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Our Courtyard Yard Sale Returns!

Last year was such a great success -- we are so thrilled to be bringing it back again!
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If you’re into groovy vintage stuff, esoteric literature, records, antiques, movie memorabilia and more, then please join us at PRS for this special sale – we guarantee you’ll find something beautiful and unexpected at our 2nd Annual Courtyard Yard Sale!

This year we’re also adding a Benefit Raffle (scroll down to view our raffle items!) with packages of LPs, Blu-rays, esoteric Books and much more courtesy of Feral House Publishing, Hat & Beard Books, Deaf Crocodile Films, Severin Films, Black Willow Jewelry, Syd Botanica and many other generous donors!

All funds from the Yard Sale go towards supporting PRS’s nonprofit cultural programs including lectures, concerts, film screenings, performance art and theatre events, art exhibits, Magic Lantern Shows and more at our historic landmark facility in Los Feliz.

Note that PRS Members will get exclusive early access to the Yard Sale from 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM – so if you’re not a Member yet, please consider signing up to get first crack at the goodies! 

​Special thanks to the Los Feliz Neighborhood Council for their support!
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2024 BENEFIT RAFFLE 

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In addition to all the unique gems our yard sale extravaganza will display, we are thrilled to reveal the fantastic items we'll be raffling off! Make sure to get your raffle tickets on the day!

How to Enter:
Join us in person on 9/14 at the PRS Yard Sale to enter! We'll have a table set up in the lobby of the auditorium where you can purchase raffle tickets and decide what to bid on! You're welcome to bid multiple times on the same item.

Raffle Ticket Prices:
Single tickets are $5 // 5 Tickets are $20 // If you sign up for a PRS Membership at the yard sale you'll receive 2 free tickets!

Picking Winners/How to Redeem Your Prize:
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We will be picking winners after the yard sale event is over. We will collect contact information for each person purchasing a raffle ticket and if your number is drawn, we will contact you via email and/or phone. You will need to redeem your prize from the PRS Bookstore in person.

AMAZING PRIZES!

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​50 ml. BOTTLE OF ANGELFACE PERFUME
BY SYD BOTANICA 


"Our collaboration with musical artist Maraschino!"

Rosy, Delicate, Alluring
A light, creamy, fruity, and floral perfume with notes of Maraschino Cherry, Pink Peppercorn, Dewy White Roses, Heliotrope, Brown Sugar, and Light Musk

SYD is a fragrance project by perfumer and Los Angeles based interdisciplinary artist Syd Buffman that explores the transformative effects of scent on the mind and body. We view this as a realm in which to play. Our scents invoke imaginary worlds, both strange and familiar. We welcome you to explore.

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ESTIMATED VALUE: $155

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IN THE RED RECORDS RECORD SET
17 LPs and One 7"


17 LPs from one of the greatest record labels of all time!
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Includes: Rob Zabrecky - Seance! with Zabrecky // Memo PST - S/T // Kim Salmon & the Surrealists - Rantings from the Book of Swamp // Jon Spencer Sings the Hits // Divine Horsemen - Bitter End of a Sweet Night // Skull Practitioners - Negative Stars // Earth Tongue - Great Haunting - Green Ghoul Edition on Green Vinyl // The Lost Record Soundtrack // Wolfmanhattan Project - Summer Forever and Ever // Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds - That Delicious Vice // Kid Congo Powers & the Near Death Experience - Live in St. Kilda // Red Lights (Jeffrey Lee Pierce pre-Gun Club) // The Scientists - Negativity // O Sees - Intercepted Message // Alan Vega - Insurrection // Love Fiend - Handle with Care // Redd Kross - S/T

Plus one 7”: Kid Congo Powers Sings Subsonics

In the Red Records is an independent record label in Los Angeles, California, formed in 1991 by Larry Hardy.

ESTIMATED VALUE: At least $363

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MAGIC CASTLE TOUR WITH LIFE MEMBER ROB ZABRECKY (FOUR GUESTS)

Join Rob Zabrecky for a post-dinner evening at the Magic Castle! Winner will coordinate a mutually agreed evening with Zabrecky for up to four guests.

Zabrecky is a 25 year member of the club and has won six awards for his performances in the showrooms. For the past 15 years he acted as a spirit medium in the club's famed Houdini Seance room. 


