Brewton Johnny Editor (7 results)

Condition: Fine. First Edition. One of 75 copies of this exhibition catalog for a show of collage art held at a San Francisco record shop for one month in late 2014. Eighteen artists each have one piece reproduced; the publication is prefaced with a manifesto by the editor and Dan Melchior ("Raise high the scissors of liberation brothers and sisters, now is the time to edit bland reality.") The covers are printed letterpress; the first and last leaves appear to be repurposed from a 19th century atlas. 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches. [24] pages. First edition (first printing). Fine in stapled wrappers, as issued. With a copy of the small letterpress broadside announcement of the art show opening. This copy is not numbered; instead, the original recipient's name is written in pencil on the colophon.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Near fine copy in softcover. 181/200 copies. Pocket with letterpress broadsides from: Ruth Weiss, A.D. Winans, Billy Childish, Wanda Coleman, Dan Fante, Charles Bukowski IB.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Edited and assembled by Johnny Brewton. This edition is limited to 226 copies, 200 are numbered and 26 are lettered A-Z. This is copy no.114. Contributors include Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Ann Cohen, &c. Minor shelfwear: light scuffing along edges, light fading along cover edges. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition.

Paperback. First edition. The seventh installment of this literary journal combining found objects, broadsides, and tipped-in materials. Some contributors made 226 copies of their work (the entire print run); others sent things in to the editor who printed them (letterpress for broadsides). The contents were velobound with acetate wrappers. The covers are three-piece assemblies, each featuring a letter. The contributors to this issue include Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Hubert Selby Jr., Bern Porter, and many others. The Bukowski contribution is a printed broadside poem titled "The Word." There is also a laid in original color photograph by Michael Montfort (4-7/8 by 3-1/2 inches) of Bukowski standing in his doorway. This issue includes two loose pieces, a photocopied "thanks for parking so close" flier and a sheet with instructions beginning, "Remove shape card." The final bound leaf is printed in Braille. 7 by 8-1/2 inches. A fine example, with a letter E on the cover. This is copy 190 of 200. With the original plastic bag (rather wrinkled).

Paperback. First edition. The seventh installment of this literary journal combining found objects, broadsides, and tipped-in materials. Some contributors made 226 copies of their work (the entire print run); others sent things in to the editor who printed them (letterpress for broadsides). The contents were velobound with acetate wrappers. The covers are three-piece assemblies, each featuring a letter. The contributors to this issue include Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Hubert Selby Jr., Bern Porter, and many others. The Bukowski contribution is a printed broadside poem titled "The Word." There is also a laid in original color photograph by Michael Montfort (4-7/8 by 3-1/2 inches) of Bukowski standing in his doorway. This issue includes two loose pieces, a photocopied "thanks for parking so close" flier and a sheet with instructions beginning, "Remove shape card." The final bound leaf is printed in Braille. 7 by 8-1/2 inches. A fine example, with a letter P on the cover. This is copy 189 of 200. The original plastic bag is not present.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. The tenth and final issue of this literary series, each issued in a different format. This issue includes a small-format chapbook and many small broadsides and single-sheet illustrations. The printed material is housed in a stiff paper box with a piece of wood as a spacer. Contributors include Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Karen Switzer, Lyn Lifshin, and John M. Bennett, among others. One of 100 numbered copies (there were also 26 lettered copies). A fine copy, with the glassine wrapper for the printed contents unopened and in fine condition. In a fine box.

Condition: Fine. First Edition. The ninth and penultimate issue of this literary series, each issued in a different format. This issue includes a number of printed broadsides in a cardboard box with a bellyband. It also includes a 45 record of shortwave broadcasts collected by Mike Powell. Contributors include Charles Bukowski, Thurston Moore, Dan Fante, Billy Childish, Michael Montfort, Bern Porter, A. D. Winans, and others. One of 100 numbered copies (there were also 26 lettered copies). A fine copy, still sealed in the original plastic bag it shipped in. Entirely unopened.