[New Haven: Panther Defense Office, 1970]. A flyer reprinting excerpts from a collection of four essays by Genet (published by the New York Committee to Defend the Panthers), written as an appeal to defend Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Seale, who was facing murder charges in New Haven. Genet entered..... More

Newark, NJ: Unity and Struggle, 1976. First Edition. Elusive issue of Unity and Struggle, the successor publication to Black Newark - both important media outlets developed by Amiri Baraka with the aim of promoting Black nationhood in Newark, NJ and throughout the U.S. Under his influence, elements of the Black..... More

New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); side-stapled mimeographed self-wrappers; [12]pp. A Fine and unfolded (possibly unissued) copy, as the magazine sold only through its mailing list. Contents chiefly devoted to the poetry of John Ashbery, and provides a notice on p. [12] that the poet "is..... More

London: Black Bear, 1977. First Edition Thus. Folded pamphlet; 4pp. Fine. Includes two seminal works of anarcho-feminism: "The Anarcho-Feminist Manifesto" of the Chicago Anarcho-Feminists and "Blood of the Roses" by Red Rosia and Black Maria of Black Rose Anarcho-Feminists (Cambridge). Both articles originally published in the journal Siren, Vol. I...... More

Newark: Abas Magazine, 1969. First Edition. Scarce, short-lived underground paper produced by a Newark, New Jersey high-school collective. Masthead of no. 7 suggests that it is the first issue to be produced by offset in tabloid format; earlier issues were (apparently) mimeographed and sold only by mail. The masthead indicates..... More

Brooklyn: Cycle Press, 1974. First, Limited Edition. Single poem by Congdon, issued as Cycle Press Broadside No.1. A nice association between two small press poets. One of 250 numbered copies, this beign copy no.43. Slim octavo; string-tied illustrated wrappers; [12]pp; illus. With presentation inscription to poet Sidney Bernard on the..... More

N.p. [New Haven: ca 1968?]. First issue of this ad-hoc publishing venture, intended as "a communal reproduction service offered to students and faculty of the Art and Architecture School for expression, confrontation, and debate." Recto is a full-size poster featuring [with ironic intent] a quote from Yale President Kingman Brewster..... More

San Francisco: Frank Reynolds / Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, 1968. First Edition. An off-the-wall collection of free-form poems written by Freewheelin' Frank Reynolds, former Secretary of the San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. The broadsides reproduce hand-lettered, illustrated poems written by Reynolds in the mid-1960's, printed by..... More

Pittsburgh: The Commune, 1972. First Edition. Articles on the Weather Underground, Angela Davis being acquitted of all charges, the merits of free health clinics, life inside the penitentiary, anti-war protests, national and international news, and a Miami Conventions Coalition centerfold. Tabloid (43cm); photo-illustrated newsprint wrappers; 20pp; illus. Faint horizontal fold..... More

New York: The Floating Bear, 1964. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); stapled mimeographed pictorial self-wrappers illustrated by Jeanne Marlowe; [20]pp. Previous mail folds, wrappers a shade toned along extremities, rear cover starting to separate, else Very Good overall. Postally addressed in manuscript to Gary Snyder with return address of the American..... More

New York: The Floating Bear, 1968. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); original blue pictorial staplebound upper wrapper; [22]pp. Previous mail fold, light wear from handling, rear wrapper separated at one staple, else Very Good. Postally addressed to James Laughlin on rear cover. Includes a contribution by former "Floating Bear" editor LeRoi..... More

San Francisco: Centaur Press, 1950. First Edition. A superb copy of this important early collection by Duncan who, along with his friends Kermit Sheets and James Broughton (proprietors of the Centaur Press) occupied a central place in the vibrant San Francisco literary scene of the 1950s. Limited to 250 copies..... More

Menlo Park, CA: Portola Institute, Inc., 1969. First Edition. Early issue of this counterculture magazine/catalog, focused on self-sufficiency, ecology, and the DIY ethos. The long-running publication was the brainchild of Stewart Brand, which ran from September, 1968 off and on until 1998. "The Whole Earth Catalog functions as an evaluation..... More