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194812176Berkeley: Bern Porter 1948. First edition. Paperback. Good . Third issue of this magazine of culture and the arts published by Bern Porter and edited by James Schevill. A good or better copy in tall newspaper format. Articles by Frank Lloyd Wright on City Planning Carter H. Manny Jr on Mies Van Der Rohe poems by Bertolt Brecht Donald Weeks and Forrest Anderson and more. This copy hand-addressed on the rear cover to Tiger's Eye Magazine. <br/><br/> Bern Porter paperback books
195013526Pleasanton: Matrix 1950. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . 8vo. Literary magazine edited by J. Moray Frank Brookhouser and S. E. Mackey. Containing stories poems and reviews. Front cover illustration by Mackey. A clean very good plus copy. <br/><br/> Matrix paperback books
1933138407Germany: Kinematrade 1933. Vintage US poster for the 1932 German communist propaganda film "Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehort die Welt" The subtitle is seen here under the English translation "Whither Germany." Circa 1933 as identified by the name of the Philadelphia theatre on the poster. <br/><br/>The last and arguably most important communist film of the Weimar era "Kuhle Wampe oder" is according to screenwriter Brecht a "Collective Presentation" that tells the tale of a family in early 1930s Berlin. After the son is prolongedly unemployed he commits suicide and the family is forced to relocate to a shantytown known as "Kuhle Wampe" or "Empty Stomach." Created under severely limited material conditions with filming constantly being broken up by the Weimar government's paramilitary SA agency the film attempts to depict archetypes of the times including an intellectual clash on a subway between members of the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. <br/><br/>Banned first by the failing Weimar Republic and subsequently by the Nazi Reich the film was believed to have been lost until it reappeared over 20 years later in East Germany in 1958. This poster likely originates from screenings held in November 1933 by an unknown pro-communist organization in Philadelphia at the short lived left-leaning Philkino theater. A US screening of this film dating before the film's disappearance and only just after the very beginnings of Hitler's rise to power makes this poster not only very scarce but one of significant historical value. <br/><br/>The poster touting "Kuhle Wampe" as "The Film Hitler Burned" features an image of a man with a hammer and sickle attacking two snakes that form the Nazi swastika and touts the involvement of members of the "Labor Sports Union" in the film. <br/><br/>9.5 x 13 inches letterpress on pale faded pink stock. Very Good condition with a couple of tiny chips at the extremities and moderate creasing. Kinematrade unknown books
1969262818San Francisco: V.R.-Leviathan Publications 1969. Newspaper. 40p. un-folded tabloid underground newspaper articles news opinion interviews reviews San Francisco edition small staining & some smudging of cover and rear wrap toning on cover wrap slightly heavier on bottom eighth of cover wrap worn and toned on newsprint else in good condition. Articles on Critique of Ernest Mandel Israel in Africa Inflation and the working class "Empire in Crisis and a lot more. V.R.-Leviathan Publications unknown books
1969259089San Francisco: V.R.-Leviathan Publications 1969. Newspaper. 48p. un-folded tabloid underground newspaper articles news opinion interviews reviews San Francisco edition some smudging of cover and rear wrap worn and toned on newsprint else in good condition. Articles on SF State"Back to Skool Week" characterized Nazy soldier on front cover wrap giant two page/ceneter fold poster of a rendering of S. I. Hayakawa SF State news Czechoslovakia Military organizing and a lot more. V.R.-Leviathan Publications unknown books
1960172849New York: Evergreen Review Grove 1960. First edition. Softcover. The 12th issue of this terrific literary journal. Features contributions by Alexander Troochi Bertolt Brecht Anthony Kay Dina Athill Louis Ginsberg John Logan and others. Also includes Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "He" Edward Albee's "The Zoo Story" LeRoi Jones' "The Bridge" and Frank Conroy's "Spring for Alison." The highlight of this issue though is a long essay by Albert Camus on capital punishment. A close to near fine copy in wrappers illustrated with a Larry Rivers cover and with some very minor wear. Signed by LeRoi Jones as Amiri Baraka in 1997 at his appearance. Evergreen Review Grove unknown books