ESTIMATED VALUE: PRICELESS

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AMOEBA MUSIC MERCH PACKAGE

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Enter to win a $75 Amoeba Music Gift Card along with some merch goodies!

Since 1990, Amoeba Music has welcomed independent music lovers of all kinds to our unique, vibrant stores in Berkeley, San Francisco and Hollywood.

​"We're more than just a record store -- we're a 21st century music outlet, a website, a popular live performance venue, and together with our customers we're a meeting place for California's most colorful community of progressive and creative minds."


ESTIMATED VALUE: $100

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SIGNED HARD COVER COPY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL'S "THE WAY OF THE ANIMAL POWERS, VOLUME 1: HISTORICAL ATLAS OF WORLD MYTHOLOGY"
DONATED BY JOHN BUCHER


This is a signed copy of this legendary book! The volume itself is a consummate example of the art of bookmaking. Campbell's text is integrated throughout with a profusion of color plates, specially-commissioned full-color maps, outstanding black and white photographs, unique drawings, and numerous illuminating charts. Drawing on cultural and art history, as well as on anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, paleontology, and linguistics, THE WAY OF THE ANIMAL POWERS will be indispensable to all those interested in mythology, comparative religion, history, and the study of man.
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ESTIMATED VALUE: UNKNOWN (In Used Condition)

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DAIS RECORDS PACKAGE

This collection from Dais Records includes:

LPs: Coil - Musick to Play in the Dark // Drew McDowall - A Thread // Spice Record // Body of Light - Bitter Reflection // Riki - Gold

PLUS: 
Drew McDowall Box Set - Lamina AND a Dais Tote Bag


Dais Records was founded in 2007 and is operated out of Los Angeles and New York. The label focuses on both the new and the old: maintaining a roster of emerging, influential artists while concurrently seeking out rare, forgotten and lost recordings to reissue for a modern audience.

ESTIMATED VALUE: About/at least $188

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SILVER UNA VIDA SURREALISTA NECKLACE
A COLLABORATION BY BLACK WILLOW JEWELRY & THE LEONARA CARRINGTON ESTATE


With the blessing of the Leonora Carrington Estate, Jessica ( Black Willow Jewelry ) has recreated one of Carrington's compelling sketches into a pendant. Inspired by one of nine sketches in a series entitled, Una Vida Surrealista, drawn between 1994-1997. Truly wearable art.
~ chain length: 18”
~ pendant: 1” x 0.5”

ESTIMATED VALUE: $155

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STAY FANATIC BOOKS (VOL. 2 - 4 BY HENRY ROLLINS)
VOL. 2 & 3 SIGNED BY HENRY ROLLINS
DONATED BY IN THE RED RECORDS


Jovial blovations for the vinyl inspired…frantic rants for the turntable able…lessons in possession and confessions of obsession!

​Record store crawls from all over the world, eBay battles, way too much information about music, records and bands. Volumes 2 and 3 of this series are also signed by Henry Rollins himself!

ESTIMATED VALUE: $105

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TWO TICKETS TO A SHOW AT ZEBULON OF YOUR CHOOSING

This prize includes 2 tickets to a show at Zebulon of your choosing!
Zebulon is an independent music venue located in Frogtown that hosts a wide variety of music, dance parties, screenings and more. 

ESTIMATED VALUE: $30 - $100

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​(ALMOST) LIFE-SIZE POISON IVY (THE CRAMPS) STAND UP CARDBOARD CUT-OUT
​DONATED BY IN THE RED RECORDS

This is a very rare promo item from the Big Beat from Badsville album era of the Cramps! Almost life size cardboard cut out of one of the most legendary guitar players in the world! 


ESTIMATED VALUE: Not clear/very rare/none on the market currently to the best of our knowledge

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SILVER STAIRCASE RING
BY UNEARTHEN


​GIA BAHM, creator of Unearthen, selects stones and metals according to the histories, qualities, and ethically sourced materials. Known for her unique, unusual, and innovative designs that are deeply meaningful, she has over 13 years of expertise in jewelry design and production.

