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Three pieces from the X-ray Book Co, 2 signed by
Three pieces from the X-ray Book Co, 2 signed by
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Heading: (San Francisco Fine Press)
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Title: Three pieces from the X-ray Book and Novelty Co. [and] A Bibliography of the White Rabbit Press - two pieces signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Place Published: Various places
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Date Published: Various dates
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  • Bukowski, Charles. Be Cool, Fool. Single 12x28 cm (4½x11") sheet printed in three colors. Folded into thirds, as issued. Single poem with illustration printed letterpress in two colors. A few spots, else fine. Produced for inclusion in X-Ray Spare Parts Grab Bag No. 1. San Francisco: X-Ray Book Co., 2002.


  • Hirschman, Jack. Ferlinghetti Arcane. Letterpress chapbook. Saddle stitched printed wrappers. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the title page and Hirschman at the colophon. No. 82 of 100 copies. San Francisco: X-Ray Book Co., 2011.


  • Horowitz, Michael. City Lights Bookstore 1969. Letterpress chapbook. Saddle stitched printed wrappers. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the title page. No. 68 of 200 copies. San Francisco: X-Ray Book Co., 2012


  • Johnston, Alastair. A Bibliography of the White Rabbit Press. Illustrated. (8vo) cloth and illustrated dust jacket. One of 500 copies. Berkeley: Poltroon Press/Anacapa Books, 1985.



X-Ray Book Co. of San Francisco has been publishing fine limited editions by an eclectic assortment of authors since 1992. From 1957-1968, the White Rabbit Press published sixty-three books and ten broadsides. It was the primary publisher of the work of Spicer, Robin Blaser, and Robert Duncan – the three central figures of the literary movement first known as the Berkeley Renaissance, and later as the San Francisco Renaissance.

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A few spots to the Bukowski piece, light wear to the jacket of the White Rabbit volume; else fine.
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