BEATS from Skyline Books

NY: William Morrow and Co., [1985].. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. A collection of photos and articles on the Beat Generation. Contributions by Kerouac, John Clellon Holmes, Lawrence Lipton, Seymour Krim, Kenneth Rexroth, and many others. Fred McDarrah was the primary photographer of the beats and counterculture of the period and many of his… Saber más sobre este artículo

SF: Privately published, 1980.. Printed in black on yellow stock with a small ornamental device. Fine.

NY: Privately published, 1968.. Legendary mimeo mag edited by Diane di Prima and LeRoi Jones. An important showcase for Beat, Black Mountain, New York School, and other avant-garde writers. Includes Lamantia, Lenore Kandel, LeRoi Jones, et al. Horizontal fold from mailing, ink stain to one page probably from printing process, else very good. Addressed to… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Abbeville Press, 1995.. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Prologue by Allen Ginsberg. Excellent book documenting the Beat influence on the art, music, fashion, and popular culture of the '50s and '60s. Issued to coincide with the 1995 landmark exhibition at the Whitney Museum. It traces the Beat connection to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

[London]: SAF Publishing, [2002].. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. One of the more interesting '60s counterculture memoirs. Illustrated with photographs. Guthrie recounts his international adventures and drug-taking escapades in the hip scenes of LA, San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, Tangier, and elsewhere. Along the way he encountered Allen Ginsberg, Richie Havens, Del Close, Hube… Saber más sobre este artículo

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, [1991].. Ownership signature, else fine in dust jacket with some slight fading to spine and edge of front panel.

[Chicago]: Chicago Review Press, [2006].. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Very fine.

Hollywood: HiFi Records, 1959.. LP record, mono. McKuen reads beat poetry with titles such as "Co Existence Bagel Shop Blues," "Haiku Poems," "What is a Fabian," and "Like," to jazz accompaniment. Terrific cover photograph of McKuen sitting pensively at a table in a Beat coffee house with a wine bottle and candle on the table, a large… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newark, DE: University of Delaware Library, 2020.. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Beat Visions and the Counterculture. Beautifully printed letterpress by Lead Graffiti. As new.

Newark, DE: University of Delaware Library, 2020.. Large 4to. Broadside poem. First edition. Illustrated. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Beat Visions and the Counterculture. Beautifully printed letterpress by Lead Graffiti. As new.

NY: Beech Tree/William Morrow, [1987]. Hardbound in dust jacket.. First edition. The author traces the development of the bohemian tradition from the early scene in Greenwich Village through the Beats, hippies, and Punks. Illustrated with photographs. Minor tap to one corner, else fine in about fine spine faded dust jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, [1966].. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated with photographs. Fine in price-clipped dust jacket.

SF: Intersection, 1968.. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Catalog of events for this festival of underground art which took place at various venues in San Francisco, 1968. Essays by Ralph Gleason, James Broughton, David Meltzer, Robert Duncan, and others, trace the development of the poetry, jazz, and painting of the Beats to the psychedelic expression… Saber más sobre este artículo

No place: MGM Records, [1959].. 45rpm record in picture sleeve featuring a small reproduction of the poster for this Beat exploitation film starring Mamie Van Doren (and in which Gregory Corso has a cameo). "The Wild World of the Beatniks!" Tiny remainder drill hole through sleeve and record label, else very good record in very good sleeve… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1971].. Hardbound in dust jacket. Later printing. Lively and well-researched overview of the Beat scene including much first-hand material from interviews with the Beats. Fine in dust jacket with the red spine lettering faded.

No place: Warwick Records, ca. 1959.. LP record. Accomplished recording from this UK folk singer who states in the liner notes: "Beatdom is considered by some an oasis in a concrete desert where the rebels of society and convention go to release their whip-lashed souls. To others, it is a concoction of confused, mixed-up kids whose half-dream… Saber más sobre este artículo

[Brush Creek, TN]: Wild Dog Books, [2000].. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. An autobiographical novel partly based on the author's encounters with Ginsberg, Burroughs and others gathered around Naropa in the '80s, intersperced with poetry, tales of shamans, Tibetan masters, and more. Corners bumped, else fine.

n.p.: Musitron, 1960.. LP record. Readings by Blake who was active in North Beach in the late '50s, author of the book 21 Carlisle, appeared in Beatitude magazine, etc. Issued as Volume 2 in Musitron's series of Beat Generation recordings. Must be heard to be appreciated---terrific Beat/beatnik poetry rife with hipster lingo. Near mint record… Saber más sobre este artículo

[Hollywood: MGM, 1959].. Features a huge, beret-wearing, bearded beatnik face, next to which is scantilly-clad Mamie Van Doren. In bold, jazzy letters: "THE BEAT GENERATION." At the top, an illustration of Louis Armstrong playing in a Beat jazz club. "Behind The Weird 'Way-Out' World of the BEATNIKS!" An unusually nice copy showing only minor wear… Saber más sobre este artículo

n.p.: Privately published, 2001.. 2 LP records in fold-out jacket. In 1990 Ginsberg, Orlovsky, and Corso were invited by friend and artist/sound producer, Jeff Gordon to do a reading in downtown Manhattan. This recording of that event was issued in a pressing limited to 1000 numbered copies that were over-subscribed shortly after release. As new.