2000260706San Francisco: Editorial Solaris 2000. 44p. 8.25x11 inches text in Spanish poetry art prose reviews events services and resources very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Poetry art and prose by Latin American and Hispanic American writers and artists. Began as a newsletter in the 1990s. Editorial Solaris unknown books
1961137682New York: The Living Theatre 1961. 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. The Living Theatre unknown books
198662161Sudbury: Ambit Books 1986. First edition. 15 pp. Very good plus in stapled wrappers. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. SIGNED by Logue on the title page. Ramsden E3. Sudbury: Ambit Books unknown books
196228081New York: Living Theatre 1962. First edition. Loose Sheets. Very Good. Single sheet of blue paper measuring 8 1/2 x 11". A simple list of performances to take place at the Living Theatre on January 8 1962. Performers for the evening includes an extraordinary line-up of avant garde talent including George Brecht Henry Flynt La Monte Young Yoko Ono Earle Brown and more. Ono performs Mudai #1 plus The Chair #1. Brecht reads poems and performs Also present at the evening's events were La Monte Young reading a piece by John Cage Dick Higgins Terry Jennings and several others. Sheet of paper is in very good condition. This series of events included some of Yoko Ono's earliest performances at The Living Theatre. Scarce ephemera. Living Theatre unknown books
19680088851968. Original offset lithograph poster on thick paper for the 1968 New York Broadway production of the 1941 play by Bertold Brecht. 29 7/8"h x 20"w. Near Fine toning verso not affecting image. A striking and vibrantly colorful poster by Richard Lindner 1901-1978 a German born American artist best known for his erotic portraits. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 29 7/8"h x 20"w. books
1982403599New York: The Limited Editions Club 1982. Folio. Illustrations and an original lithograph by Jack Levine. Original gilt-lettered and -decorated black cloth; original slipcase. Lacks original glassine otherwise fine. LIMITED EDITION number 63 of 2000 copies SIGNED by the Levine and Bentley. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1982400278New York: The Limited Editions Club 1982. A few tiny chips to glassine otherwise fine. Folio. Illustrations and an original lithograph by Jack Levine. Original gilt-lettered and -decorated black cloth; original glassine; original slipcase. LIMITED EDITION number 605 of 2000 copies SIGNED by the Levine and Bentley. <br/><br/> The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
2004169838London: Gagosian Gallery 2004. Hardcover. VG- light scuffing to boards light wear to edges and corners. White and color-illustrated boards with black spine and black lettering. 79 unnumbered pages. Mainly color illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Gagosian Gallery from September 9 to October 9 2004. Includes bibliographical references. Gagosian Gallery hardcover books
196023381New York: Greenwich Book Publishers. 1960s. Softcover. Wraps a near fine copy of this program that shows photos of both Hughes and Brecht on front wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 8 pp . Greenwich Book Publishers paperback books
1965WRCLIT73638New York: Greenwich Mews Theatre 1965. 4pp. Folded leaflet. Mimeographed typescript printed recto and verso of folded oblong legal sheet. An original playbill associated with a double bill that paired Bentley's translation of Brecht's post-modern play with Hughes' "Gospel songplay" which uses few spoken words utilizing traditional songs or songs by him. The double bill was at its heart a marriage of financial convenience but Hughes admired Brecht and was happy with the pairing. The 21 May 1965 New York TIMES review commented to its readers "We know now that there are many other aspects to the Negro . but if we remember that this is only one side of his nature and potentialities we can share in his gift for rapturously innocent song and dance." The double-bill enjoyed no small success with over 100 performances but Holt's decision to send Hughes's play on a solo tour of Europe without Brecht's play led to some violent disagreement in the company. Greenwich Mews Theatre unknown books
1965WRCLIT73806New York 1965. Promotional broadsheet approximately 24 x 34 cm. Printed on recto only previously folded. Hughes' name and the title of his play neatly underscored in ink but very good. A promotional for a double bill that paired Brecht's post-modern play with Hughes' "Gospel songplay" comprised in part of reproductions of the TIMES and HERALD TRIBUNE reviews framing the formal playbill. The 21 May 1965 New York TIMES review cautions its readers "We know now that there are many other aspects to the Negro . but if we remember that this is only one side of his nature and potentialities we can share in his gift for rapturously innocent song and dance." The nearby Mandarin House restaraunt bought ad space in the lower margin. unknown books
