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A note on OCLC
As is now the norm, OCLC counts are tentative, at best, as we recognize that searches using different qualifiers will often turn up different results. Searches are now further complicated by the vast numbers of digital, microfilm, and even print-on-demand copies, which have polluted the database considerably, making it difficult, without numerous phone calls or emails, to determine the actual number of tangible copies. Hence, even though the counts herein have been recently checked, most all should be taken as a measure of approximation.
1. A million faces at my feet. 1986 True Confessions tour. [Des Moines?]: Famous Etiquette Publishers Ltd., 1986.
$30
8½" x 5½", pp. 40, illustrated throughout, color pictorial pastedown on upper cover; original printed green wrappers; near fine.
From the publishers of the US fanzine Look Back, this is a 40-page pamphlet looking at the 1986 True Confessions Tour with Tom Petty.
Santa Cruz and Bowling Green only in OCLC.
2. Every grain of sand. Performances & tapes. London/Munich/Chicago: Ernst-Otto Begerau, 1988.
$75
First edition, staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 6"; pp. 93, [1]; together with the Updates & Upgrades addendum (issued in 1990) inserted, pp. [1], 27; pictorial printed paper wrappers with a portrait of Dylan at concert on upper wrappers, taken by Hertha Begerau; wrappers toning, else fine.
A listing of what was at the time all known circulating Dylan performances and tapes. Intended to be a supplement to Krogsgaard, with quality grades for each listed recording, running times, and listings of performances for which no tapes are confirmed.
3. The political art of Bob Dylan. [Hampshire and New York]: Palgrave MacMillan, [2004].
$75
First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 178; pictorial boards; fine.
Dylan analyzed by notable specialists in the fields of political theory, literary criticism and popular culture.
4. Jewels & binoculars. [Devon and Plymouth, U.K.]: Stride / Westwords, [1993].
$50
First edition, 8vo, pp. 92; 2 illustrations; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
Anthology to "celebrate the unique achievement of Bob Dylan," with contributions by Allen Ginsberg, Glyn Maxwell, Mavis Carter, Jeremy Reed, and many others.
5. Bob Dylan. The man in him. Hampshire, UK: Agenda Ltd., 1999.
$50
First edition, 8vo, pp. 246, [6]; pictorial printed paper wrappers; spine a little wavy due to the uneven application of glue, else fine.
A commentary of every track on every officially released album up to the time of publication.
Six copies in OCLC, only Princeton and La Salle in the U.S.
6. Brits and Bobs: Bob Dylan in the British Isles. Great Dunmow, Essex: Eye 5, [2003].
$125
First edition, small folio, pp. [4], 209, [9]; illustrated throughout; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
History and reviews of Dylan's concerts in the UK 1964-2003.
Glasgow Caladonian University only in OCLC.
7. Bob Dylan, his unreleased recordings. New York: Schirmer Books, [1980].
$45
First American edition, 8vo, pp. 197, [11]; pictorial paper wrappers; corner and spine creased, very good.
8. Here and gone. Bob Dylan, Woodie Guthrie & the 1960s. Photographs by John Cohen. Gottigen: Steidl, [2014].
$20
First edition, square 8vo, pp. 151, [1]; numerous photographic illustrations throughout, many in color; fine copy in original pictorial boards.
Cohen was a founding member of the band The New Lost City Ramblers.
9. Young Bob. John Cohen's early photographs of Bob Dylan. New York: PowerHouse Books, 2003.
$35
First edition, square 8vo, pp. [72]; photographic illustrations throughout a number in color; original pictorial boards; fine, without a dust jacket, as issued.
John Cohen was a founding member of The New Lost City Ramblers. Includes a 1962 radio interview with Dylan by Cynthia Gooding.
10. [Concert Program.] Bob Dylan in concert! [cover title]. East-West Touring, 2002.
$25
Folio, pp. [16]; color illustrated throughout; pictorial paper wrappers; fine.
Distributed during Dylan's European shows between April and May 2002.
Not found in OCLC.
11. Dylan. New York: Doubleday & Co. A Rolling Stone Press Book, 1984.
$35
First edition, folio, pp. [1], 244, [2]; extensively illustrated throughout, much in color; fine copy in the dust jacket. Contains a number of unusual photographs.
12. The nightingale code. Bob Dylan's Shot of Love. A visual response. [Birmingham: Wanted Man, 1984].
$125
First edition, small folio, pictorial bifoliate covers with 10 loose leaves laid in, all with artwork by Cumming. This looks to be a limited edition, being copy no. 37 of an unspecified edition.
Shot of Love is Dylan's 21st studio album, released in 1981.
Not found in OCLC.
13. [Desolation Row.] The superhuman crew. Painting by James Ensor. Lyric by Bob Dylan. Los Angeles [& New York]: J. Paul Getty Museum [& Sony Music], [1999].
$30
First edition oblong 4to, pp. [38] (2 folded); illustrated in color throughout; fine in original pictorial boards. With a CD of Dylan's Desolation Row in sleeve mounted inside back cover.
"This book brings together two visionary works of art: James Ensor's masterpiece, Christ's Entry in Brussels in 1889, painted in 1888 ... and Bob Dylan's Desolation Row, from his Highway 61 Revisited album of 1965."
14. It ain't me, babe. [Hamburg]: Isis, [1984].
$90
First edition, 4to, pp. 54; illustrations from photographs throughout; near fine in original pictorial wrappers.
Photobook of Dylan and Santana on their 1984 European tour.
Leipzig only in OCLC.
15. Tangled up in tapes revisited. A collector's guide to the recordings of Bob Dylan. Thunder Bay, Ontario: SMA Services, 1990.
$45
First edition limited to 1000 copies, 11" x 8½", pp. [2], 278; illustrated throughout, some in color; fine in pictorial wrappers.
A collector's guide to all the tapes and records on which Bob Dylan talks, sings, or makes musical contributions.
16. Tangled up in tapes. The recordings of Bob Dylan. Third edition. Thunder Bay, Ontario: SMA Services, 1994.
$50
First printing of the third edition, 11" x 8½", pp. [2], 366; illustrated throughout, some in color; fine in pictorial wrappers.