IT IS POSSIBLE that most Unearthen pieces have already chosen their bearers. The uniting of the crystal and metal creates a powerful combination, causing old dreams and new beginnings to fall upon its bearer.

ESTIMATED VALUE: $280

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DEAF CROCODILE BLU-RAY PACKAGE #1

5 new Blu-rays courtesy of boutique distribution label Deaf Crocodile Films based in L.A., including the rare Czech occult anthology horror film PRAGUE NIGHTS; the Hungarian animated medieval epic HEROIC TIMES; the beloved Danish underwater animated musical BENNY'S BATHTUB; Romanian animated sci-fi film THE SON OF THE STARS, released for the 1st time ever on home video; and Aleksandr Ptushko's sweeping adaptation of Pushkin's fairytale THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN.

​Deaf Crocodile's mission is restoring and releasing Independent, Lost/Unseen and World Cinema with a focus on World Animation, LGBT+ films, Genre Cinema, and the work of neglected and underrepresented Filmmakers from across the spectrum.

​ESTIMATED VALUE: $150

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DEAF CROCODILE BLU-RAY PACKAGE #2

5 new Blu-rays courtesy of boutique distribution label Deaf Crocodile Films based in L.A., including Aleksandr Ptushko's Russian fantasy epics ILYA MUROMETS and SAMPO; the psychedelic Romanian animated sci-fi film DELTA SPACE MISSION; animator Bill Plympton's first feature, the surreal musical THE TUNE; and director Karen Shakhnazarov's Kafkaesque mystery / satire of the end of Communism, ZEROGRAD. 

ESTIMATED VALUE: $150    

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PTUSHKO FANTASTIKA BLU-RAY BOX SET
DONATED BY DEAF CROCODILE

Brand-new box set -- only available to Kickstarter supporters! -- from boutique distribution label Deaf Crocodile Films based in L.A., featuring new Blu-rays four visually stunning fantasy epics from the great Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Ptushko, including restored versions of ILYA MUROMETS, SAMPO, THE TALE OF TSAR SALTAN and the newly restored 2-1/2 hour RUSLAN AND LUDMILA.  Featuring art by illustrator Tony Stella.

​This set was NOT available for sale to the general public, so don't miss your chance to win a copy here!!!

ESTIMATED VALUE: $150

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​INNOVATIVE LEISURE 19 LP VINYL PACKAGE

This record package includes the following LPs: 

Acid Star / Tim Hill - Giant / Classixx - Faraway Reach / De Lux - Do You Need a Release? / J-E-T-S - Zoospa / dadá Joãozinho  - TDS BEM GLOBAL / Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band / Dendrons - 5-3-8 / Sam Blasucci (of Mapache) - Off My Stars / Claude Fontaine - S/T / Hanni El Khatib - Head in the Dirt / Leland Whitty - Anyhow / Mirror Tree / Tijuana Panthers - Halfway to Eighty / Maria Chiara Argiro - Forest City / Mapache S/T / Nick Waterhouse - Promenade Blue / Allah Las - Worship the Sun / Badbadnotgood - IV

Over the last decade, Innovative Leisure has managed to become a distinct brand without relying on a narrow interpretation of what that brand can be. And not only has the label achieved commercial success, its bands have more critically redefined the possibilities of modern sound. 


ESTIMATED VALUE: Around $477

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2 PASSES TO AN ELECTRIC SOUND BATH BY GUY BLAKESLEE

​​The Electric Soundbath is a sonic container for inner journeying. Lying on the floor with eyes closed, guests are invited to allow the soundscape to support them and to be gently carried toward expanded states of consciousness.

Veteran underground musician, Guy Blakeslee (Best known as “Entrance” and as the guitar wielding frontman of Los Angeles psych legends The Entrance Band) uses warmly saturated analog cassette recordings of sustained tones and harmonic frequencies to channel the ethereal (intention) into material form (tape). Each Electric Sound Bath is unique; an intuitively improvised interaction with the energy in the room, broadcasting the materialized intentions for healing and expansion back into the ethereal realm and vibrating the attendees on a cellular level.

ESTIMATED VALUE: $66

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FERAL HOUSE PUBLISHING PACKAGE
9 books by Feral House Publishing and 2 Shirts!


