COUNTERCULTURE BOOKS 

Anthology covering radical and visionary movements, groups and cells of protest and propaganda from 1965-70. Provos, Black Panthers, Yippies, Women's Liberation Movement and more. Full of amazing photographs and illustrations.

Mick Farren documents youth rebellion and the countercultural boom of the 1960s in this psychedelic paperback which is illustrated beautifully throughout much like a copy of IT magazine...

Jeff Nuttall's book on London counterculture, first published in 1968.

Martin Luther King Jr's 1964 book about the nonviolent movement against racial segregation in the United States, and specifically the 1963 Birmingham campaign.

Soledad Brother is a collection of letters written by George Jackson while he was imprisoned, reflecting on injustice, racism, the U.S. prison system, political ideology, and his personal experiences.

Stories of race and racism in America, by 17 black and white authors, published in 1969.

Political activist and early leader of the Black Panther Party Leroy Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice is a book of essays and letters written while he was serving time in San Quentin State Prison and Folsom State Prison.

Malcolm X recounts the hidden history of the labour of people of African origin and their achievements. Includes black and white maps, photos & drawings.

A recounting of the wild life of Michael de Freitas aka Michael Abdul Malik aka Michael X. Friend of the underground press and sixties London scene, turned international criminal sentenced to death in Trinidad.

A short collection of stories by James Baldwin which look at the everyday lives of black men and women in the 1930s to 1950s, addressing themes themes of sexuality, racism, drug addiction and more. It was first published in 1965.

Three-act play written by James Baldwin in 1954, his first work for stage. It was the first black-produced and directed play to transfer to the West End of London, in 1987.

The first part of Burrough's 'Nova Trilogy', composed using the cut-up technique.

Part of Burrough's 'Nova Trilogy', composed using a variant of the cut-up technique called the 'fold-in' method. It mainly focuses on mind control.

Neal Cassady was the model for Dean Moriarty in Kerouac's 'On The Road', bus driver of the Merry Pranksters and a friend of Ginsberg, Burroughs, Ken Kesey and more. This is his autobiographical novel, published three years after his death in 1968.

Semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac that follows his alter ego, Jack Duluoz, during 1956–1957 in San Francisco and New York.

Closet screenplay by William Burroughs inspired by the surreal last words of German-Jewish-American gangster Dutch Schultz. A beat-crime-script.

Fully illustrated screenplay of Lindsay Anderson's 1968 British satirical surrealist psychological drama film 'if...' which stars Malcolm McDowell.

A 1970s underground cult classic, one of many skinhead novels written by James Moffat (pseudonym Richard Allen).

The Diary of Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks, published in 1990.

A very small yet controversial book written by two Danish schoolteachers, originally published in 1969. It educated young people in frank, simple terms about drugs, sex, democracy and more, and encouraged them to question societal norms and authority.

A great little book of comics about Cuba and The Cuban Revolution by political cartoonist, Rius. Originally published in 1970.

Reporter and broadcaster John Pilger tells first hand of the last day of the Vietnam War and the American escape as one of the few reporters in the beseiged American Embassy in Saigon. Photographs throughout.

Valerie Solanas' "SCUM Manifesto" (Society for Cutting Up Men) was first published in 1968 after she had shot and nearly killed Andy Warhol. This is a 1991 reprint of the SCUM Manifesto as a stapled pamphlet.

Autobiographical novel by Viva, underground film idol and Andy Warhol’s superstar. "a sheltered American girl who burst into the Underground limelight - and into the freak hip pop-culture of easy sex and drugs..."

1974 Biography of the legendary Kerouac which almost becomes a novel in itself. Black and white images throughout this huge 400 page book.

A collection of poems that reflect Ginsberg's evolution and the cultural shifts of the 1970s. A mix of Ginsberg's early works are included, such as those associated with Howl and works that were often read in public during the '70s.

First autobiography of the cultural icon of the sixties; actress, singer and model, Twiggy. With section of black and white photos.

Lovely vintage Penguin paperback detailing John F. Kennedy's three years in office, written mostly before his assassination by Time Magazine's correspondent at the White House, Hugh Sidey.

German photographer Juergen Seuss captures swinging sixties London through 200 pages of photos including Yoko Ono, Richard Neville, Alexander Trocchi, Carnaby Street, underground press salesmen and much, much more.

Novelisation of the cult classic film 'Performance' starring Mick Jagger. Late 1960s countercultural-criminal-underworld-rock-and-roll fiction.

Book of interviews with the young generation of the 1960's, talking about education, marriage, money, politics, drugs, sex, class etc.

Recountings of happenings and high jinx among the peace-loving Hog Farm counterculture commune members, including an acid-fueled rendezvous with the Merry Pranksters resulting in a run-in with the police, as told by Kesey.

Longtime member of The Fugs writes a complete, authoritative account of the career of Charles Manson, originally published in '71.

Richard Neville, co-founder of Oz Magazine, provides one of the most comprehensive reviews of the development of the 1960s underground movement and its manifestations across the world.

Good selection of Leonard Cohen's early poetry. Cohen won the Governor-General's Award (Canada's highest literary distinction) for this volume, which he declined.

This non-fiction novel recounts the 1967 Anti-Vietnam War march on the Pentagon through a blend of journalism and memoir. A detailed reflection of the political and cultural climate of the Unitied States in the sixties.

Personal accounts of arrest, trial, and imprisonment with contributions by many significant figures of the sixties. Including experiences from Jerry Rubin, Joan Baez, Malcolm X, Timothy Leary, Johnny Cash, Ken Kesey and more...!

Protest is an anthology which explores how the Beat Generation (USA) and Angry Young Men (England) use literature, poetry and art to challenge traditional post-war society and oppose authority, shaping modern counterculture.

A vivid, historical account of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), detailing its formation and activities over the first 25 years through the words of key figures and interviews.

Tom Wolfe's first collected book of essays, focusing on sixties lifestyles and American culture. Jam packed, at 255 pages, and illustrated throughout.

A great little book of comics about Cuba and The Cuban Revolution by political cartoonist, Rius. Originally published in 1970, this version published in 1973 by Pathfinder Press.

Germaine Greer's groundbreaking feminist work from the seventies, with a great gold cover. Greer explores how the 'traditional' suburban, consumerist, nuclear family represses women sexually, devitalising them and rendering them eunuchs.

Illustrated throughout by Feliks Topolski, this book follows the infamous obscenity trial against Oz Magazine in 1971. Oz editors Richard Neville, Felix Dennis and Jim Anderson were prosecuted on three charges, including obscenity at the Old Bailey Court, London.

Abbie Hoffman's book is a counterculture manifesto, encapsulating the idealism, as well as the struggle for social justice, class equality, peace and understanding, of the sixties. An underground classic, which is still relevant today.

An exploration of Ché Guevara's life, including a large collection of photos of Ché, from age 9 right up until his murder. Translated from Spanish.

Written as a classroom project by a 14 year old Gideon in 1976, saved from the rubbish bin by his mother - a fictional account of the punk scene in Britain - The Punk. At only 62 pages long, it is short but sweet, and a lovely item.