1965WRCLIT73675New York 1965. Promotional broadsheet approximately 24 x 34 cm. Printed on recto only previously folded. Very good. A promotional for a double bill that paired Brecht's post-modern play with Hughes' "Gospel songplay" comprised in part of reproductions of the TIMES and HERALD TRIBUNE reviews framing the formal playbill. The 21 May 1965 New York TIMES review cautions its readers "We know now that there are many other aspects to the Negro . but if we remember that this is only one side of his nature and potentialities we can share in his gift for rapturously innocent song and dance." The nearby Mandarin House restaurant bought ad space in the lower margin. unknown books
2369Prague Nase Vojsko 1962. 4to. Cloth bound book with original dust jacket. Translated by Ludvik Kundera with illustrations by Hoffmeister. 117 pp. unknown books
1939263377New York: New Theatre League 1939. Pamphlet. 72p. wraps worn and creased internal damp stain in right margin a few gatherings detached but present 5x7.25 inches. Includes a sketch by Langston Hughes one sketch by Lewis Allan along with the lyrics to his classic song "Strange Fruit" and our favorite sketch "Waiting for Odets New Theatre League unknown books
1966S11452New York:: Grove Press 1966. 1966. Sm. 8vo. 155 pp. Printed wrappers; rubbed. Grove Press, (1966). unknown books
198321524Bruxelles Hambourg: Editions Lebeer Hossmann 1983. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Artist book collaboration between fluxus artists George Brecht and Alison Knowles. Called a "bean-book" in the collophon which states that this book is based on illustrations from the "Sprach-Brockhaus - Deutsches Worterbuch fur jedermann" Verlag Eberhard Brockhaus Wiesbaden 1947. Some of the legends and labels of the original have been replaced by the authors sometimes at random by George Brecht with the names of beans from the Alison Knowles collection. Published in February 1983 in an edition of eighty copies of which this copy is hand-numbered 80 plus 8 hors commerce reserved for the authors and publisher. The edition has been silk-screen-printed on simili-japon by Roel Goussey and hand-bound by Liliane Gerard. Each copy is accompanied by an original silk-screen print hand-annotated by Alison Knowles and signed by the authors. SIGNED by both artists on the colophon page as well as the laid in silk-screen print which in this instance has been annotated by Knowles as follows " The Scarlet Runner draws the white butterfly" A fine copy. In addition this copy has been INSCRIBED by the artists to fellow fluxus artists Jackson Mac Low and Anne Tardos. A scarce and beautiful production. Only two copies noted in WorldCat. <br/><br/> Editions Lebeer Hossmann paperback books
196719043New York Toronto Frankfurt: Something Else Press 1967. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/very good. 8vo. Unpaginated artist book collaboration between Brecht and Filliou. A very good clothbound copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper. Some toning at spine of book and wrapper. A solid collectible copy of a book that is difficult to describe. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. <br/><br/> Something Else Press hardcover books
196323017Metuchen: George Brecht and Fluxus Editorial Council for Fluxus 1963. First edition. Loose Sheets. Very Good. Tall single double-sided sheet of fragile paper. Offset lithograph. Measures 9 3/4 x 12 3/4" tall. The antecedant issue of what would become the central periodical of the Fluxus movement. Paper is toned with age and has some minor paper loss at bottom. A better than typical example of this rare early piece of Fluxus ephemera. Not dated but from circa 1963. This unnumbered issue of V TRE precedes cc V TRE #1. Includes brief contributions by Ruth Krauss Claes Oldenburg Diter Rot Robert Morris and others. <br/><br/> George Brecht and Fluxus Editorial Council for Fluxus unknown books
200017992Koln: Lempertz Contempora 2000. First edition. Paperback. Very Good . Wide paperbound octavo. 67 pp. Illustrated in color. Text in German by Roger Goepper. A clean very good or better copy of this catalog from a Koln exhibition in 2000. This copy INSCRIBED by Brecht in year of publication to Patrick Hughes. Books signed or inscribed by Brecht are uncommon in the marketplace. <br/><br/> Lempertz Contempora paperback books
