Johnny Brewton (25 results)
Published by SF: X-Ray Book Co., 2014., 2014
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.Skyline Books
Contact seller3-star sellerNicely printed in light gray on charcoal stock. Bukowski's quote is: "My Beerdrunk Soul is Sadder Than All the Dead Christmas Trees of the World." Fine.
Published by Ventura: X-Ray Book Co., 2003., 2003
- First Edition
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.Skyline Books
Contact seller3-star sellerTall broadside poem measuring 24" x 5." First edition. Published as part of X-Ray Photoproject No. 1, but is here offered separately. Printed by the Verdant Press. Fine.
Published by [SF: X-Ray Book & Novelty Co., 2010]., 2010
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.Skyline Books
Contact seller3-star sellerOblong 32mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Designed and hand-printed letterpress by Johnny Brewton under the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba." Prints Gonzales' Christmas story originally recorded in 1954, along with a glossary of slang terms from Bab's be-bop dictionary. Limited to 100 copies given to friends of the press as a 2010 Christ…mas greeting. This copy is an artist proof labeled A/P. Very fine.
Published by n.p.: X-Ray Book Co., 2014., 2014
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.Skyline Books
Contact seller3-star sellerPamphlet. First edition. Limited to only 75 copies. Printed letterpress, designed and assembled by Johnny Brewton. Features collage art by various people including Brewton under his own name and as "Skillet Marimba," Mark Faigenbaum, and others. Prints a "Manifesto" on collage art by Brewton and Dan Melchior. Publication announc…ement and invite for the exhibition opening laid in. As new in publisher's mylar bag.
Published by Grass Valley, CA: X-Ray Book Co., 2018., 2018
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.Skyline Books
Contact seller3-star sellerA magazine in a bag. Plastic bag with cardboard header containing various pamphlets, broadsides, and art objects with appearances by Johnny Brewton, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ernst Richter, Jim Camp, Mark Faigenbaum, and many others. Limited to 100 numbered copies. As new.
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Published by Synaesthesia Press, San Francisco, 1998
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Sekkes Consultants, North Dighton, MA, U.S.A.Sekkes Consultants
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - As new
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softcover. Condition: As new. First edition. Sniffing Keyholes remains the centerpiece of Beat Hotel published in 1984 and printed separately by Synaesthesia Press. A sex/dope scene between amascular black youth called Melo and a blond Russian princess called Z.Z. There were 203 numbered copies of this edition printed,the first…100 of which were signed and numbered by the author. This is number 82. Like new, first Synaesthesia edition. 5½" - 8½". Johnny Brewton (illustrator). Signed by author. book.
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Published by Sore Dove Press, 2022
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. signed by all three authors. New. 30 invented alphabets on cards by the authors. This #11/12 sets, In a black envelope.
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Published by X-Ray Book Co, San Francisco, 2014
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. First Edition. One of 75 copies of this exhibition catalog for a show of collage art held at a San Francisco record shop for one month in late 2014. Eighteen artists each have one piece reproduced; the publication is prefaced with a manifesto by the editor and Dan Melchior ("Raise high the scissors of liberation… brothers and sisters, now is the time to edit bland reality.") The covers are printed letterpress; the first and last leaves appear to be repurposed from a 19th century atlas. 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches. [24] pages. First edition (first printing). Fine in stapled wrappers, as issued. With a copy of the small letterpress broadside announcement of the art show opening. This copy is not numbered; instead, the original recipient's name is written in pencil on the colophon.
Published by X-Ray Books Co., 1998
- Softcover
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.Jackson Street Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
US$ 150.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Near fine copy in softcover. 181/200 copies. Pocket with letterpress broadsides from: Ruth Weiss, A.D. Winans, Billy Childish, Wanda Coleman, Dan Fante, Charles Bukowski IB.
Published by X-Ray Book Co., San Francisco, CA, 1998
- Softcover
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Russian Hill Bookstore
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
US$ 200.00
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Edited and assembled by Johnny Brewton. This edition is limited to 226 copies, 200 are numbered and 26 are lettered A-Z. This is copy no.114. Contributors include Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Ann Cohen, &c. Minor shelfwear: light scuffing along edges, light fading along cove…r edges. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition.