A collector's guide to all the tapes and records on which Bob Dylan talks, sings, or makes musical contributions.
17. Tarantula. [Lund]: Bakhall, [1999].
$65
8vo, pp. 187, [5]; parallel text in English and Swedish, with an afterword by Peter Glas; pictorial paper wrappers; audio CD inserted in back of the Klas Burling interview with Dylan, described by the book as unusually substantial, and which had until this publication been distributed via low quality bootleg; fine.
Contains an afterword by Peter Glas on: The art of reading Tarantula.
Four in OCLC, all in Sweden.
18. Tarantula. New York: Macmillan, [1971].
$100
First edition, first printing, 8vo, pp. viii, [2], 136, [2]; covers a bit spotted, unclipped dust jacket with a short crease at the top of the front panel and some rubbing at the lower left corner; all else near fine.
Dylan contracted with Macmillan to write Tarantula in 1964, but for various reasons, the book never made it to the press and numerous piracies appeared in its place. Tarantula was not commercially published until 1971.
19. Tarantula. Hibbing, Minnesota [i.e. San Francisco]: Wimp Press, [1970].
$500
4to, pp. [2], 54; mimeographed piracy side-stapled; light toning, else near fine; contained in a red cloth clamshell box.
On the cover: "Author's royalties for the sale of this book are being donated to the Caladan Free School. Publisher's profit will contribute to the furtherance of Woodstock Nation."
Dylan (or rather his agent at the time, Al Grossman) contracted with Macmillan to write Tarantula in 1964, but for various reasons, not the least of which was his motorcycle accident in July 1966, the book never made it to the press. Tarantula was not commercially published until 1971.
"Though not being the easiest book to read from cover to cover, TARANTULA was through the years translated into Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish... (so far)." See the excellent website "Come Writers and Critics - The Bob Dylan Paper Site" for a summary of the various pirated editions.
20. [Dylan, Bob, & The Band.] Bob Dylan / The Band tour 1974 [wrapper title]. Capitola, California: Echo, Echo Limited, [1974].
$175
8vo, pp. [4], 56, [2]; illustrated throughout; very good in original pictorial wrappers. This copy with a lengthy inscription, partially in Hebrew, dated December, 1973: "... two travelers, traveling at night, met a blind man holding a lantern. 'Why the lantern? You're blind.' 'Others will see the pits and tell me where they are.' Allow this book to be a lantern. / Stephen Pickering."
The author's investigations into Kabbalah in relation to Bob Dylan's poetry and music. Pickering is described as "a religious Jew" and he directs this book "toward all who - in time of pain, in time of joy - have asked questions and, in the asking, have formulated new, experiential questions." Pickering "is convinced that Dylan is operating out of a Hassidic tradition in which hope is garnered and nourished out of the perception of certain paradoxes."
21. A collection of 35 Bob Dylan song books from all of his studio albums until 2017. New York: various publishing companies, 1963-2017.
$750
All small folio (approx. 12" x 9"); some illustrated, some in color, all generally very good to fine in original pictorial wrappers.
Includes: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan; The Times They Are a-Changin; Another Side of Bob Dylan; Bringing It All Back Home; Highway 61 Revisited; Blond on Blond; John Wesley Harding; Nashville Skyline; Self Portrait; Blood on the Tracks; New Morning; Planet Waves; The Basement Tapes; Desire; Street Legal; Slow Train Coming; Saved; Shot of Love; Infidels; Empire Burlesque; Knocked Out Loaded; Down in the Groove; Oh Mercy; Under the Red Sky; Good As I Been to You; World Gone Wrong; Time Out of Mind; Love and Theft; Modern Times; Together Through Life; Christmas in the Heart; Tempest; Shadows in the Night; and Fallen Angels.
Not included are the three most recent studio albums: Triplicate, Rough and Rowdy Ways, and Shadow Kingdon. Also not included is the sound track for Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; nor, the song book for the inauguaral Bob Dylan as there was none issued.
22. [Dylan, Bob.] A collection of twenty-four Masters and PhD theses in 31 volumes on Bob Dylan and his music. V.p.: v.d., 1967-1997.
$350
All printed from photocopy, all approx. 11" x 8½", all in cloth-backed black or cream wrappers. All generally very good to fine.
23. [Dylan, Bob.] Isis: Dylan News [later, Dylan News Revisited]. Nos. 1-207/208 [complete]. Solihull, West Midlands: 1985-2020.
$2,500
Complete file [up to Covid] of perhaps the most durable and comprehensive of the Dylan' fanzines. Nos. 1-17 (in 6 volumes) are reprints (see below), the balance are originals; original pictorial wrappers, illustrated in black & white and color throughout. The early numbers (up to about no. 60) are printed from typescript, and the edition sizes are limited anywhere from 300 to 2300 copies. Thereafter edition sizes are not given and the magazine assumes a more formal look typographically.
In issue #200 (December 2018), Derek Barker writes: "The first 17 issues were little more than newsletters that I sent free of charge to my ever-expanding circle of Dylan acquaintances, until the photocopying got out of hand and postage became prohibitive." The 17 first issues were later (1990-1991) re-published as Isis Dylan News Revisited #1/7, #8/9, #10/11, #12/13, #14/15 and #16/17, in order to make them available to the new subscribers. From issue #18, Isis became a real fanzine, made available to subscribers.
Contributors include the editors, Robert Shelton, Ian Woodward, Al Aronowitz, Jacques Levy, Andrew Muir, Alan Davis, Eric Von Schmidt, Clinton Heylin, and many, many others.
"Established in 1985, Isis Magazine is the longest running paper Bob Dylan magazine still in print. A professionally produced, large format, glossy colour publication, our magazine provides Dylan enthusiasts with a wide-ranging collection of writings on Bob Dylan. Regular columns include a comprehensive and authoritative News Section, reviews of new books, CDs, vinyl and DVD releases, an unofficial bootleg CD column, reviews of unofficial vinyl releases, exclusive in-depth articles not available on the internet, interviews, concert reviews and rare and exclusive photographs. We are, in fact, everything you will ever need in a Dylan magazine. Isis is published quarterly, the magazine is sold through [its] website and has subscribers in 32 countries" (bobdylanisis.com).
