An original 1979 postcard for the New St. Marks baths, which claimed to be the largest bathhouse in the U.S. at the time, at 6 Saint Marks Place in New York City. The baths originally opened around 1913 as the Victorian-style Saint Marks Baths, which served Russian-Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side (who often lacked hot water in their tenements). By the 1950s, the venue served local immigrant workers by day while quietly welcoming a growing underground gay male clientele at night. In the 1960s, it transitioned into an exclusively.....
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The event poster for a Nam June Paik performance at New York's New School on January 8,1965. The performance included four parts: Electronic TV + Color TV Experiments; 3 Robots; Pop Sonata; and 2 Zen Boxes + 1 Zen Can. Performers included Dick Higgins, Peter Moore, Carol Berge, Frank Wigglesworth, Malcolm Golstein and others. The back of the poster includes a statement "Electronic TV & Color TV Experiment" by Paik, as well as a diagram, and some blurbs on Paik from various publications. A relatively early Paik performance event.

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A set of 27 hand-painted calling cards depicting a variety of scenes, from Japanese landscapes to owls, ducks, herons, swallows, and other birds in flight and at rest. Painted on thin slices of natural wood, the set comprises 20 distinct designs and 7 duplicates. Despite the repeated designs, being hand-painted results in each card being unique.

Condition: Very Good+ set, With two cards showing light edgewear; one card with a few light black markings along the right side of card; three cards with very faint water drop markings along right.....
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Original flyer promoting a 1982 punk show hosted by the Elite Club in San Francisco. The March 20 show featured Dead Kennedys, T.S.O.L., Bad Brains, 7 Seconds and Domino Theory, bringing together a notable lineup of early hardcore punk. The show’s information is set against a black-and-white photograph of Charles Manson during a jailhouse interview in July 1978, reflecting the counterculture shock imagery commonly employed in punk posters of the time. The Elite Club operated in the city from approximately 1980 to 1984, occupying the space more famously known as.....
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Whimsically illustrated pictorial map of California’s Sequoia National Park, created by Carroll Barnes in 1945. The verso lists 23 notable places and activities within the park, each corresponding to the numbers and names appearing on the map. Cartoon figures exaggerate the features, landmarks and animals of the park, highlighting the map’s dual function as both an informative guide and a collectible piece of ephemera. Such souvenirs became increasingly common as national parks grew in popularity as vacation destinations during the World War II era. Rare. Condition noted, and priced accordingly.....
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The 1970 sixth printing of Alice Waters and David Lance Goines' Thirty Recipes Suitable for Framing. Compiled and edited by Waters, with Goines providing the illustrations and calligraphy. With recipes for Moroccan Carrots, Russian Beef Borsch, Anchovy Stuffed Eggs, Cherries Jubilee and others. Printed by Goines' Saint Heironymous Press. All 30 prints present. Scarce. Alice Louise Waters is an American chef, restaurateur, food writer, and author. In 1971, she opened Chez Panisse, the groundbreaking restaurant in Berkeley, California, famous for its role in pioneering the farm-to-table movement and for pioneering.....
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A rare touring/regional variant of the Trash (1970) movie poster, featuring a blank space along the bottom for local theater information. Directed by Paul Morrissey, produced by Andy Warhol and starring Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn and Jane Forth, the film marked Holly Woodlawn's breakout performance and is notable for its candid treatment of drug use, sexuality and nudity. An important piece of ephemera documenting a moment in queer cinema, underground filmmaking and the broader cultural impact of Andy Warhol and the Factory.

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An exquisite original ink, graphite and gouache/watercolor drawing of a French historical costume worn by a noble Frenchwoman during the 14th-15th centuries, after or copying a drawing by the French fashion illustrator Louis Marie-Lanté. Marie-Lanté drew elegant and refined depictions of historical costumes, in particular famous women of France known for their talents or beauty. This drawing depicts Odette de Champdivers, the chief mistress of Charles VI of France (Charles the Mad). Because she physically resembled the Queen, she was called la petite reine ("the little queen") by contemporaries. With.....
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A rare copy of American photographer Greg Cloud's 1989 photobook L.A. Dreams, known for it's late-1980s erotic Southern CA-infused color photos of nude L.A. guys, plus other scenes from the queer community. Cloud also has a credit as a still photographer on the 2001 independent film, The Fluffer. Must be 18 or over to purchase.

Condition: Near Fine, light scuffing to covers; now in a custom-made protective mylar jacket.
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A numbered box set of only 25 copies (this being no. 13) of risograph-printed postcards from the 2015 Fisk Gallery (Portland, OR) exhibition celebrating the zine "Tan Lines" and its illustrators. Artists in the set (and the exhibition) include Jim Stoten, Jean Jullien, Adi Goodrich, Ben Sanders, Kate Prior, Paul Windle, Liana Jegers, Joe Tallarico, Pete Gamlen, Ellen Van Engelen, Sac Magique, Olimpia Zagnoli, Hisashi Okawa, Tim Colmant, Ellie Andrews, Hannah K. Lee, Mike Perry, Ben Marcus, Margherita Urbani, Chad Kouri, Clay Hickson, Will Bryant, Tim Lahan, Damien Correll.....
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A huge poster reproduction of American artist Paul Davis' iconic painting of Che Guevara. The image was created for the cover of the February 1968 issue of the leftist journal Evergreen Review in the months following Guevara's death in October 1967. In July of 1968 the offices of Grove Press, the publisher of Evergreen Review, were bombed with a hand grenade by anti-Castro Cubans, thought to be in retaliation for publishing Guevara's diaries and the saint-like cover image. Grove Press owner Barney Rosset later filed a lawsuit alleging the bombing.....
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Poster from the Nicaraguan Revolution featuring the popular slogan “Aquí no se rinde nadie,” which translates from Spanish as “Nobody surrenders here.” The phrase is closely associated with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and was used to promote loyalty and resistance during the revolution to overthrow of the Somoza family dictatorship in Nicaragua, which occurred in 1979. The words of Ricardo Morales Avilés, a Nicaraguan educator, poet, and leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), accompany a photograph by Esrom María depicting two guerrilla soldiers (one an.....
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A 1987 poster honoring the legacy of Augusto César Sandino, the 1920s resistance leader that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) was named after. 1986 was the 25th anniversary of the FSLN. It's goal was to overthrow the U.S.-backed dictatorial Somoza family. Led by figures like Daniel Ortega, they achieved their goal, ruling until 1990 after implementing reforms in education, healthcare, and land reform, while engaging in conflict with U.S.-backed Contras. Illustration by Armando Morales with art direction by Liberation Graphics.

Condition: Near Fine, a few surface dimples.
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