Dada, Absurd, Surreal, Art, Fine Art, Experimental; Paperback Book - New
Dada was a protest by a group of European artists against World War I, bourgeois society, and the conservativism of traditional thought. Its followers used absurdities and non sequiturs to create artworks and performances which defied any intellectual analysis. This pocket-sized, profusely illustrated guide is the perfect introduction to the movement, which flourished all over Europe and in New York between 1915 and 1925.
Satan, Devil, Historic, Occult, Religion; Paperback Book - New
Moses Hull was once a minister in his own right. Having lost faith, he joined the burgeoning spiritualist movement of the late 1800s and began preaching against the evils of the christian body. Pointing to many (sometimes humorous) anecdotes and tales of church oppression, Hull here ruminates on the superiority of Satan over god, the superiority of occult wisdom over the barbaric nature of the christian cult, and the wonders of then-modern scientific reality, so long spurned christians. It may be seen as part demonology, part Luciferian manifesto, and part philosophical counterpoint to the greed and envy of the christian movement.
Satan, LaVey, Devil, Feral House, Adam Parfrey, Satanic; Paperback Book (147 pages) - New
The Devil's Notebook is a riveting collection of wisdom, humor and dark observations by the founder of The Church of Satan, Anton LaVey. The High Priest speculates on such topics as nonconformity, occult faddism, erotic politics, the Goodguy badge, demoralization and the construction of artificial human companions. Like P.T. Barnum, Ben Hecht and H.L. Mencken before him, LaVey zeroes in on humankind's limitless capacity for self-deceit and self-denial. Included are instructions for the creation of what LaVey terms "total environments," or places of magical evocation, where the enlightened may escape the deleterious effects of contemporary existence.
The Devil's Notebook is a true grimoire, as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1992. Introduction by Adam Parfrey.
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Rip-Off Press, Adult; Comic - Good+ Used condition
Rare Fat Freddy's Cat comic, Book 2 from 1980. These are getting hard to find now days and are worth a quid! This copy is in Good+ condition, with a couple of dog ears and light stains.
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Rip Off Press, Comic, Adult; Comic - VG Used condition (1980)
Rare Fat Freddy's Cat: Book 5 comic from 1980. These original comics are getting harder to find and are selling for a quid now days. This is in overall Very Good condition.
Sonny Vincent, The Testors, NYC Punk, Punk Rock, Underground, Rock n Roll; Paperback Book - New
A rough and tumble collection of memories, poetry, and fiction from Sonny Vincent, the legendary underground rock 'n' roller. This is different. It's not one of those usual tell all books about the punk scene. It's his writings. Extraordinarily cool musician with an awesome ability to tell a story....short poems, stories, if anything the genius that he truly is. It will stay in the back of your mind forever. "No sense - makes sense" Insights from an alleyway - you’ll burn through it.....
Graphic, Sex, Violence, Offensive, Fetish, Taboo, Independent; Paperback Book - New
Subtitled 'Eight Tales of Everyday Horror and Depravity,' the short stories and prose pieces featured in 'The Gimp' are dark, twisted reflections of humanity in all its repulsive grotesqueness. 'With ""The Gimp"" Nosnibor shakes a jizz-dripping penis over the work of Peter Sotos and raises two fingers coated in faecal matter over the writing of Sade... disturbed and intense writing.' Dennis Cooper 'Offensive, indecent and embarrassing... this filth should be banned immediately.' Mary Whitehouse '...arguably Nosnibor's best.' Lucius Rofocale Self published Paperback novel (36 pages)
Vintage, Kustom, Culture, Airbrush, Pinstripe, Hot Rod, Chopper, Classic, Instructional; 56 page Colour Paperback Book - VG+ Used condition
"STREET ART" is more than a book it is a technical trade and instructional manual. Authored & Published by one of the most renowned automotive custom painting, mural and airbrushing artist. Donald J. Davenport author and fine artist, also founded the Gemini School Of Art And Design through which this publication was made possible. This 56 page full color step by step instructional manual teaches from beginning to end in the skilled techniques, materials and tools used in Automotive Custom Painting, Mural & Graphic Airbrushing, Gold Leafing, Pinstriping, Glass Etching and more from the worlds only licensed vocational technical trade, fine art and freehand airbrushing school. This fantastic instruction book is actually 5 books in one. Beautifully illustrated in full color shows exactly how to enhance your skills in: (1) The art of Automotive Custom Painting Murals & Graphics, (2) Pinstriping, (3) Gold Leafing, (4) Glass Etching, (5) Sign Lettering and More. Published in 1982, when this style of 'street art' was at it's peak!!
Trash, Exploitation, Resource, B-Grade, Low Budget, Bizarre, Cult; Paperback Book - New
Trash Cinephile is an irreverent guide to 99 intriguing examples of exploitation cinema from a wide variety of sub-genres. These are films that are often branded as B-movies, Trash films, and also rather unfairly as 'bad movies'. Many are so bizarre that they defy any kind of generic definition; which is why you will find the films discussed within these pages gathered together in eight very loosely themed chapters.
The murdering "performance artist" Sardu in the the film Bloodsucking Freaks said it all: "To display sadism and discipline alone would only lead to imprisonment. But . . . simply disguising it with a story, a minimal plot, and a score will result in me being hailed as a creative genius."
Surreal, Breton, Magritte, Ernst, Art, Poetry, Games; (1991 reprint) Paperback - Ex Used condition (some writing inside front cover)
Surrealism is far more than an aged art movement: it is also a collection of tools for perceiving and representing the world in ways that transcend normative perspectives. This delightful collection allows everyone to enjoy firsthand the provocative methods used by the artists and poets of the Surrealist school to break through conventional thought and behavior to a deeper truth. Invented and played by such artists as André Breton, Rene Magritte, and Max Ernst, these gems still produce results ranging from the hilarious to the mysterious and profound. This great little book is packed with word and image games that surrealists developed to create their written and graphical art. If you have any spark of creativity, you are strongly encouraged to get this book to help loosen the holds of quotidian existence on your craft. And it makes a great book of activities for parties that you want to rise above petite bourgeois posturing.
Australia, Graffiti, Street Art, Bombing, Rare, Train, Magazine, Sydney; Zine - Ex Used condition
Another seminal Australian Graff zine, Straight and Narrow issue 3 from Sydney (2005), hard to find in Excellent condition like this.....
