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RARE. 27 p.; ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamp, sticker, and number in pen to covers. Very mild shelfwear with extremely light soiling to covers, and staples beginning to rust, but remains internally Fine. An artistic zine consisting largely of comics and reviews. Its stand-out features include a very professional-looking comic by Dr. Anderson, titled "One Day at the Mortuary", and an illustrated article about the COBRA group (artists from Copenhagen, Brussels, and Amsterdam).

Second printing. 228 p. Purple hardcover in Fine condition, with the exception of a light dogear to bottom of last page and endpaper. The dust jacket shows some minor shelfwear. From the dust jacket: Gene Roddenberry created a mythology for the twentieth century: Star Trek. One of the most successful television shows and cultural icons of all time, Star Trek was from the beginning a forum where its creator and its viewers could explore the most fundamental questions of life: What is the difference between sexuality and love? What does goodness mean? What is the role of government? Where does duty end and morality begin? And most often: What does it mean to be human? The Last Conversation is a poignant exploration of the inner world of Gene Roddenberry as he faced the end of his life. Insisting that no one could really know him or the sources of his creation without becoming part of his private world, he invited Yvonne Fern to live with him and his wife, Majel Barrett. "I want you to write me," he… Leer más

RARE. Approx. 22 p. (unnumbered); ill. (colour covers). Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stickers. Mostly handwritten and hand-drawn, this humorous zine deals with work life, fantasies, social commentary, and a page on "pot crotch" and "The Taxonomy of Poo". There are also various comics throughout and some reviews.

82 p.; ill. Light dampstain and warping to rear, and small stain to foredge, but internally pages are clean and bright. From back: We're all aging. We can view this situation as fraught with danger and decline, or as full of promise and possibility, claims author Carol Ann Morrow. As you journey with her and the sprightly elves on these pages, you'll find wisdom to help you discover the meaning of your older years—lessons of strength, longevity, and fruitfulness. "You're only old once," says the esteemed Dr. Seuss. Make it count!

Presumably first edition (UK). xiv, 814 p.; 25 cm. Contains Endnotes (pp. 691-771), Select Bibliography (pp. 773-781) and Index (pp. 783-809). Hefty white hardcover with gilt decoration to front cover and black cloth spine with gilt lettering, shows very minor edgwear, otherwise Fine. Glossy, pictorial dust jacket, shows some shelfwear, including, but not limited to, a small closed tear to the bottom right corner of front cover and a severe crease to rear flap, otherwise Very Good. NOTE: Due to large size and weight, extra shipping charges may be requested to be approved/declined before shipment/cancellation. From dust jacket: Only in our own time have writers and other artists been free to write, sing, and depict what they want. Girls Lean Back Everywhere shows how writers, artists, and their legal defenders achieved this precarious freedom by defeating, if only for the time being, their equally irrepressible antagonists. Girls Lean Back Everywhere is the story of how the arts in America finally… Leer más

First Edition, stated. 262 p.; ill.; includes Bibliography (p. 251-2) and Index (p. 253-62). Orange-brown cloth hardcover, with deckled edges, and gilt lettering to spine, shows some edgewear, with the possible beginnings of some light foxing to foredges, and was misbound during manufacturing (slightly cocked, and endpapers are askew) but is otherwise in Fine condition, being very clearly never read. Liberally illustrated with black and white photographic reproductions. See listing images for more detail. From the dust jacket: The road agents of the Western gold fields were a bold lot, courageous, ruthless, and, for the most part, cold-blooded. They had to be, for it took nerve and skill to stop a team of charging horses. A few were sons of wealthy, cultured families; most of them were desperate men who turned to robbery only after all other means of making a livelihood had failed, or scoundrels in search of easy money. Black Bart, Tom Bell, and Dick Bellows were the most colorful of the road agents,… Leer más

RARE. xxxvi p.; ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamp, stickers, and writing to covers, significant wear, including tears, nicks, etc. and dampstains throughout, which do not impact readability of text. A very down-to-earth zine, entirely handwritten and hand-drawn, which consists largely of stories recounting experiences hitchhiking and freighthopping (including a glossary of relevant terms). It also contains a short piece by a (western-raised) Iraqi woman struggling with her identity when faced with an offer of friendship by an Iraqi woman from Iraq.

RARE. Second Printing. 46 p.; ill. Exhibits general wear as well as some light staining to covers/edges, with a price sticker to cover, and staples beginning to rust, but text remains clean and clear. Large illustrated zine with everything from adventurous stories, political views, comics, word search, humour, and reviews of records, 7-inch, and zines. See listing images for table of contents.

52 p. ; ill. (colour); 30 cm.

Paperback book has some mild shelfwear as well as creasing to covers and throughout, but otherwise Very Good.

Table of Contents:

THE MAKING of THE TOWER
Fortress and Palace
Arsenal, Treasury and Mint
State Prison
Garrison and Showplace
Tourism and Tradition

THE BUILDINGS of THE TOWER
The White Tower
The Inmost Ward
The Inner Ward
The Outer Ward
The Western Entrance and Moat
Tower Wharf
Tower Hill

THE ROYAL ARMOURIES

THE CROWN JEWELS

THE COMMUNITY of THE TOWER

A perspective view of the Tower appears on the centre pages.

