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Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section

Thu, Aug 20, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-08-20 11:00:00 2026-08-20 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/skaters-punks-rebels-a-countercultural-cross-section-23626
This sale includes a cross-section of relics of rebels in music, art, and literature. Highlights include an archive of early skateboarding memorabilia and trophies, Raymond Pettibon fliers, guitars, and material from the collection of Howie Pyro. Also crossing the block will be assorted memorabilia from New York's punk rock headquarters, CBGB. Hey-ho, let's go!
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Lot 427

[BEAT LITERATURE]. Group of 11 First Paperback or First Separate Editions. [V.p., ca. 1960s-1970s].

Estimate: $200 - $400
Starting Bid
$100

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[BEAT LITERATURE]. Group of 11 First Paperback or First Separate Editions. [V.p., ca. 1960s-1970s]. 8vos or 4tos. Publisher's staple-bound or perfect-bound wrappers. FIRST PAPERBACK OR FIRST SEPARATE EDITIONS. Titles include: Starting from San Francisco by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Not Copyrighted in the USA by Jeffrey Hinich and Clarissa Ehrman, The Poetry of the Blues by Samuel Charters, RIPRAP & Cold Mountain Poems by Gary Snyder, The Thief of Kisses by James Hazard, Erections Ejaculations Exhibitions [and] Notes of a Dirty Old Man (Essex House) by Charles Bukowski, Tulsa by Ron Padgett, The First Third by Neal Cassady, Memoirs of a Beatnik (Olympia Press) by Diane di Prima, To the Mainline Heart by Clive Matson.

Condition

Generally rubbed, toned, soiled, some with ownership markings. Very good. 

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