With: Barker, Derek. Isis: a Bob Dylan Anthology. [London]: Helter Skelter Publishing, [2001]. Edition limited to 500 copies signed by Barker, pp. xi, [1], 13-256; illustrated throughout; fine in dust jacket. Published to commemorate the 100th issue of Isis.
With: Isis: Dylan Newsletter Nos. 94½ to 153½ (lacking no. 148½), from 124½ on, renamed to Dylan In Between; 59 issues in all, each approx. 8.25" x 5.75", pictorial wrappers, printed from typescript; fine.
24. [Dylan, Bob.] Olof Bjorner's files 1960-[1995]. N.p. [generated at Ohio State]: 1994-95.
$125
13 volumes, each 11" x 8½", being a printed version of Bjorner's on-line fanzine, each volume in cloth-backed black wrappers; generally fine.
25. Bob Dylan. The "folk" genius of his generation. This is not a programme -- Two shillings & sixpence [wrapper title]. Penrith: Valex (Blackpool) Ltd., n.d., [1966].
$450
Large 8vo (approximately 9½" x 7"); pp. [8]; illustrated; original pictorial wrappers; near fine.
"Unofficial programme" for the 1966 UK Tour. Printed by Reed's Ltd in Penrith and published by Valex in Blackpool. Much of the text concerns Dylan's youthful tales of running away from home, his imagined travels, and early musical accomplishments. Being unofficial, this "programme" would almost certainly have been offered for sale outside the various venues during the tour, including the Manchester Free Trade Hall where he was famously labeled Judas just before the final number, Like a Rolling Stone.
Rare. Not in OCLC.
26. Changing horses in midstream. [ca. 1987].
$60
Staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 5.75", pp. 55, [1]; pictorial printed paper wrappers, fine.
Private publication, no compiler or publisher stated. "Designed as a companion to 'Lyrics, 1962 -1985' and the unofficial supplement 'Some other kind of songs ... I'm not there (1986)'. Although I have included some of the songs previously overlooked, the main focus here is performances of known songs in which there are major lyrical changes."
Cambridge only in OCLC.
27. [Dylan, Bob.] Positively tie dream & other assorted interviews and tall tales. [Forban, England]: Ashes & Sand, [1979].
$75
Edition limited to 300 copies, staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 5.75", pp. [36]; white pictorial paper wrappers; light bumping and soiling to covers, with some tape residue, text clean, very good. Accompanied by a second, 28-page copy in pink self-wrappers, lacking some pages and without the publication info on verso of title page, apparently taking advantage of the "copyright unreserved" note in the original.
With contributions from David Reitman, James Craig, Nora Ephron & Susan Edmiston.
OCLC locates copies at Minnesota Historical, Bowling Green, and the Danish National Library.
28. Man gave names to all the animals. Illustrated by Scott Menchin. New York, et al.: Harcourt Brace & Company, [1999].
$25
First edition, folio, pp. [32]; illustrated in color throughout; fine copy in the dust jacket.
Man Gave Names to All the Animals is a song by Dylan from his Slow Train Coming album, released in 1979.
29. [Dylan, Bob.] Some notes on Dylan. [Afterwards, The Wicked Messenger], nos. 1-429 [complete]]. N.p. but U.K.: [publisher not identified], 1980-1990.
$750
The Wicked Messenger was begun in December 1980 as Some Notes on Dylan (4 issues only), initially circulated privately and printed by photocopy. When The Telegraph started in November 1981, The Wicked Messenger was included as loose-leaf inserts until November 1985 (# 1 to # 238), then as the main part of the Rolling Telegraph Supplement until November 1988 (# 239 to # 429). For a period, there was parallel publication of The Wicked Messenger in Look Back. Since December 1988, The Wicked Messenger has been an integral part of Isis magazine from no. 430 on. The last issue was no. 2271, which is dated in January 2009. The Wicked Messenger ran for just over 28 years, which is slightly more than 80 issues a year on average.
Included here are the first four Some Notes on Dylan (1980-81); The Wicked Messenger, nos. 5-238 (1981-85), all printed by photocopy; and, Rolling Telegraph Supplement, containing nos. 239-429 (1985-1988) of The Wicked Messenger, printed from typescript. Also included here are the remaining issues of Rolling Telegraph Supplements, nos. 16-23 (1988-1990) thereby making this a full and complete run of Rolling Telegraph Supplements.
4to and 8vo (11" x 8½" for The Wicked Messenger and 8¼" x 5¾" for Rolling Telegraph Supplements), 429 pages in all, each number of The Wicked Messenger consisting of a single page. Issues of Rolling Telegraph Supplements have The Wicked Messenger in the first half of the issue, and other material on Dylan in the second half. The sequence of The Wicked Messenger, which extends beyond Rolling Telegraph Supplements into Isis, is confusing and perplexing.
Bowling Green, La Salle, Santa Cruz and Minnesota Historical in OCLC, each with indeterminate runs.
30. Just like Bob Zimmerman's blues. Dylan in Minnesota. Rudolph, WI: River City Memoirs-Mesabi, [1997].
$50
First edition, 8vo, pp. 219, [1]; illustrated throughout; near fine in original pictorial wrappers.
31. Nothing to turn off. The films and video of Bob Dylan. N.p., n.d.: [2007].
$100
First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], ii, [2], 288; fine in original black wrappers printed in white.
"A study of the moving pictures indelibly stamped with trademark Dylan themes and thoughts. Music videos, commercials, film and television appearances, scripts, and tributes are examined, reviewed, and placed in historic context" (cover blurb).
Listed in OCLC but without location.
32. Outside the law. Bob Dylan on audience film. Leeds: [W.R.P.], ca. 1988].
$100
8vo, pp. 170, [2]; with 7 full-page illustrations from film and of rather poor quality; printed paper self-wrappers backed in red cloth; light soiling to covers and touch of wear to spine; near fine.
A catalog and setlist of bootleg audience film, with comments on quality.
