Well-researched and illustrated history of artist-run spaces in California in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Minimal edgewear to cover but otherwise sharp, attractive copy with clean, unmarked pages with good photos, picutes, mementos, and descriptions throughout. Binding is solid. Seller Inventory # 1033351
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition. Comprehensive survey of the Beat and avant-garde galleries of Northern California in the '50s and '60s including the King Ubu Gallery, the "6" Gallery, Batman Gallery, Spatsa, and others. Includes biographies (and "Sidebars") of the artists whose work appeared in these galleries, ranging from Miriam Hoffman, Roy De Forest, Fred Martin, Art Grant, and many others. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Includes poetry By Robert Duncan, Allen Ginsburg, Bob Kaufman, Bill Margolis, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder and Philip Whalen. Epilogue by Seymour Howard. Includes several chronologies, a selected bibliography and index. A definitive reference for this period. Large format. 227 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (previous owner's name inside front cover). Seller Inventory # 89576