Boo-Hooray's facsimile reprint of each component of each issue of Semina. Published in conjunction with the exhibit that took place Dec. 8, 2013 to January 9, 2014 at Boo-Hooray. The catalog comes with a booklet of annotations and texts by Johan Kugelberg, Adam Davis, Tosh Berman, Shirley Berman, Philip Aarons and Andrew Roth. With an facsimile errata slip for Semina 8 laid-in. Published in an edition of 700 copies, there was also a special edition of 300 copies. Two copies available. Scarce.

Condition: Near Fine, light edgewear (the "soiling" visible.....
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Issue No. 3 of the Journal for the Protection of All Beings ("a Visionary and Revolutionary Review," only three issues were published), which features poetry, song lyrics and images produced in response to the National Guard's presence at People's Park in Berkeley in 1969. Proceeds from the book went to the People's Park Defense Fund. People's Park, long an epicenter and gathering place for counterculture and resistance, is in the news again lately for UC Berkeley's plan to build student housing on the site. Published by SF's City Lights Books.....
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Ram Dass' "seed pod of a book" whose contents are meant to be disbursed, hence the perforated white cardstock pages with images in the second half of the book. The book was issued with a large 51" x 51" poster as the "gameboard" (not present here, and exceedingly rare as it is not often still found with the book). There are notes for possible uses of the cards that can be removed from the book. The instructions "are for inspiration not limitation." All cards are present and still bound into.....
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An issue of David Moe's "Love Lights Erotic Art Newspaper" which featured poetry and illustrations against a background of neon printing. Including poems by Jack Hirschman and others, and with an ad on the cover for the "First Annual San Francisco Poetry Festival" in November of 1976.

Condition: Very Good, toning to news print.
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The rare October, 1965 mimeographed second printing of the Fugs’ Songbook, from the counterculture NYC band founded in 1964 by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg. In a custom-made protective mylar jacket.

Condition: Good, a relatively large previous moisture staining to lower left corner, visible on all interior pages and front and back covers; the number "2" with a dash is written next to four songs in blue felt pen on the Table of Contents. Priced accordingly.
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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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