Scarce. University of Wisconsin only in OCLC
33. My back pages [cover title]. Notes on the Dylan bootlegs. [United Kingdom: ca. 1980].
$60
Staple-bound chapbook, 9.25" x 6.25", pp. [3], 39, [2]; pictorial paper wrappers, light edge-toning and bumping, owner's address label on lower cover, very good.
Reviews & articles about Bob Dylan from sixties & seventies magazines.
OCLC locates copies at Bowling Green, Middle Tennessee State University, and one copy in Denmark.
34. Bob Dylan unscripted. Interview by Rachel E. Gilbert. [Los Angeles: The Perfect Exposure Gallery, 2005].
$75
First edition, oblong 8vo, pp. 36; 42 illustrations from photographs throughout; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
Interview with the photographer Douglas R. Gilbert by his daughter regarding his photographs of Bob Dylan made for Look Magazine in 1964 - but the article and photographs were 'killed" by the Look editor because Dylan looked "too scruffy."
Not found in OCLC.
35. All across The Telegraph. A Bob Dylan handbook. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, [1987].
$35
8vo, pp. 290; 12 pages of illustrations; black publisher's cloth; pictorial dust jacket; a touch of toning to top edge, else fine.
A collection of "missing fragments of the mystery [of Dylan] by gathering some of the most entertaining and informative pieces ever written about [him]."
36. Bob Dylan. An illustrated history. Produced by Michael Gross with a text by Robert Alexander. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1978].
$20
First edition, 4to, pp. [10], 149, [1]; illustrated throughout; remainder mark on top edge else a fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket.
37. Hibbing. The man and the village. Island Lake & Hibbing: Hibbing Historical Society, 1968.
$75
Revised edition, 4to, pp. 96; illustrated throughout; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
History of Hibbing, Minnesota where Bob Dylan lived from age 7 to 18.
38. Guerrilla minstrels. John Lennon, Joe Hill, Woodie Guthrie, and Bob Dylan. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1986.
$25
First edition, 8vo, pp. xiv, 306; 24 illustrations on rectos and versos of 8 plates; original full red cloth; red, white and black printed dust jacket; light foxing to edges, very good.
39. Hobo (catalogue). Munchen: Hobo, 1982.
$125
First edition, 4to, pp. [116]; order form for Hobo ("specializing in Dylan publications") laid in; illustrated throughout; near fine in spiral-bound pictorial wrappers. Text primarily in German, with English subtext.
A useful and interesting record of 62 books, records & fanzines, etc. concerning Dylan.
Not found in OCLC.
40. Maximum Bob! The definitive celebration of rock's ultimate genius. With a foreword by Bono. London: Q Magazine, October, 2000.
$40
First edition, small folio, (11¾" x 8¼"), pp. 146, [2]; illustrated throughout, much in color; original pictorial self-wrappers; fine.
A special "collector's edition" of Q Magazine, with 34 articles about Bob Dylan and his music, lyrics, women, motorcycle accident, born again, never-ending tour, Newport '65, Rolling Thunder, the peripatetic Wilburys, etc., all nicely illustrated.
41. Touched by the hand of Bob. Epiphanal Bob Dylan experiences from a Buick Six. Pewsey, U.K.: Black Book Company Ltd., 1999.
$20
First edition, square 8vo, pp. 165, [7]; illustrated throughout; pictorial self-wrappers; near fine.
Follows Dylan’s miraculous journey, meeting the people who covered his songs, copied his haircut and grabbed at the hem of his frock coat. The fans—Karl, Clare, Lambchop—and the famous—Jack Nicholson, Roger McGuinn, Paul McCartney, Bono, Jerry Garcia and Cameron Crowe—all tell the tale of being touched by the hand of Bob.
42. Voice without restraint. A study of Bob Dylan's lyrics and their background. Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, [1981].
$50
8vo, pp. [4], 164; pictorial paper wrappers; covers a touch soiled, spine creased but sound, very good. "A new and major study of Dylan's lyrics and their background."
43. Democratic artworks. Politics and the arts from Trilling to Dylan. [Albany]: State University of New York Press, [1998].
$20
First edition, wrapper issue, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 232; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
44. The Bob Dylan interviews - A list [drop title]. Cheshire: [published by the author], [c. 1981].
$125
Staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 6", pp. [12]; facsimile articles and illustrations; blue pictorial paper wrappers; red Flair checkmarks and marginalia throughout, else very good. With the interviewer, source, date, and tape, if present.
A very early Heylin title - and rare. The earliest book listed on his Wikipedia page is 1990, although OCLC locates one done in 1982. No copies in OCLC.
45. A life in stolen moments. Bob Dylan day by day: 1941-1995. [London: Book Sales Limited, 1996].
$75
First edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 403, [1]; illustrated throughout; fine copy in the dust jacket. Signed by Clinton Heylin.
46. Bob Dylan, stolen moments. The ultimate reference book. Essex: Wanted Man, 1988.
$85
One of 500 limited edition hardcovers, 8vo, pp. xxii, 407, [19]; text illustrations; pictorial printed boards; a touch of toning to boards, else fine.
On "just about every documented Dylan concert, recording session, interview, rehearsal, personal appearance, publication, broadcast, release or composition."
47. Bootleg. The secret history of the other recording industry. New York: St. Martin's Press, [1995].
$45
First edition, 4to, pp. [6], 441, [1]; a number of illustrations throughout; fine copy in the dust jacket.
With much on Bob Dylan, but also the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen and the Beatles.
48. Dylan's Daemon Lover. The tangled tale of a 450-year old pop ballad. [London]: Helter Skelter Publishing Company, [1999].
$75
First edition, 8vo, pp. [4], 183, [5]; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
The ballad in question is the 17th-century Scottish ballad, "The Bonnie Lass o'Fyvie," which was adapted and recorded by Bob Dylan in 1961 under the title "The House Carpenter." Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman, a name that means carpenter in German.
49. Rain unravelled tales: (a nightingale's code examined) - a rumourography. Juarez: Ashes and Sand, 4 Rue Morgue Avenue, 1985-84.
