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A Borgesian classic, dealing with metaphysical, magical, philosophical themes with wit, intrigue and beauty as only he could. Endless cover appeal too.

Baldwin’s first play written after the success of ‘Go Tell It To The Mountain’, ‘The Amen Corner’ is a potent work about faith and family, about the gulf between black men and black women and black fathers and black sons. It is a scalding, uplifting, a exquisitely composed. First edition.

First edition of Kundera's masterpiece, and one of the finest works of 20th century fiction. Love, passion, philosophy, and politics in communist Czechoslovakia and modern America.

One of the finest overviews of Warhol's work, published in 1970 at the height of his artistic powers, expertly curated by John Coplans.

The White Album is an unflinching portrait of counterculture told through a mosaic of articles written throughout the Sixties and Seventies. It is a collection of varying time periods, artefacts, characters and movements – she waits for Jim Morrison to show up, visits the Black Panthers in prison, parties with Janis Joplin and buys dresses with Charles Manson’s girls. A beautiful first edition copy of this classic.

Mixing biological fact with artistic critisicm, Stein limns a unique portrait of Picasso as a genius driven by a ceaseless quest to convey his vision of the 20th century.

For almost a decade, sociologist Terry Williams spent days, weeks, and months hanging out with a teenage cocaine ring in cocaine bars, after-hours clubs, on street corners, and in their homes. This book is the story of the 1980s teenage drug scene in America beyond newspaper headlines.

A collection of essays, verse and fairy tales written by an early twenty-something Albert Camus. A collection of secret musings, inquisitive interrogations and rejections by an artist in pursuit of understanding his literary voice.

A first edition printing of All That Fall, a specially commissioned radio commissioned by the BBC that soon became a classic, acclaimed for its comic and linguistic exuberance.

A compelling true story of three women who met at Berkley in the early Sixties, and the events that radicalised them in the years following. An honest, detailed and personal account about what each of them experienced during one of the most contentious decades of the century. First Edition.

In her writings, Alison Adburgham brings an original wit and literary phrase which had not yet been associated with fashion journalism. Her view of fashion is both accurate and acute, sometimes unexpected but never distorted. This first edition brings together a collection of articles on fashions shows, parties and people she encountered across four fashion capitals.

Over the last two years, Reference Point has released a poetry pamphlet in response to each letter of the alphabet in collaboration with friends, poets and writers who have influenced the space in one way or another. Held inside a matchbox-style slip case, The Alphabet Poetry Anthology traces a moment in time from A all the way to Z, decorated with letters drawn by each poet. List of poets from A to Z: Phoenix Yemi Moonchile Philip Larkin Miracle Sappho Ben Hera Ekas Tara Fatehi Lora Nicole Della Costa Lisa Robertson Nicko Mroczkowski Frank O'Hara Arnold Chukwu Samra Mayanja Zoë Bleu Molly Emma Arcadia Molinas June Tanaka Fuego Hasti Sebastian Wiener Brother Portrait Kate Crisp Ingvild Belinda Zhawi ACB

A chilling deep-dive into one of the most infamous cults in American history. Sanders unpacks how Charles Manson transformed a group of young followers into a violent, apocalyptic clan. From the drug-fuelled communes of Spahn Ranch and Death Valley, occult rituals, motorcycle gangs, and California’s 1960s counterculture, Sanders exposes the dark undercurrents that fuelled Manson’s power. The novel connects Manson’s crimes to the larger cultural chaos of the era — Hollywood, rock n roll, drugs and the search for meaning gone very wrong.

The third volume of Araki's 20 volume Catalogue Raisonné, and our favourite of the series, focusing solely on his images of his wife Yoko. It begins with images from Sentimental Journey and finishes with her funeral and the empty skies that hung so heavy over him in her absence. Between these are images that range from family snapshots to staged works, erotic shoots to domestic drudgery, with ample features of their beloved cat Chiro.

Transcripts of conversations held between the writer and social critic James Baldwin and the anthropologist Margaret Mead in August 1970. The two intellectual titans discuss ‘identity, power and privilege, race and gender, beauty, religion, justice, and the relationship between the intellect and the imagination’.

A comprehensive guide to the pulpy underbelly of American cheapo journalism, covering all the rags that created the landscape.

A touchstone of art criticism and the best book about modern sculpture ever written. This is an important, historic work, here in the first edition.

The original, self printed, unbelievably rare, morally troubling political statement of the American Left Wing Domestic Terrorist group known as The Weather Underground. Historically important, and worryingly cool.

First edition of a genuinely a foundational interdisciplinary text, exploring the principles and relationship of form in both natural and artistic contexts. It bridges science and art, focusing on how organized, complex systems emerge, suggesting that understanding these shapes is key to a new scientific approach.

True first edition of one of the most important and shocking British books ever written. Very good condition, with a very small patch of discolouration to the spine. A holy grail collector’s piece if there ever was one.

First edition of Durgnat's classic study of British films from the 1940s to the 1960s, which remains one of the most important books ever written on British cinema. Durgnat makes a compelling case for the success of British films in reflecting British predicaments, moods and myths.

Illustrated screenplay of Godard’s most enduringly popular work that deftly blends film noir and science fiction into something striking and strange.

First edition of Buckie’s collection of his lyrical and philosophical best, including seven “essays” in a form he called his “ventilated prose” which address global crises and his predictions for the future. Fuller elegantly weaves the personal, the playful, the simple, and the profound.

Dali writes as he paints; pulling rich and saturated details from every situation, character and location. This was his only novel and Hidden Faces is a wonderful oddity of art history, showing signs of genius amidst a madcap sex romp. First edition, in pretty perfect condition.