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Published by X-Ray Book Co, 1998
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
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US$ 250.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. Bin 4 (Long Case). Fall 1998 issue. Various contributors including Charles Bukowaski, artnoose, Dan Fante. Copy 99 of 200 issued. Plastic stab binding, all original artifacts included.
Published by X-Ray Book Co., 2004
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Rob the Book Man, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Rob the Book Man
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
US$ 292.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Unique box set of booklet, sleeved cards, stamps, photos, etc. Includes original wooden block with "x" stamp. Also includes card signed by editor, Johnny Brewton. Part of a very limited printing of 26 lettered copies and 100 numbered copies. This is copy "J" of the letterpress copies. Individual… pieces in box are signed. Signed by Author(s).
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Published by X-Ray Book and Novelty Company, Ventura, California, 2003
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kayo Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Kayo Books
Contact seller5-star sellerIssue number 9 of X-Ray magazine, an art assemblage publication from Johnny Brewton. this issue came in a cardboard box with printed sticker and wraparound band. Contents unopened. This is #16 out of an edition of 100 numbered copies (26 were lettered). Fine copy, with contents unopened. Original plastic bag which held the box i…s present but split on one side.
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Published by X-Ray Book Company, San Francisco, 1998
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. First edition. The seventh installment of this literary journal combining found objects, broadsides, and tipped-in materials. Some contributors made 226 copies of their work (the entire print run); others sent things in to the editor who printed them (letterpress for broadsides). The contents were velobound with aceta…te wrappers. The covers are three-piece assemblies, each featuring a letter. The contributors to this issue include Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Hubert Selby Jr., Bern Porter, and many others. The Bukowski contribution is a printed broadside poem titled "The Word." There is also a laid in original color photograph by Michael Montfort (4-7/8 by 3-1/2 inches) of Bukowski standing in his doorway. This issue includes two loose pieces, a photocopied "thanks for parking so close" flier and a sheet with instructions beginning, "Remove shape card." The final bound leaf is printed in Braille. 7 by 8-1/2 inches. A fine example, with a letter E on the cover. This is copy 190 of 200. With the original plastic bag (rather wrinkled).
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Published by X-Ray Book Company, San Francisco, 1998
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. First edition. The seventh installment of this literary journal combining found objects, broadsides, and tipped-in materials. Some contributors made 226 copies of their work (the entire print run); others sent things in to the editor who printed them (letterpress for broadsides). The contents were velobound with aceta…te wrappers. The covers are three-piece assemblies, each featuring a letter. The contributors to this issue include Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Hubert Selby Jr., Bern Porter, and many others. The Bukowski contribution is a printed broadside poem titled "The Word." There is also a laid in original color photograph by Michael Montfort (4-7/8 by 3-1/2 inches) of Bukowski standing in his doorway. This issue includes two loose pieces, a photocopied "thanks for parking so close" flier and a sheet with instructions beginning, "Remove shape card." The final bound leaf is printed in Braille. 7 by 8-1/2 inches. A fine example, with a letter P on the cover. This is copy 189 of 200. The original plastic bag is not present.
Published by n.p.: Privately published, 2014., 2014
- Softcover
- Art / Print / Poster
Seller: Skyline Books, Forest Knolls, CA, U.S.A.Skyline Books
Contact seller3-star sellerBrewton (using the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba") created this collage for publication in Kut-Uup! No. 1, a periodical designed and published by him devoted to collage art. Features an intriguing image of a seated man in a 40's-style suite with a schematic where his head should be. The image is surrounded by an ornamental border a…nd sandwiched between two pieces of glass framed in black. Signed by Brewton as "Skillet Marimba" on the back. Brewton is the publisher and designer of the highly regarded X-Ray magazine as well as other publications, and his work as a graphic designer includes art direction and design of Tom Waits' release Orphans (Brawlers, Bawlers, & Bastards). As new (ca. 11" x 9" overall).
