Recent Arrivals from Skyline Books

NY: Touchstone, [1975].. Softbound. First edition. Signed by Brautigan "Richard Brautigan / Montana / June 8, 1982." Minor edge wear to bottom corner of front cover, else fine.

SF: 80 Langton Street, 1978.. Mapplethorpe couldn't find a gallery in NYC to display his photographs that documented the extreme side of gay, male, sadomasochistic practices prevalent among a certain group in the pre-aids gay community---so he arranged a show at the Simon Lowinsky Gallery in San Francisco where, right before the slated opening, the offending photos in the… Read more about this item

NY: Touchstone, [1974].. Softbound. First edition. Inscribed by Brautigan: "This Copy is for Brick Roberts / my 'trout fishing' buddy / Richard Brautigan / San Francisco / May 12 1980." Slight edge wear to left side and bottom corner of front cover, very good plus.

Bozeman, MT: Montana State University, 1982.. 2 pages stapled at the corner. 4to. In the Spring of 1982 Paul Ferlazzo then Chair of English at Montana State University invited Brautigan to teach a class there. Brautigan, Ferlazzo, and others have signed the contract. Near fine.

NY: Simon & Schuster, [1976].. Softbound. First edition. Inscribed by Brautigan "this copy is for nancy / Richard Brautigan." Light stain to bottom edge of text block, else very good.

[NY]: Delta, [1970].. Softbound. First edition. Signed by Brautigan "Richard Brautigan / Montana / June 8th 1982." Faint reading crease to front cover, else very near fine.

SF: Four Seasons, [1968].. First edition of this trade Paperback Original (there was also a small cloth edition of 50 copies). Contemporary signature by Brautigan "Richard Brautigan / March 18, 1969." Near fine. Scarce signed and more so with an early signature.

London: Gallery One, 1957.. An important, highly controversial, and very early exhibition by Klein, the same year as his Iris Clert show. The press ran stories with headlines such as: "The Artist who Paints Nothing" (Daily Mirror, June 25, 1957), and "An artist with The Blues. Reductio Ad Absurdum" (The Times, 1957). Klein was just starting… Read more about this item

By William Lee (pseud.).. NY: Ace Books, [1953]. First edition of the author's first book, a Paperback Original. Published back-to-back with Maurice Helbrant's Narcotic Agent. A high spot of the drug paperback genre with one of the most sensational, lurid covers. Very small, super-discrete rubber date stamp to top edge of back cover "Apr 25… Read more about this item

NY: Multiples Inc., 1970.. Features numerous reproductions of Warhol's image (each slightly different) of Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra. Signed by Warhol along the right edge in thin black marker. One of Warhol's contributions to Multiples' "Artists and Photographs" portfolio of 1970, but here offered separately. An iconic and striking work. Fine (11.75" x 9.5").

NY: Privately published, 1962.. At the top of the sheet is a charming color illustration of dancing-and-music-playing hootenanny country folk against the backdrop of the NYC skyline. The text reads: "A special hootenanny will take place from the stage of Town Hall. Members of the audience will be selected to sing from the stage in this exciting… Read more about this item

Paris: Silvestre, 1892.. 4to. Softbound (no cloth issued). First edition. Photographs of a theatrical production, a pantomime, presented one time only by Mariani at Le Theatre Angelo Mariani in 1892. The photos depict scenes of a male and female mime enjoying the pleasures of Mariani's coca wine. Angelo Mariani formulated his cocaine-based beverage in… Read more about this item

[Tucson]: Nazraeli Press, [2007].. 4to. Bound in three-quarter leather and linen-covered boards. First edition, deluxe issue. One of 50 copies signed by Kenna with a signed numbered and matted original silver gelatin print enclosed in a folding chemise (the photo is mounted to the matte using corner mounts so it can be easily removed if you… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor, MI: Shifreen & Jackson, 1993.. Thick 8vo. Hardbound in cloth-covered boards. First American edition. Original preface by Henry Miller. Illustrated with photos of Miller's publications. Spine slightly faded, else fine.

[Portland]: Nazraeli, [2015].. Folio. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Limited to 100 signed numbered copies with an original 11" x 14" signed numbered print laid in. Originally issued as part of the set Six by Six: Set Five but here offered separately. As new.

Kalimpong, India: Privately published by the author, 1970.. 32mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Published as No. 52 in the Chen Booklet Series. The author describes the hippie dropout lifestyle in great depth and the trouble it leads to, including lots of references to LSD. This booklet in which Chen suggests that Buddhism offers a superior… Read more about this item

[NY: Dell, 1972].. Mass market paperback. Later printing. Signed by Brautigan. Very good minus, some wear to covers, mostly at the edges, some small handling creases, binding tight and solid. An affordable way to obtain a signed copy of Brautigan's most famous book.

Livingston, MT: Best Western, 1979.. The placemat is inscribed: "For Dale / Have a nice Autumn / Richard Brautigan / Livingston / September 11, 1979." Creased where folded in eighths, else fine. Unusual Brautigan ephemera.

No place: Nina Hagen Fan Club, ca. 1978.. These buttons were sent by her fan club to members. The fan club also issued a Nina Hagen Fanzine among other items. Fine (a couple have slight oxidation on back).

[NY]: Bell House, 1969.. First edition of this Paperback Original. "Her blood was pounding at her temples...She knew it was not only due to the prospect of the LSD party, she was going to make love to Nico." Cover illustration of promiscuous trippers. One of the scarcest LSD exploitation titles, we haven't seen a copy in… Read more about this item