Based in the Washington D.C. area, Brian Cassidy Bookseller deals broadly in 20th century popular culture and avant garde print materials: books, posters, manuscripts, ephemera, and the like. Specialties include artists' books, literature and poetry, little magazine and the mimeo revolution, punk, outsider and vernacular books, photography, and archival materials. We are located in downtown Silver Spring MD and welcome visitors by appointment. We actively buy books, from single titles to entire libraries.

highlights from catalogue 14:

[Original Mourning Card ("Carte de deuil") from Mallarme's Funeral]
[MALLARM…, StÈphane]
[Paris]: [September, 1898]. 4" x 5" approx. card, letterpress printed on recto, with black borders on both recto and verso, the latter otherwise.. more
Price: $2,000.00

ART CASH [Complete Set]
RAUSCHENBERG, Robert; Andy Warhol; Tom Gormley, Red Grooms; Marisol; Robert Whitman
New York: Experiments in Art and Technology, 1971. Complete set of six artist-designed bills, approximately 6'' by 2.75''. Bills in irregular denominations of $1, $3, $12, $24, $51,.. more
Price: $1,250.00

OVERSEAS WITH COLONEL CHARLES W HASH [Screen Title - Original 8mm Footage]
[World War II] : [Film]. HASH, Charles W.
Various (Fort Lewis, WA and Th: [ca. 1941-1944]. Four reels of 8mm film stock. Majority color, with some black and white. Approximately 800ft. total. Metal reels in two-piece.. more
Price: $7,500.00

FEUERFUNKCHEN: Zeichnungen und Verse von Roland [Cover Title - Original Manuscript Children's Book with Original Illustrations]
"ROLAND" (Writer, Illustrator)
np [Germany]: [1921]. Large 4to. Charcoal grey paper-covered boards, illustrated with vivid orange fire-demon; grey endpapers stenciled with orange flame-silhouettes. Includes twelve pages.. more
Price: $4,000.00

[Complete Set of Six Biba Mail Order Catalogues]
[Fashion]: [BIBA]. Barbara Hulanicki (Designer)
(London): Biba, [1968-1969]. Six volumes, each matching narrow 4tos. Stapled wraps. Very good with some light overall handling creases, and some light rubbing... more
Price: $3,000.00

[Original Typescript of] WRITINGS THROUGH HOWL / FOR A.G. [Allen Ginsberg] ON HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY
[GINSBERG, Allen]. CAGE, John
"through Asia and home to New : January-April 1984.. 4to. Original top-copy typescript. Title page, plus 24pp. SIGNED by Cage on the title sheet. With: autograph note signed (ALS).. more
Price: $15,000.00

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