Books: The Brickeaters - A Novel by the Residents (Out of Print / Signed) // Murder Ballads Old and New by Steven L Jones (Signed copy) // Guitar Army: Rock & Revolution with MC5 and the White Panther Party by John Sinclair (Out of Print) // Dear Andy Kaufman I Hate Your Guts! (Out of Print) // Bawdy Tales & Trifles of Devilries for Ladies and Gentlemen of Experience - Illustrations by Eugene Lepoittevin // Seigel & Shuster’s Funnyman: The First Jewish Superhero (Out of Print) // Priestess of Morphine: The Lost Writings of Marie-Madeleine in the Time of Nazis (Out of Print) // Hashish: The Lost Legend (Out of Print / Limited / Signed) // Cockettes: Acid Drag & Sexual Anarchy (Out of Print)

Shirts: L and XL Conquest of Heaven Shirt - Encyclopaedia of Hell Merch by the great Sean Tejaratchi with art by Tony Millionaire

ESTIMATED VALUE: At least/about $443

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ZUM AUDIO 4 RECORD PACKAGE + GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Four LPS from Zum Audio: 
My Heart, an Inverted Flame - Plague Notes... 2LP // Body Double - Milk Fed LP // High Castle - Spirit of the West LP // Weird Weeds - Hold Me LP

You’ll also receive a one time, one person $20 credit for use on their website!

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ZUM is a record label and curated mail order based in Los Angeles. ZUM has been a continual resource for music fans throughout the past two decades. Focusing on their record label since 1998, they've produced over 40 releases from artists around the world.

ESTIMATED VALUE: $81

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Tam O' Shanter Gift Certificate + set of four 100th Anniversary Whisky Glasses

​Legendary L.A. Steakhouse Tam O' Shanter brings you these exquisite must-have glasses for any whisky lover! This is a genuine Glencairn glass, handsomely etched with the TAM 100 logo.


The winner of this prize package will also receive a $200 Gift Certificate to one of LA’s most iconic restaurants, the beloved Tam O Shanter! 

ESTIMATED VALUE: Close to $300

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HAT AND BEARD BOOK COLLECTION #1

5 Hat and Beard Press Books:  The Black Chord - Nina Simone Edition //  Blackout Poems by Aaron Rose // Derek Boshier Drawings - Leslie Jones // Akikomatic - The Work of Akiko Stehrenberger // The Velvet Underground Experience


Hat & Beard is an independent, Los Angeles-based publisher and print production house, championing the redesign and reissue of classic visual culture titles worth a second look.

ESTIMATED VALUE: $200

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HAT AND BEARD BOOK COLLECTION #2

6 Hat and Beard Press Books: The Black Chord - Bob Marley Edition // Fresh Failure - John Tottenham // American Equations in BLack Classical Music by Camae Ayewa // File Under: Slime by Christopher Michlig New York City Rising: Protests Rallies and Police Riots by Ruvan Wijesooriya // Clique: West Coast Portraits from the Hood by Merrick Morton

​ESTIMATED VALUE: $245

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HAT AND BEARD BOOK COLLECTION #3

6 Hat and Beard Press Books: Sent from My Slimy Brains by Ana Lily Amirpour // Blackout Poems by Aaron Rose // Cody Hudson - Selected Universal Portals // Akikomatic - The Work of Akiko Stehrenberger // The Black Chord - The Biz Markie Edition

​ESTIMATED VALUE: $227

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$150 Little Dom's Gift Card

Located on one of L.A.'s most pedestrian friendly streets, in the heart of the sought-after Los Feliz neighborhood, Little Dom's combines the laid back atmosphere of Los Angeles with the dynamic feel of a New York block.

ESTIMATED VALUE: $150

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CRAMPS POSTER PACKAGE #1
2 POSTERS DONATED BY IN THE RED RECORDS


This package includes epic posters by one of the most iconic bands ever! A Double Sided Cramps Flamejob Poster + The Cramps First Ave Flyer/Poster!
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​ESTIMATED VALUE: Unknown

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CRAMPS POSTER PACKAGE #2
2 POSTERS DONATED BY IN THE RED RECORDS

This package includes these epic posters by one of the most iconic bands ever: Cramps Psychedelic Jungle Poster, Cramps at Cat’s Cradle Poster

ESTIMATED VALUE: Unknown

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CRAMPS POSTER PACKAGE #3
4 POSTERS DONATED BY IN THE RED RECORDS
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This package includes these epic posters by one of the most iconic bands ever: Cramps Donnerstag Poster, Cramps Live in Berlin Poster, Cramps Live at the Ogden Theatre in Denver Poster, Cramps Live in Zurich Poster

​ESTIMATED VALUE: Unknown

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SEVERIN FILMS PACKAGE

This package is a bundle of fun and awesome items from Severin Films!