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Published by X-Ray Book Company, San Francisco, 2003
- Softcover
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerLimited Edition. Collection of fine press broadsides, ephemera, postcards and photographs. Housed in publisher's box with wraparound paper label that ties on the reverse. Fine condition. This edition was limited to twenty-six lettered copies, this is copy 'U'. An interesting and elaborate literary journal. Contributors include R…ichard Brautigan, Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, John Held Jr., Michael Montfort, Thurston Moore and others. Contains a vinyl record.
Published by X-Ray Book Company and Perdido Press, San Francisco, CA, 1996
- Softcover
Seller: Carlson Turner Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.Carlson Turner Books
Contact seller4-star sellerAssociation member: MABA
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 750.00
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Add to basketString bound wraps. Condition: VG. Limited/Numbered Edition. Original Limited Edition No. 171 of 300 numbered copies. 26 Lettered Copies also published. Printed by hand at the New Orleans School of Glass Works and Printmaking Studio. The two inside pages have translucent rice paper flyleaves and the obituary for Timothy Leary, w…ritten by Hunter Thompson and originally printed in Rolling Stone Magazine. Both front and rear grey paper wraps fold out. "Timothy Leary 1920-1996" and "Woody Creek, Colorado June 9, 1996" printed on the front. Gonzo emblem embossed on rear inside flap. Attached to the rear fold out is a scored, simulated sheet of blotter acid with a likeness of Leary on each square. The sheet is printed in magenta ink with *Caution: Do Not Drop at the bottom. Outside wraps have light fading to edges with fine interior and solid string binding. A very nice copy of this Rare publication. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Glass case counter. Illustrated by Johnny Brewton and Karoline Schleh (illustrator).
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X-Ray Number Six: Winter 1996 [A Visit from Jake by Brautigan laid in]
[X-Ray Book Co.] Johnny Brewton [ed.]; Richard Brautigan, Charles Bukowski, Linda Cervon et al.
Published by X-Ray Book Co, San Francisco, 1996
- First Edition
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketCondition: Near Fine. San Francisco: X-Ray Book Company, 1996. First Edition, limited issue of 226 copies, of which 200 were numbered, this being #101. Octavo; unpaginated. Illustrations on multi-color varying types of paper stock; envelope, cards, notes mounted throughout. Acetate covers secured in hard black plastic fasteners;… yellow cover decorated in felt; "Red Man American Red Grape Wine" label to rear. "A Visit from Jake" chapbook by Brautigan laid in. Rubbing to edges; binding sound; pages unmarked. A Near Fine copy of this attractive and meticulously produced magazine devoted to poetry and the arts; uncommon.
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BAGAZINE 2
Bukowski, Charles, Billy Childish, and Richard Krech, et al. (contributors); Brewton, Johnny and Giselle (editors)
Published by The X-Ray Book Co., Pasadena, 2007
- First Edition
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerAssociation member: ABAA
First Edition. One of 100 numbered copies, this being copy no.53. Thirty-two inserts (chiefly small letterpressed broadsides of varying sizes), including two pins, a plastic comb, and other articles, housed in a clear acetate bag, sealed with two brass brads and a letterpressed paper seal detailing the contents and contributors…on verso. Various inserts numbered and signed in pencil by their contributors. A Fine copy, apparently unopened, retaining the packaging from the original owner. Second issue of this wonderful assemblage "magazine," published by Johnny and Giselle Brewton of the Pasadena-based X-Ray Book Co. "Unlike "normal" magazines Bagazine points focus at assemblage, handwork and print making, photography, painting, chapbooks, graphic design, typography, letterpress, Visual Poetry and the unusual. Bagazine explores the assemblage and modern subculture of Bagism and creative Happening" (from the "biography" section of the Bagazine site). This issue contains a small broadside printing Bukowski's poem "A Consistent Sort." Debritto A204.