$425
8vo, pp. [2], ix, [1], 102, [2];
bound with, apparently as issued: More unravelled tales (the nightingale's code reexamined - another rumourography). Juarez: Ashes and Sand, 1985, pp. [2], v, [1], 90, [2];
bound with, apparently as issued: Even more unravelled tales (the nightingale confesses all). Juarez: Ashes and Sand, 1985, pp. [2], 24.
First editions of the second and third titles, bound with the third edition of the first title; illustrated throughout; original pictorial wrappers; price sticker removed from top corner of front cover with small loss; very good.
The complete text, and unusual thus. Very early Heylin study of bootleg tapes, lost recordings, and rumored appearances by Bob Dylan.
OCLC notes only the Bowling Green copies of the first and second titles in the US; another copy of the first resides at Cambridge. No copy in OCLC of the third title.
50. Fourth time around. Nos. 1-3 [all published]. Liverpool: 1982-84.
$225
Small folio, pp. 32; 40, 36; printed from typescript; illustrated throughout, original pictorial self-wrappers; stapled; near fine.
This Dylan fanzine ran for just 3 issues from 1982-1984.
Bowling Green only in OCLC, but missing, apparently, number 1.
51. Oh no! Not another Bob Dylan book. [Brentwood, Essex]: Square One Books Limited, [1991].
$20
First edition, folio, pp.239, [1]; text in double column; illustrated throughout, some in color; near fine in original pictorial wrappers.
52. Slow train coming. Lelgstad, Holland: privately printed, 1979.
$35
First edition, 4to, pp. 30 leaves printed by photocopy; original tan pictorial wrappers, spiral-bound; very good.
This is a private publication made in 1979, and is basically photocopies of news cuttings from ca. 1979.
Minnesota Historical and Bowling Green only in OCLC, calling for 29 leaves only.
53. Dylan & the Frucht. The two wits. Fountain Valley, CA: Ornery Press, [2000].
$45
First edition, 8vo, pp. xiv, 251, [1]; pictorial paper wrappers, fine.
A theological book largely comprised of writings by Arnold Fruchtenbaum and their relationship to the lyrics of Bob Dylan.
54. Bob Dylan / The Band (a collectors guide to the 74 tour). N.p. [Canterbury?]: privately printed, 2000.
$150
First edition, 4to, 69, [1] leaves printed on rectos only; fine in mylar spiral-bound binding.
A documentation of the audio resources available from the 1974 tour with The Band.
Not found in OCLC.
55. The encyclopedia of the harmonica. Arlington Heights: Tatanka Publishing, [1998].
$35
First printing, 8vo, pp. [6], 328, [2]; printed paper wrappers; light edge toning, near fine.
Largely a biographical encyclopedia of notable harmonica players, including Bob Dylan.
56. Steppin' out. [West Sussex: Steppin' Out Productions, c. 1980].
$50
Staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 5.75", pp. [6], 62, [2]; eight text illustrations, pictorial paper wrappers; fine.
On Dylan's visits to London, Perth, and his relationship with Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.
UC Santa Cruz and Western University only in OCLC.
57. Like a bullet of light. The films of Bob Dylan. [London]: Helter Skelter Publishing, [2000].
$25
First edition, 8vo, pp. 219, [1], [4] ads; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
Eat the Document, Renaldo and Clara, Don't Look Back, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and the rest.
58. Like the night. Bob Dylan and the road to the Manchester Free Trade Hall. [London]: Helter Skelter Publishing, [1998].
$25
First edition, 8vo, pp. 190, [2] ads; 12 illustrations from photographs by Paul Kelly; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
"Judas!"
59. Rambling on. Vols 1-3 (all published). Lancashire: The Preston Bob Dylan Society, [1987-1988].
$450
Three issues, with the name changing from Rambling on to Ramblin' on after issue 1, first two issues staple bound, 8.25" x 6", the third and final issue 11.75" x 8.25" and backed in black cloth; text illustrations, tour reviews, recollections, etc.; light soiling to covers, very good.
A rare and short-lived Dylan fanzine, produced by Obviously 5 Believers: The Preston Bob Dylan Society with contributions from Andrew Starkie, John Street, Terry A. Gans, Ian Lewis, R. Serge Denisoff, Jacqui Lig, Ken Keiran, Leslie McClean, and others.
Only three issues were produced,
Not found in OCLC.
60. 7 days. Bob Dylan. England, October 1987 ... The "Temples in Flames" tour starring Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers & the Queens of Rhythm. Stockport, Cheshire: John Lindley, 1987.
$50
First edition, 8vo, pp. 3-38; illustrated; original pictorial wrappers; fine.
Account of the Temples in Flames tour, September 5 to October 17, 1987, the last seven performances of which were staged in the UK, recollected and analyzed here.
13 locations in OCLC, only NYPL, Santa Cruz and La Salle in the U.S.
61. [Magazines.] A fan's gathering of approximately 143 magazines with articles about, and/or pictures of Bob Dylan. V.p., v.d.: [ca. 1962-2009].
$600
Folio and smaller, condition ranges from good to fine. Including Rolling Stone, Q, Mojo, Uncut, Singout, Record Collector, Interview, Crawdaddy, Newsweek, Magpie, New Yorker, Jam, National Lampoon, Saturday Evening Post, People, National Geographic, several newspaper magazines (Sunday NY Times, Herald Sunday, etc.), TV Guide, Reader's Digest, Look, Seventeen, Esquire, etc.
62. Series of dreams. The companion newsletter to "On the Tracks" magazine. Nos. 1-97 [all published]. Grand Junction, Colorado: Rolling Tomes, 1993-2003.
$450
99 issues in all (no. 36 is in 3 parts: A, B, and C); 11" x 8½", each issue generally 6-8 pages; occasional illustrations, original printed self-wrappers; three holes punched in the gutter and so bound in a 3-ring binder. Complete and near fine throughout.
This was a newsletter published by Mick and Laurie McCuiston so that On the Tracks subscribers could have Dylan information between the three yearly publications of their fanzine. It offered a "comprehensive news coverage on concert dates, TV appearances, album releases, new books, gossip, etc." The publication of Series of Dreams started in July 1993 and ended in 2003; it was monthly sent untill May 1995 (issue #23). Then, there were only 8-9 mailings a year. (See comewritersandcritics.com).
