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NABOKOV, Vladimir. Nabokov's Butterflies. Boston: Beacon Press, [2000]. Thick 8vo. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Unpublished and uncollected writings. As new. JB-6432
$45
NAKELL, Martin. Ramon. LA: Jawbone Press, 1989. 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Photographs by Jo Ann Callis. As new. JB-7955
$35
NATIVE AMERICAN. An envelope of materials from the Native American Solidarity Committee 1976. n.p.:n.p., [1976]. Including two photo-illustrated broadsides, two tabloids, one newsletter, and a petition intended to garner support for "self determination, independence, and sovereignty" for native peoples. Contents folded for mailing, else fine (envelope lightly worn). SKB-152
$25
NATIVE AMERICAN. Poster featuring a portrait photograph of Native American leaders at Treaty Day, early 1920's. n.p.:n.p., [1970]. "Family Portrait: Now We Are the Ancestors of Those Who Are Yet Unborn." Issued by Akwesasne Notes, a Mohawk Nation press, ca. 1970's. Printed in red on yellow stock. Fine (23" x 18"). SKB-2964
$40
NATIVE AMERICAN. Poster featuring a striking photograph of Cree Nation chief, Poundmaker. n.p.:n.p., [1970]. Prints a long quote by him: "It would be so much easier just to fold our hands and not make this fight..." Issued by Akwesasne Notes, a Mohawk Nation press, ca. 1970's. Printed on yellow stock. Small corner crease, else fine (23" x 18"). SKB-2961
$40
[ART] NAUMANN, Francis & VENN, Beth (eds.). Making Mischief: Dada Invades New York. NY: Whitney Museum/Abrams, [1996]. Small 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated. As new. JB-10473
$35
[AFRICAN-AMERICAN] NAYLOR, Gloria. Bailey's Cafe. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Briefly inscribed by the author. As new. SKB-2504
$7.5
[AFRICAN-AMERICAN] NAYLOR, Gloria. Mama Day. NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1988. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. JB-12777
$45
[AFRICAN-AMERICAN] NAYLOR, Gloria. The Women of Brewster Place. NY: Viking, [1982]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's first book. Very fine in price-clipped dust jacket. JB-6261
$225
NEMEROV, Howard. The Makers. n.p.: University of Tampa, 1989. Broadside poem laid into a printed folder. First edition. Illustrated with a linoleum block print. Limited to 500 copies. Nicely printed. Issued to commemorate Nemerov's appointment as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. Fine. SKB-2181
$30
[ART] NERET, Gilles & MUTHESIUS, Angelika. Erotic art. Koln: Taschen, [1998]. 4to. Hardbound in pictorial boards. First edition. Profusely illustrated. As new in publisher's die-cut slipcase. SKB-13650
$20
[PHOTOGRAPHY] NEWTON, Helmut & WARHOL, Andy. Helmut Newton's Illustrated, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1987. NY: Xavier Moreau, 1987. Folio. Premier issue (the "Sex and Power" issue) of Newton's large-format magazine that only lasted 4 issues. Cover photo of Andy Warhol. Mint, still sealed in the publisher's plastic bag. Scarce thus. JB-10478
$110
[CONCRETE] NICHOL, B. P. Calendar. n.p.: n.p. n.d. Broadside printing the months of the year. First edition. Fine. SKB-7507
$25
NICHOLS, John. Keep it Simple: A Defense of the Earth. NY: W.W. Norton, [1992]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Lengthy inscription by the author. Fine in dust jacket with a couple of small creases to the front flap. JB-7432
$65
NICHOLSON, Geoff. Street Sleeper. London: Quartet, [1987]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First British (and correct first) edition. As new. JB-9058
$35
[HIPPIES] NICHOLSON, Jack. Color poster for the 1968 hippie exploitation film, Psych-Out starring Susan Strasberg, Dean Stockwell and Jack Nicholson. n.p.:n.p., [1968]. Features a psychedelic, montage illustration and a photograph of a bikini-clad hippie wearing shades. "Taste a Moment of Madness Listen to the Sound of Red...and Feel the Beat of a Naked Heart Held in the Hollow of Your Hand! These Are the Pleasure Lovers!" Striking poster from this exploitation classic produced by Dick Clark with music by The Seeds and The Strawberry Alarm Clock. Small corner crease, else fine (22" x 28"). SKB-9637
$90
[PHOTOGRAPHY] NICKEL, Douglas R & WATKINS, Carleton. Carleton Watkins: The Art of Perception. NY & SF: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art/Harry Abrams, [1999]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. Second printing. Introduction by Maria Hambourg. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition. As new. JB-11549
$40
