Beat Literature And Interest from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Avon Books, 1959. First Edition. No. G-1035. First Edition, a paperback original. Slightly cocked, else Near Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 94.

London: Panther, 1960. First UK Edition. A hardcover edition did not appear in the UK until 1974. Very Good plus in wrappers, lightly rubbed and creased, with a slight lean. Holroyd, p. 396.

New York: Grove / Zebra, 1971. First Edition. No. Z-1090. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, slightly rubbed, with offsetting on the spine and an owner name on the front endpaper. Holroyd, p. 301.

Evanston: Regency, 1961. First Edition. No. RB-102. First Edition, a paperback original. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A collection of short stories, including Harlan Ellison's classic story "Daniel White for the Greater Good." Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 500.

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1970. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film, showing actors Rip Torn and Ellen Burstyn. Based on Henry Miller's 1934 novel, a book initially banned in the US. A broke writer travels from New York to Paris, living on the generosity of his expatriate American friends, and spending any money he… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Collection of 35 small format vernacular photographs of members of the Cecil Young Quartet, including three of Sarah Vaughan, circa 1951. Thirty-one photographs show Young and bandmates Gerald Brashear, Jimmie Rodgers, and Traff Hubert, one photograph shows Young, Rodgers, and Hubert backstage, and three photographs show Vaughan, likely backstage at the Birdland Jazz Club,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1966. Vintage borderless photograph of poet Allen Ginsberg reading his antiwar poem "Wichita Vortex Sutra" at the Loeb Student Center at New York University, on June 18, 1966. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamps of United Press International Photo and a date stamp. Ginsberg first composed "Wichita Vortex Sutra" through dictation… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1959. Collection of five vintage studio still photographs from the 1959 film. A detective tracks down a beatnik responsible for a string of sexual assaults. Featuring appearances by musicians Louis Armstrong, Ray Anthony, Dick Contino, and Billy Daniels. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1963. Original spirit duplication instructions for Allan Kaprow's "Tree, A Happening," a performance art piece which took place as part of The Yam Festival, at painter and sculptor George Segal's farm in South Brunswick, New Jersey, on May 19, 1963, with Kaprow's contemporary signature, "Kaprow May '63" in manuscript ink on top of first page. The instructions… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1960. Collection of six vintage reference photographs from the 1960 British film. Resentful of her father's new Parisian wife, a teenage girl attempts to wreck the marriage with the help of her English beatnik friends. An early appearance by actress Gillian Hills, who went on to enjoy a successful career as a ye-ye pop singer… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1968. Vintage borderless photograph of Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky, in what appears to be Washington Square Park, circa 1968. Cropping annotations in manuscript pencil on verso. Ginsberg and Orlovsky met and fell in love in San Francisco, 1954, remaining partners until Ginsberg's death in 1997. 9.5 x 6.75 inches. Light wear at the extremities,… Read more about this item

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1966. Vintage photograph from the 1966 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Rooks' first film, a semi-autobiographical account of a man who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. With cameos by a virtual who's-who of counterculture figures of the time, including Allen Ginsberg (as "Messiah"), William S. Burroughs (as "Opium… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: MGM, 1960. Original vintage photograph of Janice Rule and Gerry Mulligan from the 1960 film. With a type written description, and manuscript annotations in red crayon and graphite on the verso. From one perspective, a fairly one-dimensional representation-perhaps even a caricature-of Beat culture, but culturally fascinating in that it was made at the height… Read more about this item

San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1981. First Edition. First Edition. Number 39 in Ferlinghetti's Pocket Poets series. Scarce hardcover edition, published simultaneously in softcover. Very Good plus overall, with light foxing to both book and jacket. Text block slightly wavy.

Rome: G. Ricordi, 1971. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "To Maggie - the direct cause of this piece. / With thanx! [sic] / James / 28 March, 1972 / Roma." Printed musical score, reproduced from the composer's original manuscript score. An early pioneer of computer music, James Dashow is also… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Orion Pictures, 1980. Collection of five lobby cards for the 1980 film. Based Carolyn Cassady's 1976 book, about the lives of and relationships between Neal Cassady, Carolyn, and Jack Kerouac, with some focus on Kerouac's writing his novel "On the Road." One of the earliest feature films about central Beat figures. Shot… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1960. Vintage Italian Locandina poster for the 1960 US film. From one perspective, a fairly one-dimensional representation-perhaps even a caricature-of Beat culture, but culturally fascinating in that it was made at the height of the Beat era, with A-list talent by a top studio, and, until Walter Salles' 2012 adaptation of "On… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Orion Pictures, 1980. Original film press kit for the 1980 film. Included in the press kit are nine film still photographs and six cast biographies. Based Carolyn Cassady's 1976 book, about the lives of and relationships between Neal Cassady, Carolyn, and Jack Kerouac, with some focus on Kerouac's writing his novel "On the Road."… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1960. Collection of six full-color vintage lobby cards from the 1960 film. From one perspective, a fairly one-dimensional representation-perhaps even a caricature-of Beat culture, but culturally fascinating in that it was made at the height of the Beat era, with A-list talent by a top studio, and, until Walter Salles' 2012 adaptation… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 2004. Vintage double weight photograph of Amos Vogel, taken by Gerard Malanga and gifted by Malanga to Vogel in 2004. Malanga's trademark name blindstamp is at the bottom right corner of the image, and he has inscribed the verso: "Amos Vogel, founder of Cinema 16 / October 22, 2004 / Gerard Malanga." Below is Malanga's stamped copyright.… Read more about this item