Approx. 60 pages, unnumbered; ill. (some colour). Ex-library with sticker to front cover and number in pen, dampstains and warping, and rusting staples, but text remains clear and bright. "Includes Queer Zine Explosion". This zine is decidedly geared toward GSRD people, mainly homosexual men, with a humorous bent to much of the content, which includes short stories, musings, guides, letters/personals, comic/illustrations, and reviews. Editor Larry-bob describes this issue thus: #13: Larry-bob solo issue. Road trip to Oregon; anti-looksism essay; guide to selling out; childhood friends; unsafe sex guide; anti-San Francisco rant; Fag City USA 1997; plus comix by Sina and Quetzal.

RARE. Approx. 36 p.; ill. (some spraypaint colour to covers). Ex-library with stamp (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg), mild shelf/edgewear, and staples have been removed, but text appears complete and is otherwise in Very Good+ to Near Fine condition. An Arkansas punk rock zine dealing with poverty, alternative lifestyles, conscious living, community, history, and social commentary. It is a liberally illustrated little booklet packed full of musings, information, humour, ideology, stories, poetry, and advice.

Approx 40 p. (unnumbered); ill. Silk-screened colour covers. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with only a stamp to the inside of the front cover, and minor bumping to bottom corner, otherwise Fine. From the publisher: This issue contains things that will make you laugh, smile, and cry - visiting friends in the hospital, the early morning, the story of the zine's title, picking up your friends shifts at work, Shelley's annual trips to India, and organizing drag shows. But the real gem of this issue is the story of teaching 9 to 15-year-olds how to fix bikes. It transcends the obvious and covers all kinds of education - homophobia, identity, feminism, and to question what we mean when we say 'community'.

Approx 14 p. (unnumbered); ill. Mild shelfwear, otherwise Fine. Small illustrated zine dealing with food, health, fashion, music, and reviews.

RARE. 95 p. [3]; ill. Note: one leaf has a duplicate, so a few pages are doubled. Very minor soiling to exterior and minor shelfwear, internally Fine. This rare zine, though apparently usually dedicated to the punk music scene, has devoted a large portion of this issue to the discussion of serial killers and the cult following they inspire. Nevertheless, the issue also contains gig reviews, band interviews, scene reports, etc. One of the most unique things about this issue is that it includes artwork by the German artist Lars Henkel, who has gone on to have illustrations in publications such as National Geographic and Rolling Stone. The images printed in Interpol Times cannot be found online and are a series of surreal ink drawings that depict serial killers.

RARE. Approx 22 p. (unnumbered); ill. Mild shelfwear and small, faint stains to cover, otherwise Very Good+ This madcap, humorous, punk zine contains a wide variety of content, including but not limited to: what to do with a live muppet, a defense of hippies, pirate fantasies, an interview with Kid with a Man Head (band), praise for the conspiracy theory genre, and how to care of amputated tissue (for later surgical reattachment).

RARE. Approx 20 p. (unnumbered); ill. Mild shelfwear, otherwise Very Good+ with two small coloured paper insert advertisements. This madcap, humorous, punk zine contains a wide variety of content, including but not limited to: a punk rock timeline, an ode to Atari, a 'study' on the Smurfs, an interview with Sven & Gimpy, movie review, and a critique of NASA.

58 p.; ill. (colour). Covers slightly bowed, with mild wear, but internally Fine. See images for preview of contents. From the back: Here's to you and yours and to mine and ours, And if mine and ours ever come across you and yours, I hope you and yours will do as much for mine and ours, As mine and ours have done for you and yours!

RARE. Freeman boasts that it was "never exceeding a print run of 200, and barely known outside of Berkeley". 131 p.; ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamps and stickers, mild shelfwear and staples are beginning to rust, but otherwise Fine. The content of this 1996 issue seems somewhat prophetic with regards to our current relationship with technology in 2020. Profusely illustrated and also dense with text, this thick zine has a large amount of reviews, stories, musings, photography, and counterculture content, railing against the march of progress.

RARE. 47 p.; ill. (some colour) and pop-ups. Ex-library with number in pen and stamp (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg), mild wear to extremities, and one photo corner has become unglued, otherwise internally Near Fine. Working largely with remixed "found" content, this comedic zine is profusely illustrated, including comics, and contains many "interactive" pages: business card in photo corners (pg. 15)pop-up satellite (pg. 21)pop-up pig tug-o-war (pg. 29)censoring paper over image (pg. 36)lift-up flap which is a present shape made of construction paper (pg. 42)Though humorous, it also deals with depression and other serious topics.

RARE. Approx. 40 p. (unnumbered); ill. Ex-library (the now-defunct Junto Local 91 Radical Library of Winnipeg) with stamp and sticker, extremely mild shelfwear, otherwise Fine. An incredibly well put together zine, with high-quality amateur artwork and text which is mostly done by hand in a beautiful and amazingly regular all-caps. Contains such content as card tricks, comics, photography, history, recipes, and reviews. Includes topics such as skating, veganism, movies, coffee, W. C. Fields, and travel.