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San Francisco: Sore Dove Press, 2016. Limited Edition. Fine. Soheyl Dahl. SIGNED by Jack Hirschman; Limited edition of 34 copies; this being #24. Gift Quality. Designed and published by Soheyl Dahl at Sore Dove Press, 2016. Folio 13" - 23" tall; No copies located by WorldCat/OCLC. Black type on dark gray paper. A poem by Jack Hirschman written as a memorial to Leonard Cohen. Jack Hirschman (1933) is an American poet and social activist who has written more than 50 volumes of poetry and essays. For a quarter century, Hirschman has roamed San Francisco streets, cafes (including Caffe Trieste, where he has been a regular patron), and readings, becoming an active street poet and a peripatetic activist. Hirschman is also a painter and collagist, and has translated over two dozen books from German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Albanian, and Greek. "What a relief to find a poet who is not afraid of the vulgar or the sentimental, who can burst out laughing or cry his head off in poetry - who… Read More

Brighton, England / Seattle: Unicorn Bookshop, 1972. First Edition. Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches; 207 x149 mm), 26 pages, in photo-illustrated wrappers (soft cover). An often critical view of Allen Ginsberg's poems by Eric Mottram (1924-1995), who was a British poet and professor at King's College London. CONDITION: Some soiling and fading to wrappers and light edge wear but internally clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy.

Toronto: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front Cover Lightly Chipped; Light Moisture Damage (Staining); Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Critique of Existing Research Methodology; Chapter 2 Student Movements and Popular Support; Chapter 3 Framing the Study Problem; Chapter 4 Individual Characteristics and Responsivity to Political Ideas: A Theoretical Model; Chapter 5 Characteristics of Students Supporting the Student Movement; Chapter 6 The University Environment and the Student Movement; Chapter 7 University of Toronto Study; Appendixes; References. PUBLISHER: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Toronto. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education has three prime functions: to conduct programs of graduate study in education, to undertake research in education, and to assist in the implementation of the findings of educational studies. The Institute is a college chartered by an Act of the… Read More

San Francisco: Discovery Books, 1959. Printed at The Troubador Press, San Francisco. The first book by this key Beat poet and musician. 52 unnumbered pages in original brown wrappers, $1.25 price printed rear wrapper. A tiny faint crease top corner front wrapper, Else Fine. . First Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1959. Third Printing, 1959 stated. Pocket Poets Series Number 8, and Corso's 2nd published book. Near Fine, spine evenly browned, scant edge wear. . Third Printing. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 4 3/4" x 6 1/4".

New York: Cape Goliard Press/ Grossman, 1968. one of 1750 soft cover copies. Near Fine, 3 small spots front wrapper, else Fine and feels unread. . Limited Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

San Francisco: Stolen Paper Editions , 1966. Second Printing of the Stolen Paper editions, with the cover overprinted in blue. Her first book, the true first edition was self-published, then published by Jeff Berner of the Stolen Paper Review in various printings. Near Fine, slight browning to rear wrapper at spine edge. Red end papers, 6 pages, four poems; God/Love Poem, To Fuck With Love, Phases I, II, and III. The latter three poems caused the book to be banned as obscene. . Second Edition. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine. Square 8vo.

Normal, IL: Illinois State University, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 64pp, stapled self-cover. Scarce literary magazine edited by William Wantling during his time at Illinois State University, includes four poems and an excerpt from a novel by Wantling. Unmarked copy, outer leaf pulling at staples, which have some rust.

Eugene, Oregon: Toad Press, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 68pp, printed wrappers. Warmly INSCRIBED to a friend by the author in a neat calligraphic hand on February 16, 1969. Uncommon periodical issue devoted to Whalen's work (largely reproduced from a handwritten original). Clean, unmarked copy.

REYNOLDS, Frank, aka "Freewheelin' Frank".
666: "The Hymn" to "Lucifer". San Francisco: Hells Angels M.C., 1968 Description
12 colour-printed (262 x 202 mm) single sheets, loose as issued in the original colour-printed glossy card .
Text in an approximation of the Hell's Angels Fat Frank #1 "font", psychedelic and astrological decorations, author portrait by Bay Area photographer Larry Keenan Jr. in reddish-orange on the rear panel of the chemise.
A few cover spots....see photo, but overall very good.
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First edition, uncommon. Fascinating document of the San Francisco underground scene. A sequence of amphetamine-fuelled metaphysical explorations combining the Satanic, astrological, and psychedelic in equal measure, with just a dash of biker lore. Reynolds was secretary of the notorious SF chapter of the Hell's Angels, and the previous year had seen the publication of his autobiography "as told to" poet Michael McLure, with whom he had been performing musical settings of McClure's poems - Frank on… Read More