Between the Covers Catalog 176 New Arrivals 112 Nicholson Rd. (856) 456-8008 Gloucester City, NJ 08030
[email protected] Terms of Sale: Images are not to scale. Dimensions of items, including artwork, are given width first. All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. Books may be reserved by telephone, fax, or email. All items subject to prior sale. Payment should accompany order if you are unknown to us. Customers known to us will be invoiced with payment due in 30 days. Payment schedule may be adjusted for larger purchases. Institutions will be billed to meet their requirements. We accept checks, VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER, and PayPal. Gift certificates available. Domestic orders from this catalog will be shipped gratis via UPS Ground or USPS Priority Mail; expedited and overseas orders will be sent at cost. All items insured. NJ residents please add 7% sales tax. Member ABAA, ILAB. Artwork by Tom Bloom. Catalog 176 © 2012 Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc. www.betweenthecovers.com 1 Richard BRAUTIGAN One Day Marriage Certificate. (San Francisco): Rapid Reproduction 1968. Illustrated broadside or small poster. 8¾" x 12". A tiny chip in one corner affecting no printing, near fine. A takeoff on Al Capp’s pseudo holiday when on the extra day of each leap year women could pursue and propose to men. Wonderfully illustrated broadside depicting women, one with a Sadie Hawkins’ Day banner. The entire text reads: “One Day Marriage Certificate. This beautiful one day marriage is ours for February 29, 1968 because we feel this way toward each other and want forever to be a single day [blank lines to be filled in] Marryin Sam in and for Golden Gate Park.” The bottom of the broadside reads: “Words - Richard Brautigan.