[PHOTOGRAPHY] NICKS, Dewey. Kustom. [LA: Greybull Press, 2000]. Large 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. Below the published price: JB-9693
$35
NORBERT, Sister Mary. The Jester is Not Always Volunteer. n.p.: n.p., ca. 1967. Broadside poem. First edition. Fine. SKB-1213
$25
[BEATS] NORDINE, Ken. Word Jazz. Hollywood: Dot Records, ca. 1962. LP record. Beat-inspired word sketches with jazz accompaniment. Fine record in very slightly used jacket with a tape-repaired split to bottom edge. SKB-11332
$45
NORMAN, Howard. Kiss in the Hotel Joseph Conrad. NY: Summit Books, [1989]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition of the author's second book. Fine. SKB-3128
$45
NORMAN, Howard. The Bird Artist. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Signed by the author. Fine. SKB-3126
$15
NORMAN, Howard. The Bird Artist. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1994]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. SKB-3127
$7.5
NORMAN, Howard. The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese and Other Tales of the Far North. NY: Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace, [1997]. Square 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon. As new. JB-9192
$30
NORMAN, Howard. Trickster and the Fainting Birds. NY: Gulliver Books/Harcourt Brace, [1999]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Illustrated by Tom Pohrt. As new. JB-9193
$30
[CHILDREN'S] NORMAN, Howard & POHRT, Tom. Trickster and the Fainting Birds. NY: Gulliver Books, [1999]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. As new. JB-13921
$30
NORSE, Harold. Karma Circuit. London: Nothing Doing, 1967. Softbound in acetate dust jacket. First edition of this book of poems. One of 500 copies (of a total edition of 553). Fine. One of Norse's best books. SKB-6166
$40
NORSE, Harold. The Dancing Beasts. NY: Macmillan, 1962. Softbound. First edition of the author's second book. Signed by Norse. Fine. SKB-2446
$45
[BEATS] NORSE, Harold. The San Francisco Earthquake, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1968. n.p.:n.p., [1968]. Edited by Jacob Herman and Claude Pelieu. Prints "Hotel Nirvana" by Harold Norse and "Elegy for Jack Spicer" by Robert Duncan. Also "Star-Gut" by Ron Padgett and Tom Veith and a 24-page section of photo-collages by Mustill, Pelieu, and others. Fine. SKB-2847
$22.5
[BEATS] NORTON, R.A. Through Beatnik Eyeballs. London: Pedigree Books, [1961]. First edition of this Paperback Original. Nice cover illustration, and substantive glossary for "bods from squaresville." One of the most sought-after titles of the genre. Faint crease to cover, a couple of minute stains to fore-edge, solid very good plus to near fine overall, unread. SKB-3487
$65
NOVELLO, Don & SARDUCCI, Father Guido. Blade. NY: Colliers Books, [1984]. 4to. Softbound. First edition. High School yearbook spoof wherein the principal, faculty, and students are all sheep! Touch of fading to spine, slight offsetting to inside front cover, else fine. JB-13053
$125
NUTTALL, Jeff. Pieces of Poetry. London: Writers Forum, n.d. Softbound. First edition. Issued as Writers Forum Poets No. 17. Fine. SKB-2986
$20
[BURROUGHS, William S.] NUTTALL, Jeff. Pig. London: Fulcrum Press, [1969]. Hardbound, issued without a dust jacket. First edition. Preface by William Burroughs. One of 75 copies numbered and signed by the author. Fine. SKB-2984
$40
NUTTALL, Jeff. The Case of Isabel and the Bleeding Foetus. SF: Beach Books, [1967]. Softbound. First American edition. Price inked out and small stain to back cover, price sticker remant to front cover, else fine. SKB-2987
$12.5
NUTTALL, Jeff. The Foxes' Lair. [London: Aloes, 1972]. Pamphlet. First edition. One of 500 copies (of a total edition of 526). Fine. SKB-2985
$25
[CONCRETE] NUTTALL, Jeff. WF 100. [London]: Writer's Forum, [1973]. 4to. Mimeographed sheets, stapled at the left edge. First edition, signed issue. An anthology of UK concrete poets. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by the contributors including Bob Cobbing, Jeff Nuttall, Lee Harwood, Bill Butler, Ulli McCarthy, Eric Mottram, Jeremy Adler, Bill Griffiths, and many others (21 signatures altogether). Fine. SKB-5087
$125
[BOWLES, Paul] NUTTING, Cherie & BOWLES, Paul. Yesterday's Perfume: An Intimate Memoir of Paul Bowles. [NY]: Clarkson, [2000]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with candid photos of Bowles, life in Morocco, reproductions of manuscript pages, etc. Includes previously unpublished material by Bowles, plus a few photos by Bruce Weber and Peter Beard. Very fine. JB-13223
$35

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