Jiggens John (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. "The May Manifesto: 1. That the 1973 Aquarius Festival be more than a place where there isa concentration of arts and artists. That the style of the festival, the structures and forms of the community that make up the festival itself be an art form. The aim is for a total cultural experience through the lifestyle of participants." Softback, head and tail of spine bumped. Covers moderately rubbed, so too edges of front cover. Free endpaper lightly discoloured. Pen markings on head of half title page. General use and thumbing throughout. Spine thumbed, this bleeds onto the covers alittle. Binding neat and tidy. This book is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.…

Soft cover. Condition: Excellent. First Thus. Australian addendum to the classic American tract on marijuana prohibition. Jack Herer's "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" [first published in 1985] has been called the "Hemp Bible". Herer was founder of Help End Marijuana Prohibition [HEMP] & claims that hemp can "Save the World". Published with Queensland journalist John Jiggens' shorter piece, "The Marijuana Conspiracy in Australia" where Jiggens conjectures that Australia was originally settled as a "Hemp Colony" with Joseph Banks seeing the value in the wonderplant. Although there are publication details for "The Emperor." it would appear this has been published [likely with Herer's permission] by Jiggens, with the addition of his piece, for the Australian market. First Thus [John Jiggens, 1995]; viii, 104, 24 pages; illustrated card , lightly rubbed, bumped at corners, previous owner's sticker to 1st pg, an excellent copy.…

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 'Part One: Aquarius Festival, May 73'; 'In the Beginning there was Spaceman Bob. He turned up at Mullum in the winter of 1972 with his strange story and his crazy ideas about the spaceman'; 49pp., illustrated.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 'Tales of Horror, Magic and Transformation'; 'Rehearsals for the Apocalypse Part 3'; illustrated.

paperback. Condition: Good. Scarce first issue May 1977 of the first series of Cane Toad Times; Royal Cane Toad illustration to front cover (satirically marking the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II); a classic piece of Brisbane/Queensland counter-culture featuring political/cultural satire throughout in word and image with texts by John Jiggens, David Richards, Gerald Lee, Murtec Pasieczny, Ian Roberts, Craig Munro, Bill Thorpe; illustrations by Ross Hinckley, Bill Thorpe, Matt Mawson, John Jiggens; includes a cartoon section referencing Krazy Kat, and Robert Crumb; the first series of Cane Toad Times was published in seven issues from 1977-1979 during the hey-day of the Bjielke-Petersen government, the first three issues in saddle-stitched wraps, and thereafer in tabloid format; after a hiatus it appeared again under a new team from 1983-1990 (15 issues); wraps foxed front and rear, pages toned to edges throughout, o.w. Good. . 32pp. 27.5 x 20cm. Good. b&w illustrations (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: Good. First three issues of The Cane Toad Times May July and September/October 1977; May number with Royal Cane Toad illustration to front cover (satirically marking the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II), July number with the Toad on the way to Mullumbimby, and the third number with the Giant Mutant Cane Toad; unique collection of Brisbane/Queensland counter-culture, featuring political/cultural satire throughout in word and image, with texts by John Jiggens, David Richards, Gerald Lee, Murtec Pasieczny, Ian Roberts, Craig Munro, Bill Thorpe; illustrations by Ross Hinckley, Bill Thorpe, Matt Mawson, John Jiggens; the first series of Cane Toad Times was published in seven issues from 1977-1979 - during the hey-day of the Bjielke-Petersen government; the first three issues in saddle-stitched wraps, and thereafer in tabloid format; after a hiatus it appeared again under a new team from 1983-1990 (15 issues); all three issues here with toning/foxing to wraps, mild toning to edges of pages and minor indentations to some pages or to lower edges, issues one and three Very Good throughout, issue two with closed tear pgs 15/16 o.w. Very Good; overall all three remarkably well-preserved for their age. . 110pp. 3 volumes 27.5 x 20cm. Good. b&w and colour illustrations (illustrator).…