63. On the tracks. The unauthorized Bob Dylan magazine. Grand Junction, Colorado: Rolling Tomes, Inc., 1993-2003.
$400
30 issues in all (includes On the Tracks nos. 1-24 complete, but without the final issue of March 2003; plus 7 annual "Collector's Issues," but without the final undated Collector's Issue - see below); 4to (approx. 11" x 8½"), each issue of On the Tracks generally about 60 pages, Collector's Issues generally about 24 pages; the former illustrated throughout with much in color; the latter mostly unillustrated with text in quadruple column; original printed wrappers; generally fine throughout.
"At first, there were 3 issues a year of On the Tracks, that were sent in February, June and September; then a 4th issue was sent in November, called 'Collector's Issue': it was actually just a catalogue of what was available for sale through Rolling Tomes ... Though there is a gap in the numeration between Vol 10 #2 and Vol 11 #3, this is a complete set, and the 'missing issues' do not seem to exist ... This fanzine looked more like a music magazine. Illustrated by never-before published photographs, it was professionally produced by Mick and Laurie McCuiston from their home in Grand Junction, Colorado. Their address was well known by Dylan collectors in the 90's as they also ran Rolling Tomes, the goldmine where you could easily order any official Dylan stuff: magazines, dylanzines, books -out of print and new-, sheet music, songbooks, tour programmes, posters, but also T-shirts, buttons, cassettes, records and videos ... Long time before Amazon and eBay, selling Dylan stuff was a then a full time job for Mick and Laurie ... Due to Mick's severe health problems they had to stop the publication (see comewritersandcritics.com).
Not found in OCLC.
64. Bob Dylan. By Miles. London: Big O Publishing, Ltd., 1978.
$25
First edition, small folio, pp. [6], 58, [6]; illustrated throughout; lightly worn, else very good in original pictorial wrappers.
65. Hearts of fire. [London]: Hodder and Stoughton, [1987].
$225
First and only edition, one of two unrecorded variants without "New English Library" on back; mass market paperback, pp. [4], 124; pictorial paper wrappers with an image from the movie featuring Bob Dylan and Fiona Flanagan on front cover; fine.
According to the Isis fan website, this book was so awful that most copies were immediately pulped after release, although we do see a few copies floating around in unknown condition.
"Hearts of Fire is a 1987 American musical drama film starring Bob Dylan, Fiona Flanagan (billed only as "Fiona") and Rupert Everett. The film was essentially a vehicle for Dylan based on his success as a rock musician. It received poor reviews, a limited theatrical release, and was later written off by Dylan himself" (Wikipedia).
Time Out London said that Dylan "hovers enigmatically on the sidelines, offering jaundiced comments."
Five in OCLC but none in the U.S.
66. Homer, the slut. Issues 1-11 [all published]. Homer, the Slut. Subscribers issues 1-3 [all published]. Fulham [London]: Andrew Muir, 1990-1994.
$425
14 issues in all, but lacking the final "Information Line Special" issue published Christmas, 1995. 4to, photocopied, as issued; plastic slide binders, printed on multi-colored paper; generally very good to fine.
Compiled and edited by Andrew Muir. The first issue arrived in August 1990 and ran for 11 numbered issues, plus 3 “Special Subscriber Issues” and an “Information Line Special”, Christmas 1995, this last of which, published nearly a year later, is lacking.
British Library, Cambridge, and Bowling Green only in OCLC.
67. Judas! Nos. 1-18 [complete]]. Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, U.K.: Woodstock Publications, 2002-2006.
$225
18 issues in all, 9½" x 6½", each issue generally 60-80 pages, illustrated throughout, much in color; original color pictorial wrappers; generally fine.
The final issue, nos. 19 and 20 bound dos-a-dos, is lacking. Otherwise this is a complete run.
Says Muir on his website: "My second editorial stint was on a Dylan quarterly called Judas! This was a far cry from the photocopied, and held together by an occasionally effective slide holder, days of Homer, the Slut. The publisher, Keith Wootton, worked tirelessly to produce a “proper” magazine to the highest printing standards we could attain."
68. Razor's edge: Bob Dylan and the Never Ending Tour. London: Helter Skelter Publishing, 2001.
$35
First edition, 8vo, pp. 223, [1]; 19 illustrations from photographs on rectos and versos of 4 plates; pictorial card covers; fine throughout.
An extensive appendix records various statistics from the Never Ending Tour.
69. Troubadour: early and late songs of Bob Dylan. Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire: Woodstock Publications, 2003.
$50
First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 331, [1]; pictorial card covers; fine throughout.
A study of "Dylan's lyric writing by someone who is both a fan of the performer and schooled in the appreciation of poetic expression. This volume covers everything from the early protest songs to his more mature look at relationships on the album Blood on the Tracks. Then the second part of the book examines how the later Dylan has created a new song-writing style" (back cover blurb).
70. Don't look sideways. (The life and times of Bob Wordsworth) [cover title]. [Somerset, U.K.]: privately printed, n.d. [ca. 1992].
$45
First edition, 8vo, pp. [116]; fine in original pictorial wrappers.
A spoof on Dylan: As noted on back cover, "Previously unpublished movie script to the life of Bob Wordsworth. No stone has been left unrolled, as we discover the real reason why the young Robert Ashley-Zimmerframe III changed his surname to that of his favourite poet (to keep ahead of his creditors); how he came to wear the mantle of 'protest singer' (he sang, people protested); how he tapped into the teenage psyche with his authentic 'My Underwear Sure Needs A-Changin'; how he then turned his back on 'sulk' music and 'went electric', culminating in his legendary tour with The Booed; the real reason behind his almost futile unicycle accident..." Et cetera.
Not found in OCLC.
71. [Newspapers.] A fan's gathering of approximately 48 newspapers with articles about, and/or pictures of Bob Dylan. V.p., v.d.: [ca. 1965-2007].
