The March 1976 (Volume 4, Number 3) issue of EAR Magazine, which started in 1973 in the Bay Area. In the mid-1970s a New York version of EAR was also published. This issue includes a score by and interview with Marta Ptaszynska, Bob Davis on Dreamsound, an article "Ephemeral Forms: Mother Musing's Flight Patterns" by Ron Pellegrino, a score by Douglas Leedy celebrating Rossini's birthday, and "the new deteriorated calendar"

Condition: Very Good, toning to newsprint; folded as issued.
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A relatively early fine press printing for Stafford of 11 poems in a numbered edition of only 250 copies, this number 10. Published by Walter Hamady's Perishable Press on fine deckled paper with a hand-sewn binding and printed dust wrappers.

Condition: Very Good, with a few scuffs and light dent impressions to covers; toning along spine and to edges of paper; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
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The original and scarce 1999 edition of Issue Six of the amazing Crap Hound magazine by the brilliant designer Sean Tejaratchi. This issue's focus is images of death, telephones and scissors. Crap Hound was a monumental feat of compilation. Also includes typography sample pages for Astro, Regicide, Lumberboy and Huffman. And the fake television listings at the back are very funny.

Condition: Fine, like new with very slight foxing to the back cover.
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on six Philadelphia architects: Robert Geddes, Aldo.....
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on fountains, a weekend house near Paris.....
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on Case Study House No 27, a......
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on houses by Wilhelm Stigler and Enrico.....
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on artist and architect Max Bill, a......
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A scrapbook of images, drawing, stories and news clippings documenting life and the legal battles at Lou Gottlieb's Morning Star Ranch commune, which he established in 1966 in rural Sonoma County, California near the towns of Occidental and Sebastopol. The commune was also called The Digger Farm for its association with the SF guerrilla theater/activist group The Diggers. It played a central role in the California counterculture and hippie movement. Ramon Sender was said to be the first resident to move into Gottlieb's commune. Sender co-produced the Trips Festival with.....
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The third issue of Candy Magazine, the first Transversal style magazine "completely dedicated to celebrating tranvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations". With features on Cindy Sherman, Transvestia Magazine in the 1960s, the Italian singer Mina, Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall, Tokyo's Skinjuku district, Jenny Shimizu, La Prohibida, Allanah Starr as Dolly Parton, plus photos by Bruce Weber, and more. With Chloe Sevigny on the cover, photographed by (and as) Terry Richardson. In a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Due to size and weight, Priority Mail shipping.....
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From 2011-2014, ten out-of-state curators and critics traveled to Oregon to engage with 69 artists in their studios, provide professional feedback and give community lectures. The visiting curator/critics included Helen Molesworth, Buzz Spector, Anne Ellegood and Michael Ned Holte, among others. The book features in-studio photographs and work images for all the artists who participated, along with brief artist statements and CVs. A great resource and examination of the current state of creative arts in Oregon. See table of contents image for a list of the artists featured. With an.....
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Issue No. 2 of P.FO.: New Music, an obscure journal of experimental music scores compiled by Daniel Wolf. Wolf is a composer and writer, and was the editor of Xenharmonikon, the "Informal Journal of Experimental Music," from 1985-1989. Wolf was aided by a young Jonathan Segel, whose scores appeared in every issue and who co-edited the double Issue 3/4. Segel is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who has performed with Camper Van Beethoven, Sparklehorse, Eugene Chadbourne and Dieselhed, as well as his own group Hieronymus Firebrain. The title page includes a......
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Oversized Japanese photobook printed in high contrast black and white, spanning the years 1969-1979 and with contributions from A. Isozaki, K. Shinoyama, S. Otsuji, Y. Takanashi, K. Taki and S. Taira. A stunning collection of images, printed full bleed. With a timeline/key to the photos, and an 8-page insert laid in. All text in Japanese. Rare.

Condition: Very Good, rubbing, scuffs and wear to slipcase; small corner bump to lower front corner of book not affecting interior pages.
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