Search Results: Beat Literature and Interest from Royal Books, Inc.

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 8 inches. Very Good plus overall, one with a short closed tear to the right edge with accompanying creasing.

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 in France. Set in London, shot on location in London and Kent. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

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 a composer of electro-acoustic music and opera. "Burst!" is a piece for soprano, with electronic accompaniment, and text from Jack Kerouac's 1965 novel "Desolation Angels." OCLC locates a single copy, and the piece is not listed in the Charters Kerouac bibliography, nor the Bradford Morrow catalog of the Walter Reuben collection. 19.5 x 13.5 inches. Six leaves, bound with a plastic comb binding in wrappers. Comb binding cracked and chipped, with some teeth missing. Wrappers lightly faded and soiled, pages lightly toned. Very Good overall.

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 Jones"), Ravi Shankar (as "Sun God"), Moondog (as "The Prophet"), and Ornette Coleman (as a peyote eater). 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

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, where the quartet opened for Vaughan in 1951. "The swingin'est Bop I've ever heard" is how Nat King Cole described the Cecil Young Quartet, who exploded onto the Seattle jazz scene in 1950. Young formed the quartet in 1950 alongside tenor saxophonist and bongo player Gerald Brashear, drummer Jimmie Rodgers, and bassist Traff Hubert. Recordings of the quartet's 1951 gigs at the Metropolitan Theatre and the Ladies Music Club got the attention of King Records' Sid Nathan, who quickly signed the act and released their 1951 debut album "A Concert of Cool Jazz." The album did well throughout the Seattle area,… Read More

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 of "On the Road," was the only feature-length film ever made from a Kerouac novel. Kerouac was paid $15,000 by MGM for the rights to the book, and bought his first home with the proceeds, on Long Island. A film that rarely screened today, and has never been available on any kind of home viewing format. While its perspective on the actual Beat scene may be skewed or wildly misinterpreted, it is nonetheless important as an interpretation of Kerouac's world from the outside looking in. Shot on location in San Francisco, California. 17 x 13 inches. Very Good, with pin holes and a manuscript ink notation to the recto of… Read More

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.

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." One of the earliest feature films about central Beat figures. Shot on location in San Francisco. Condition.

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 on location in San Francisco.

New York: Ace Books, 1953. First Edition. No. D-15. First Edition, a paperback original. INSCRIBED by Burroughs, once on the title page of "Junkie": "For Allen De Loach / With friendship and all best wishes / William Lee Burroughs / April 27, 1974"; and once on the title page of Maurice Helbrant's "Narcotic Agent," printed dos-a-dos with "Junkie": "For Allen De Loach / William S. Burroughs." Burroughs' first book, inscribed to a close friend and important supporter. Allen De Loach edited the mimeo journal "Intrepid" out of Buffalo, New York. Like "Floating Bear," "Intrepid" was a mailing-list-distributed mimeo. Its issue 14/15 was dedicated entirely to the work of Burroughs and was the first serious and comprehensive examination of Burroughs' post-"Naked Lunch" work. De Loach often hosted Burroughs both at his home and for readings and events at SUNY Buffalo, where he also taught. Their friendship continued until Burroughs' death. De Loach also published most of the Beats under his Intrepid Press… Read More

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 the Road," was the only feature-length film ever made from a Kerouac novel. Kerouac was paid $15,000 by MGM for the rights to the book, and bought his first home with the proceeds, on Long Island. A film that rarely screened today, and has never been available on any kind of home viewing format. While its perspective on the actual Beat scene may be skewed or wildly misinterpreted, it is nonetheless important as an interpretation of Kerouac's world from the outside looking in. Shot on location in San Francisco, California. 13 x 27 inches, folded. Near Fine with light wrinkling.

N.p.: N.p., 1969. Single page, carbon typescript (the original letter presumably sent to Burroughs, this copy from Southern's estate), single spaced, with several typeovers. A friendly, sassy letter to Burroughs, beginning with an expression of Southern's great anticipation of a visit from Burroughs: "Buzz along the rialto has it that a certain grand guy W.S. Burroughs may be jetting Appleward anon. I certainly hope so, and hasten to assure that your quarters are being maintained in a state of round-the-clock readiness-with the E-meter fully serviced, tuned to needle-point precision, and porno flicks dusted and ready to roll! Meanwhile, I trust this finds you in top form and fettle, grooving there in Old Smoke." The letter goes on to speak extensively of Ed Koch's recent election win, focusing on what would appear to be a dense philosophical obsession TS has with the politician. Office stock, rectos only, 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine.

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

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, else Near Fine.

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 into a tape recorder while traveling across the midwest, and the poem was first published in Ginsberg's 1968 collection "Planet News." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall, with white paper tape reinforcement on the top right edge of the verso.

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. Included is an autograph letter signed by Malanga to Vogel, dated March 3, 2005, where Malanga says that he is enclosing three prints, two for Vogel's children, and that the prints were made before Christmas 2004. From the estate of Amos Vogel. Gerard Malanga is an American poet, photographer, filmmaker, curator, and archivist. He is noted for his creative presence in Andy Warhol's earliest work, including the development of Warhol's "Screen Tests," his performances in early Warhol films, his choreography for early performances by the Velvet Underground, and his work as a founding editor of "Interview" magazine. He also made an important series of… Read More

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.

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 of the Beat era, with A-list talent by a top studio, and, until Walter Salles' 2012 adaptation of "On the Road," was the only feature-length film ever made from a Kerouac novel. Kerouac was paid $15,000 by MGM for the rights to the book, and bought his first home with the proceeds, on Long Island. Shot on location in San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.