Editore: New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964
Da: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st edition. Near VG. 4to, 98pp, printed wrappers. Prime sixties issue of this important little magazine, includes portions of "Old Angel Midnight" by Jack Kerouac and "Trout Fishing in America" by Richard Brautigan, plus a color nude by banned photographer Emil Cadoo. Unmarked copy with general reading wear and spotting and some mustiness from long storage. Not Signed.
Editore: Uri Hertz, Los Angeles, 1984
Da: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
Paperback. 97p., 7x10 inches, essays, critique, art, poetry, interviews, photos, very good paperback literary journal in white pictorial wraps. Includes an interview with Burroughs, selections from 9 postwar Japanese poets, a letter, poems and photo-essay on Thich Nhat Hanh. David Amram on Jack Kerouac.
Editore: Anarnian Press / Panjadrum Press / Harold Norse, San Francisco, 1972
ISBN 13: 2900013487899
Da: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Set Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. (San Francisco). 4to. Mild wear and faint soiling to wraps of both issues. VG in wrappers.
Editore: The Living Theatre New York, NY, 1959
Da: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.
[12] pp.; 22.8 x 15.2 cm.; staple bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Program for two plays produced during the 1959-60 season at the Living Theatre. "Tonight We Improvise" directed by Julian Beck with the assistance from the living theatre company including Jackson MacLow and "The Connection," by Jack Gelber, directed by Judith Malina, designed by Julian Beck, lighting by Nikola Cernovich, and music by Freddie Redd. Program also includes the essay "History of the Living Theatre." Good. Gently folded in two. Light wear to cover edges and light yellowing of pages, otherwise clean and unmarked.
Editore: The Living Theatre, New York, 1961
Da: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First edition. Softcover. 16 pages. Text by Judith Malina and Julian Beck. Includes a statement by Bertand Russell along with program information about shows by Bertrand Russell, Jack Gelber, Bertolt Brecht, and William Carlos Williams. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Scarce, with only 1 copy listed in OCLC.
Editore: The Living Theatre, New York, 1960
Da: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo Prima edizione
Pamphlet. [16p] 5.75x9 inches, programs for the season's productions with cast lists, text by Mac Low, introduction and brief history of the company by Malina, local ads, Who's Who at rear, light fading to one column of the bios else very good program booklet in stapled tan or light gray wraps.
Editore: The Living Theatre New York, NY, 1959
Da: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.
[1] pp.; 30.5 x 21.6 cm.; black-and-white & color; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Flyer / poster announcement published in conjunction with "The Connection," a play with Jazz by Jack Gelby featuring the Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie Mclean produced in [1959]. Directed by Judith Malina and designed by Julian Beck. Good. Folded in six. Light edge wear and rubbing of verso. 2 mm. of soiling to recto.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1959
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Three vintage photographs from performances of The Living Theatre's 1959 play. One photograph from the original 1959 production, with a printed caption in English on the verso. The other two photographs from a 1961 production in Paris, with the stamp of photographer Roger Pic on the versos. All three photographs with manuscript annotations in French on the verso regarding layout and identifying the subjects of the photographs. Basis for the 1961 film of the same name, directed by Shirley Clarke. Winner of three Obie Awards, including Best New Play, Best All-Around Production, and Best Actor for Warner Finnerty. In 1960, the original French production won the Grand Prix for Best Play at the Theatre des Nacions in Paris. US photograph: 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. French photographs: 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine.
Editore: The Living Theatre New York, NY, 1951
Da: Specific Object / David Platzker, New York, NY, U.S.A.
[14] pp.; 23.1 x 15.2 cm.; staple bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Program for three plays produced during the 1951-1952 season at the Living Theatre. "Desire (Trapped by the Tail)" by Pablo Picasso, directed by Judith Malina, settings and costumes by Julian Beck, choreography by Jim Smith, music by Lucille Dlugoszewski, lighting by Steven Meyer and Jack Ferris, cast includes John Ashbery and Frank O'hara in the rolls of The Two Bow-Wows and The Curtains. "Sweeney Agonistes: Fragments of An Aristophanic Melodrama" by T.S. Eliot, directed by Judith Malina, setting by Julian Beck, music by Morton Feldman, lighting by Jack Ferris and Stephen Meyer. "Ladies' Voices," by Gertrude Stein, directed by Julian Beck, cast includes Judith Malina and Diane Banks. Program also includes "In response to a request for a manifesto on music, 1952" by John Cage, and "Reply" by William Carlos Williams. Very Good. Gently folded in two. Light wear to cover edges including multiple 2 mm. tears to edges of covers.
Editore: Inkweed Studios, New York, 1959
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage poster from the 1959 off-Broadway play, which opened on July 15, 1959, at the Living Theatre. Poster designed by Inkweed Studios, with a label affixed to the recto stating showtimes. Presumably either unique or produced in very small quantity. Mounted on art board, as issued and used. Founded in 1951 by Beat poet, Kabbalist, and Lower East Side underground luminary, Lionel Ziprin, with his wife, illustrator and dancer, Joanne Ziprin, Inkweed Studios was originally created to produce "studio cards"-greeting cards to rival the mass-produced cards produced by the Hallmark Company. While not financially successful, Inkweed did produce many outstanding graphics, such as the poster on offer here. The company also served as the launching pad for the graphic work of artists such as Harry Smith, Jordan Belson, Bruce Conner, Barbara Remington, and William Mohr. Jack Gelber's landmark play within a play observes a producer and writer attempting to stage a production using "real" heroin addicts, largely jazz musicians, waiting for their score, interspersed with jazz music. Notable not only for its honest depiction of addiction, the play also radically re-imagined the relationship between audience and actor, with actors utilizing the theatre's aisles as performance areas, an actor presented as an audience member, and actors remaining in character and panhandling during intermission. A key play in the history of American jazz and an evocative portrait, and product, of the Beat era. Winner of three Obie Awards, including Best New Play, Best All-Around Production, and Best Actor for Warren Finnerty. Made into an equally groundbreaking and largely unrecognized motion picture in 1961, directed by Shirley Clarke, and starring Finnerty and William Redfield. 13.75 x 21.75 inches, archivally framed to 16.25 x 24.25 inches. Very Good plus with some light corner and edgewear, a small chip to the bottom right corner, and a small bruise to the mid-right edge.