Eric Nord (9 results)

Condition: As New. Like New condition.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Adults only. Hard-core gay sex magazine, all color photographs, no text, 38 pages, light cover rubbing, clean interior. Undated, 1980's. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

The photo shows Nord, Lipton, Nord's lawyer, and guitar-strumming-singer Julie Meredith in an office with artworks strewn in front of them. The blurb at the bottom reads (in part): "Representatives of a beatnik hangout known as the Gas House in suburban Venice display some of their arts as they waited for the start of a Police Commission hearing yesterday to determine whether the Gas House should get an entertainment license." The Gas House, managed by Nord, was a popular beatnik spot in Venice that was always having difficulty with the police who wanted to suppress the beatniks. Associated Press rubber stamp, 1959 date stamp, and the word "beatniks" written in ink on the back. Very near fine (10" x 8").…

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Prints the story "Battle of the Beatniks," about how Eric Nord, founder of the Gas House and self-proclaimed "King of the Beatniks" in Venice Beach, was fighting the authorities who were blocking his attempt to get an entertainment license. The Gas House was the preeminent, though short-lived, epicenter of beat art and poetry where Berman's phrase "Art is Love is God" was emblazoned on the walls. The influx of people to Venice after the publication of Lipton's "The Holy Barbarians" caused the local police and tenants to suppress the beatnik activity at the Gas House which closed its doors after two years. Features 5 pages and 14 photographs. Very good plus. …

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Provenance stamps on the verso. An insurance investigator who is allergic to naked women searches for a stolen painting of a nude woman. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.

2 vol.: 1 vol.: [11] pp. : 1 vol.: [1] pp.; 2 vol.: 1 vol.: 21.5 x 14 cm. : 1 vol.: 35.5 x 21.5 cm.; staple bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Program and announcement flyer for performances held at the Judson Memorial Church, May 24 - 27, May 31, June 1 - 3, and June 8 - 11, [1963]. Performances include "The Decapitated Taxi," directed by Robert Nichols, with costumes by Ruth Hurtwitz and sound by Nancy Solomon. Cast includes Jon Gold, Phyllis Gold, Marshall Yaeger, Wendell Metzger, Jason Holliday, A. Barry Kon, Norma Novak, Seymour Horowitz, Nancy Solomon, Jan Thurston, Erik Kiviat, Kay Elliot, Don Katzman, Florene Tarlow and Ruth Hurwitz. Production staff includes Rhoda Slanger, Wendell Metzger, and Erik Kiviat. "The Wax Engine" directed by Lawrence Kornfeld, with music by Al Carmines, set and costumes by Darryl Clegg, and choreography by Katherine Litz. Cast includes Jerome Raphel, Katherine Litz, Ed Blair, Eric Nord, Esther Richards, Ann Linden, Tony McGrath, Nick Smith, John D. Quinn, Hunt Cole, Phyllis Black, and Bruce Waite. Production staff includes Marjorie Saunders, Anita Ranze, Betty Schwimmer, and Judy Berkowitz. Includes biographies of artists. Very Good. Program: Horizontal fold through center. Slight yellowing of pages. Center page detached from bottom staple. Clean and unmarked. Flyer : Faint writing in pencil at center. Mailed copy, folded into thirds for mailing. Staple imprint at center. Mailed copy with mailing marks and addressed in ink. …