the persistent cultural influence of Quebec on Jack Kerouac.
Collection of 19 Original Polaroids of Charles Bukowski Letters
2008
Small collection of original Polaroids by Black Sparrow founder and publisher John Martin of letters to him from Charles Bukowski.
LONDON'S SECRET LIFE
1968
Explicit sleaze putting on sophisticated airs, dedicated "To all the frantic hipster moths, / Burning themselves out in the flame of experience; / Fluttering, singed, for a brief day, / Then, wings shrivelled, falling sadly to earth."
