The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley - 1978

San German, Puerto Rico: Inter American University, 1960. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 192pp (plus plates), printed wrappers. Rare first issue of this important little magazine featuring a stellar roster of contributors, including Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray as well as Beat notables including Burroughs (Schottlaender C13), Corso, Ferlinghetti, et al. Unmarked copy with significant bumps and some general wear.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Advocate, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Rare Beat-era literary journal, includes Who Him? Dont Let Him Out Here by William Burroughs (Schottlaender C56; Shoaf III-45), plus work by Mailer, Everson, Irby, et al. Unmarked copy, light stain to covers (mainly back), back cover has some lamination-type residue (as if something was so treated on top of it).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Signed by Lauren Bacall on the title page. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Winner of an Honorary Academy Award, 2 Tony Awards, 2 Golden Globes, and a Critic's Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.

New York: Siamese Banana Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 19 leaves, stapled front wrapper. A peak-period amalgam of banana-focused content from Joe Brainard. Unmarked copy, a bit of spotting, wear and staple rust.

In the original dust sheet. Tan board with gilt title on the spine.
The Major Natural History Paintings Southern,
John (Archibald Thorburn) Archibald Thorburn FZS (31 May 1860, Lasswade, Midlothian - 9 October 1935, Hascombe, Surrey) was a Scottish artist who specialised in wildlife, painting mostly in watercolour. He regularly visited Scotland to sketch birds in the wild, his favourite haunt being the Forest of Gaick near Kingussie in Invernesshire. His widely reproduced images of British wildlife, with their evocative and dramatic backgrounds, are enjoyed as much today as they were by naturalists a century ago. Archibald was born at Viewfield House, Lasswade, Midlothian, the fifth son of Robert Thorburn (1818–1885), portrait miniaturist to Queen Victoria. His first education was at Dalkeith and in Edinburgh, after which he was sent to the newly founded St John's Wood School of Art in London. His stay there was only brief, since on the death of his father he sought the guidance of Joseph Wolf. It… Read More

San German, Puerto Rico: Inter American University, 1960. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 192pp (plus plates), printed wrappers. Rare first issue of this important little magazine featuring a stellar roster of contributors, including Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray as well as Beat notables including Burroughs (Schottlaender C13), Corso, Ferlinghetti, et al. Unmarked copy with significant bumps and some general wear.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Advocate, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 96pp, printed wrappers. Rare Beat-era literary journal, includes Who Him? Dont Let Him Out Here by William Burroughs (Schottlaender C56; Shoaf III-45), plus work by Mailer, Everson, Irby, et al. Unmarked copy, light stain to covers (mainly back), back cover has some lamination-type residue (as if something was so treated on top of it).

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Signed by Lauren Bacall on the title page. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Winner of an Honorary Academy Award, 2 Tony Awards, 2 Golden Globes, and a Critic's Choice Lifetime Achievement Award.

New York: Siamese Banana Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 19 leaves, stapled front wrapper. A peak-period amalgam of banana-focused content from Joe Brainard. Unmarked copy, a bit of spotting, wear and staple rust.

In the original dust sheet. Tan board with gilt title on the spine.
The Major Natural History Paintings Southern,
John (Archibald Thorburn) Archibald Thorburn FZS (31 May 1860, Lasswade, Midlothian - 9 October 1935, Hascombe, Surrey) was a Scottish artist who specialised in wildlife, painting mostly in watercolour. He regularly visited Scotland to sketch birds in the wild, his favourite haunt being the Forest of Gaick near Kingussie in Invernesshire. His widely reproduced images of British wildlife, with their evocative and dramatic backgrounds, are enjoyed as much today as they were by naturalists a century ago. Archibald was born at Viewfield House, Lasswade, Midlothian, the fifth son of Robert Thorburn (1818–1885), portrait miniaturist to Queen Victoria. His first education was at Dalkeith and in Edinburgh, after which he was sent to the newly founded St John's Wood School of Art in London. His stay there was only brief, since on the death of his father he sought the guidance of Joseph Wolf. It… Read More