$125
Folio and smaller, condition ranges from good to fine. Including full issues or sections of Goldmine, the Hibbing Daily Tribune, Zoo World, Melody Maker, Weekend Australian, Duluth News Tribune, Musical Express, New York Press, Discoveries, Gambit Weekly, Bam, Siouxland Weekender, Syracuse Herald, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Daily Telegraph, Village Voice, Plain Dealer, New York Times, New Musical Express, etc.
72. Bob Dylan. A descriptive, critical discography and filmography, 1961-1993. Jefferson NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [1995].
$25
First edition, 8vo, pp. 208; red paper wrappers, fine.
"This volume comprehensively examines all of Dylan's creative output, including not only his recordings but also his appearances on film, television and radio, as well as bootleg recordings of his work that have been sought after by fans throughout his career."
73. Revisited notes on Bob Dylan. Saint Cloud: North Star Press, 2012.
$30
First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, 54; pictorial paper wrappers; fine.
A book of poetry and prose poems about Dylan and his music.
74. This wasn't written in Tin Pan Alley. London: X-ASITY, 1989.
$100
16mo, pp. 336; text illustrations; red printed paper wrappers; corners of upper wrapper a little worn, near fine.
A compilation of 100 articles from the U. S. press between Oct. 1961 and April 1966 about Bob Dylan, with index.
No copies in OCLC.
75. Dylan songs a-listin'. London: X-ASITY, 1990.
$45
Staple-bound chapbook, 8.5" x 5.75", pp. 63, [1]; yellow printed paper wrappers; fine.
An index of all songs written and/or performed by Dylan up to 1989, in alphabetical and chronological order. The index is largely an adaptation and modification of Michael Krogsgaard's Master of the Tracks, and Isis and RTR lists, etc.
76. Just a personal tendency. [Braintree, Suffolk: X-asity, 1986].
$85
8vo, pp. 168; printed from typescript; 8 full-page drawings; printed paper wrappers; a touch of edgewear, else fine.
A review and analysis of Bob Dylan's album Empire Burlesque, and its relationship with Blonde on Blonde.
77. Love plus zero / with limits. [London: X-Asity], 1994.
$75
Edition limited to 400 copies (this, copy no. 151); folio, pp. 151-2, 152-199, 300-401, 200-299 (the first half bound backwards, the second half also bound backwards, but the text is complete); printed from typescript in quadruple column; near fine in cloth-backed mylar wrappers, red lettering on spine.
A concordance, of sorts, locating specific words in Dylan's lyrics. Massive compilation.
Not found in OCLC.
78. The concert charts. London: X-Asity, n.d. [1991].
$100
First edition, small folio, pp. 32; tables and graphs throughout; fine in original printed tan wrappers.
Songs performed by Bob Dylan in chart form from 1961 to 1990.
Amherst only in OCLC.
79. The dust of rumour. [London: X-ASITY, 1985].
$75
Second printing, and according to Isis Magazine rarer than the first (not that it matters); 2 parts in 1; 8vo, pp. 1-79, [1]; viii, 81-160, pictorial paper wrapper, starting to tone at edges and spine, else fine. Preliminaries to part 2 printed on pink paper.
Reprints and facsimiles of 180 articles from the non-musical British press on Bob Dylan 1964-1981.
80. The music of Bob Dylan. London: X-Asity, 1990.
$50
Staple-bound chap book, 8.25" x 6", pp. 48; orange printed paper wrappers; bump at corner, else fine; a transcript of the BBC Radio series, based around Anthony Scaduto's biography.
81. Blood on the tracks. The story of Bob Dylan. London & New York: Proteus Books, 1984.
$25
First edition, wrapper issue; 8vo, pp. 157, [3]; 23 illustrations on rectos and versos of 8 plates (some in color); pictorial paper wrappers; just beginning to tone, else fine.
82. Slowly into autumn. [Victoria, BC: published by the author, 1995].
$40
Staple-bound chapbook, 8.5" x 5.5", pp. [28]; green printed paper wrappers; tiny crease at spine, else fine.
"The intertext for 'Slowly in to Autumn' consists of the songs of Bob Dylan, which are present as allusion, as direct quotation, as the source for the titles, and as the acrostic base for all the poems." Published to commemorate the reading tour in New Zealand and Australia by Stephen Scobie and Douglas Barbour.
83. Vitagraph. For Bob Dylan at sixty. [London]: Binnacle Press, 2001.
$45
Edition limited to 300 copies, staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 5.75", pp. [2], 23, [3]; text illustrations throughout; fine.
One fan's ode to the singer/songwriter.
84. Rolling Thunder logbook. New York: Viking Press, [1977].
$150
First edition, large 8vo, pp. [8], 184; illustrated throughout; dust jacket with a small break at the top of the spine; all else very good.
"There has never been a tour like the tour Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue made through the Northeast in 1975. At Dylan's request, playwright Sam Shepard went along as a scriptwriter for a projected film of the trip..."
85. See the man with the stage fright: a study of Bob Dylan's lyrics and music. A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. [Columbus, OH]: Ohio State University, 1977.
$35
4to, (11" x 8½"), viii, 148 leaves, photocopy typescript bound in faux black leather boards; fine. Discussion of songs 1961-68, with emphasis on the "traveling man."
86. Bob Dylan alias anything you please. London: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd., [2008].
$45
First edition, large 4to, (11¾" x 9¾"), pp. 173, [1]; illustrated throughout, much in color; fine in dust jacket.
Includes rare, unpublished images from the archives of Rex Features, Britain's leading independent photographic press agency.
87. Rock & Woodstock. Fleischmanns, N. Y.: Purple Mountain Press, [1994].
$20
First edition, 8vo, pp. 192; illustrated throughout with drawings by T. P. Moynihan; fine copy in original pictorial wrappers.
Much on Dylan, Albert Grossman, The Band, Paul Butterfield, Todd Rundgren, Pete Seeger, and the rest of the Woodstock crowd.
88. [Song Book.] Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3. New York, et al.: AMSCO Publications, 1994.
$20
First edition, small folio (approx. 12" x 9"); pp. 71, [1]; 3 photographic illustrations; fine in original pictorial wrappers. Musical scores for the 14 songs on the album, including Tangled Up in Blue, Hurricane, Jokerman, and Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
Piano / vocal arrangements with guitar chord frames.