Severin Airlines Travel Bag: A jetsetter like Emanuelle flies the friendliest skies, and so can you with this generous (13" x 13" x 4") vegan leather travel bag. Outfitted with custom cotton/nylon lining and Severin logo zipper pulls, you can now show your brand loyalty in luxury.

House of Psychotic Women Rarities Collection [5-Disc Blu-ray Box Set]: In 2012 Kier-La Janisse published House of Psychotic Women, billed as “an autobiographical topography of female neurosis in horror and exploitation films.” It soon became one of the most “vital” (Tim Lucas, Video Watchdog) and “astonishing” (Daily Grindhouse) genre tomes of all time. To mark the book’s 10th anniversary, award-winning writer/programmer/filmmaker Janisse now presents four of the strongest and strangest explorations of onscreen delirium and hysteria, all on American Blu-ray for the first time.

All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror Vol. 1 [15-Disc Blu-ray Box Set]: The most comprehensive collection of its kind begins with the definitive genre documentary of our time, Kier-La Janisse’s award-winning WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED. From there, experience 19 of the best-known, least-known, rarely-seen and thought-lost classics of folk horror from around the world, all restored from the best available vault elements with Special Features that include short films, audio commentaries and exclusive featurettes.

Around the world with Black Emanuelle Board Game: Revisit the sensual world of Emanuelle. Every spot on the board is location or scene from an iconic Emanuelle film!

ALSO INCLUDED: Silk Patterned Scarf and Silk Peacock Eye Mask

Severin Films is the foremost independent studio dedicated to rescuing, restoring, and releasing the works of Oscar nominees and cult icons alike for Blu-ray, 4K UHD and digital platforms. Founded in 2006 by David Gregory, Carl Daft and John Cregan, the Los Angeles-based company features a library of 250+ films and television projects, as well as an international team of the industry’s most skilled and devoted genre experts.


ESTIMATED VALUE: At least $300

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PRS!
​WE LOOK FORWARD SO SEEING YOU SOON!

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT PRS
    • Manly P. Hall >
      • Manly Hall, A Personal Perspective
      • MPH Reading Group
    • PRS Board & Staff
    • Contributing Artists >
      • Arianne Ayu Alizio
      • Guadalupe Arellanes, PhD
      • Syd Buffman
      • Cecelia Condit
      • LD Deutsch
      • Paige Emery
      • Nailah Hunter
      • Marcella Kroll
      • Matt Marble
      • Brian Merriam
      • Lezley Saar
      • Radha Vishnubhotla
      • Senon Williams
    • Press
  • EVENTS
    • U.S. Tour Screenings JULY FILM SERIES
    • Visit
    • Accessibility
  • CLASSES
  • PRS ONLINE
    • Classes
    • On Demand
    • Videos >
      • Series
      • Subjects
    • Audio >
      • Seekers' Salon
  • EXHIBITIONS
    • Hansell Gallery
    • THE COSMIC EGG
  • Library
  • Shop
    • New Publications
    • Knapp-Hall Tarot
    • The Secret Teachings by Manly Hall
    • Books by Manly P. Hall >
      • The Signature Editions
      • New Editions for Contemporary Seekers
      • Vintage Lecture Notes
      • MPH Essays
      • MPH Book SALE
      • Manly P. Hall Book Bundles
      • Reprint Series curated by MPH
    • MPH Audio >
      • MPH Collection at BetterListen.com
    • MPH E-Books
    • PRS Merch
    • Online Gift Cards (not valid in store)
    • Symbolic Prints and Posters
    • Shipping Update
    • WHOLESALE
  • Rentals
  • BECOME A MEMBER!
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    • New Projector for PRS! FUNDRAISER!
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