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Published by X-Ray Book Co, Pasadena, CA, 2004
- First Edition
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
US$ 300.00
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. First Edition. The tenth and final issue of this literary series, each issued in a different format. This issue includes a small-format chapbook and many small broadsides and single-sheet illustrations. The printed material is housed in a stiff paper box with a piece of wood as a spacer. Contributors include Cha…rles Bukowski, Billy Childish, Karen Switzer, Lyn Lifshin, and John M. Bennett, among others. One of 100 numbered copies (there were also 26 lettered copies). A fine copy, with the glassine wrapper for the printed contents unopened and in fine condition. In a fine box.
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X-Ray Magazine, Vol. 1 No. 2 [Signed by Brewton and two contributors]
Johnny Brewton [ed.]; Charles Bukowski, Mark Faigenbaum, Joe Maynard, Keith Knight, et al [contribs.]
Published by Pneumatic Press, San Francisco, 1994
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good +. San Francisco: Pneumatic Press, 1994. First Edition; no. 80 of a run of 200. Octavo (22cm); [80]pp. Clear (x-ray) acetate wrappers with sturdy binding strip and exposed spine. Illustrations, photographs, collages, and found objects throughout. Wraps clean with sharp corners. Textblock and endsheets clean.… Some bumping and toning to interior pages; transfer from pasted-in paper sample appears on first few pages. Nevertheless a Very Good or better copy of this eclectic magazine. Signed by editor Johnny Brewton and contributor John Tostado at pp. [3] and [17], respectively. Signed by Sobolewski at page 80 without a first name; two Sobolewskis can be found in contributor list. Includes poetry by Charles Bukowski, interviews with John Cage and Jackson Mac Low, and a comic strip by Keith Knight.
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Published by X-Ray Book Co, Pasadena, CA, 2003
- First Edition
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Downtown Brown Books
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. First Edition. The ninth and penultimate issue of this literary series, each issued in a different format. This issue includes a number of printed broadsides in a cardboard box with a bellyband. It also includes a 45 record of shortwave broadcasts collected by Mike Powell. Contributors include Charles Bukowski,…Thurston Moore, Dan Fante, Billy Childish, Michael Montfort, Bern Porter, A. D. Winans, and others. One of 100 numbered copies (there were also 26 lettered copies). A fine copy, still sealed in the original plastic bag it shipped in. Entirely unopened.
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BAGAZINE 1
Bukowski, Charles, Billy Childish, and Richard Krech, et al. (contributors); Brewton, Johnny and Giselle (editors)
Published by The X-Ray Book Co., Pasadena, 2005
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA
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First Edition. One of 100 numbered copies, this being copy no.91. Thirty-two inserts (chiefly small letterpressed broadsides of varying sizes), including two pins, housed in a clear acetate bag, sealed with two brass brads and a letterpressed paper seal detailing the contents and contributors on verso. Various inserts numbered a…nd signed in pencil by their contributors. A Fine copy, apparently unopened, retaining the packaging from the original owner. Debut issue of this wonderful assemblage "magazine," published by Johnny and Giselle Brewton of the Pasadena-based X-Ray Book Co. "Unlike "normal" magazines Bagazine points focus at assemblage, handwork and print making, photography, painting, chapbooks, graphic design, typography, letterpress, Visual Poetry and the unusual. Bagazine explores the assemblage and modern subculture of Bagism and creative Happening" (from the "biography" section of the Bagazine site). This issue contains a 4 1/4" x 3 1/2" broadside printing Bukowski's poem "I Shot the Cat" (which is actually a part of the poem "Panties," collected as part of As Buddha Smiles). The early issues of Bagazine are uncommon in commerce, especially complete. Debritto A196.
Published by X-Ray Book Company, Ventura, 2001
- First Edition
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB
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US$ 550.00
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Add to basketLoose sheets in clamshell box. Condition: As New. No dustwrapper. First Edition. Limited Edition. #43/100 copies (of a total edition of 126). A Very Fine copy. A small square clamshell box containing an unbound assortment of broadsides, leaflets, pamphlets and other ephemera by various authors, inside sliding sealed slipcase, as… issued. Contributors include Richard Brautigan, Charles Bukowski, Billy Childish, John Held Jr., Bern Porter, Hunter S. Thompson, A.D. Winans (24 in all). Includes printed errata slip direction to slide box from side. Scarce. Q17833.