89. [Song Book.] Bob Dylan's greatest hits. His recorded song hits. Arranged by Jerry Sears. New York: M. Witmark & Sons, n.d., [ca. 1963].
$25
First edition, small folio (approx. 12" x 9"); pp. 27, [1]; covers rubbed, else very good in original pictorial wrappers. Musical scores for the 12 songs on the album, including Blowin' In the Wind, It Ain't Me, Babe, A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall, and The Times They Are A- Changin.
Sheet music. Chord symbols and guitar diagrams included.
90. [Song Book.] Get your rocks off! A Bob Dylan songbook. Manchester, U.K.: Midget Books, 1975.
$35
First edition, 4to, (11¾" x 8¼"), pp. 34; 4 illustrations from photographs; original pictorial wrappers; very good.
I Wanna Be Your Lover; Lo and Behold!; Tiny Montgomery; Odds and Ends; Don't Ya Tell Henry; Sign on the Cross.
OCLC locates Emory and 2 copies in Denmark.
91. [Song Book.] Unplugged. New York: AMSCI Publications, 1995.
$25
First edition, small folio (approx. 12" x 9"); pp. 48; 4 pages of photographic illustrations; fine in original pictorial wrappers. Musical scores for the 10 songs on the album, including All Along the Watchtower, The Times They Are A-Changin', Desolation Row, and Like a Rolling Stone.
Piano / vocal arrangements with guitar chord frames.
92. [Song Book.] Bob Dylan the original. Songs never before published [wrapper title]. N.p.: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Music, n.d., [ca. 1968]..
$50
First edition, small folio (approx. 12" x 9"); pp. 48; printed in pink and black; illustrations, portraits; near fine in original pictorial wrappers. Musical score.
93. [Song Book.] Mr. Tambourine Man: seven poems of Bob Dylan for voice and piano. Music by John Corigliano, lyrics by Bob Dylan. Milwaukee: G. Schirmer, [2003].
$25
First edition, small folio, pp. [6], 58; slightly faded along the edges else fine in original printed wrappers.
"This work was commissioned for Sylvia McNair by the Carnegie Hall Corporation. The world premiere was given at Carnegie Hall, New York City on March 15, 2000 by Sylvia McNair, soprano, and Martin Katz, piano."
94. Bob Dylan's career as a Blakean visionary & romantic. Genesco, NY: Milne Library, 2013.
$35
8vo, pp. 35, [1]; pictorial printed paper wrappers; wrappers a little curled, else fine.
This essay was written for a projected collection in 1976, but the collection was cancelled and the essay was distributed privately for years before being formally published.
SUNY, Toronto and Alibris only in OCLC.
95. Squeal. Stories, poems & sketches inspired by the art of Bob Dylan. Cambs, England: published by the Author, 1987.
$50
Edition limited, this copy no. 157, staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 5.5", pp. 51, [1]; three double-page illustrations by Ray Madeley; printed paper wrappers, inscribed by Stokes on foreword page; fine.
With contributions by John Welburn, Carl Bonn, Keith Charles Marsh and Gulliver J. Bloyband.
None found in OCLC.
96. Freewheelin'. Nos. 1 to 22 [complete]. [Cambridge, et al.: publisher not identified in early issues; later, Wizard Publications and Woodstock Publications, 1996-2002.
$450
22 volumes, 8vo; illustrated; original pictorial wrappers; generally fine.
"After 128 issues of [very limited] private circulation [not present here], Freewheelin' became public in September 1996, with the publication of Volume 1 ... Four volumes were published each year, each one with three new issues of the "original" Freewheelin'. The last printed issue was Volume 22, (#192-194), dated January 2002 ... Freewheelin' was created during the Summer 1985 by three Dylan fans from the East of England, Terry Kendrick, Chris Cooper and John Stokes. It was monthly distributed to the eight (and later twelve) members of a group who called themselves the 'Freewheelers'. The members, carefully chosen among editors of Dylan publications, well known writers in the Dylan 'fraternity', widely known collectors of Dylan's recorded work, and archivists of press material, had the obligation to submit a monthly written contribution relating to any particular aspect of Dylan's work." (comewritersandcritics.com).
From May of 2002 to January 2006 Freewheelin' continued to exist as an online publication.
97. A discography of Bob Dylan. Hinckley, England: published by the author, 1974.
$90
Staple-bound chapbook, 8.25" x 6"; pp. 22; printed from typescript; four-page addenda laid in; orange printed paper wrappers; old fold, pencil additions on blank leaf, very good.
Early chapbook listing all circulating tapes and some not in circulation at the date of publication. This copy comes complete with a further loose 4-page errata/addenda.
Not in OCLC.
98. Bob Dylan, the 30th anniversary concert celebration. Traduccion de Alberto Manzano. [Madrid: Celeste Ediciones, 1993].
$30
Second edition, square paperback, 6.25" x 6.25"; pp. [122]; preliminaries in Spanish, with lyrics by Dylan in English followed by Spanish translation; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, little musty and a touch soiled, near fine.
A collection of Dylan's songs sung by himself and other artists during the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration of his career in New York.
99. Hungry as a raccoon. Bob Dylan talks to his fans and other strangers ... 1966 and 1986. [Guilford, Surrey: published for the author, 1993].
$60
8vo, pp. [4], v, [1], 114; text illustrations and facsimiles of articles; pictorial paper wrappers; fine.
Transcripts of two radio interviews with Bob Dylan on New York radio station WBAI-FM. Both interviews are call-in format, mediated by Bob Fass. The first was held in 1966 and the second in 1986.
LaSalle University and Middle Tennessee State University only in OCLC.
100. Bob Dylan, musician in the wind. [Minneapolis]: Filiquarian Publishing, [2008].
$20
8vo, pp. 103, [1]; pictorial paper wrappers, fine.
The text is lifted in its entirety from the Wikipedia page for Dylan as it stood at the time of printing. A spiritual successor perhaps to the many bootlegs and piracies that have circulated in Dylan fandom since the beginning.