THE EARTH ROSE 1
Santa Monica: Privately Printed by Steve Richmond, [1966]. First Edition. Attractive copy of this tabloid-style broadside, reprinting Bukowski's poems "Freedom" and "True Story," which first appeared in the pages of Olé, together with contributions by Richmond and John Buckner. The front wrapper's message proved to be somewhat inflammatory, resulting in police raiding Richmond's Santa Monica store shortly after publication, arresting him on obscenity charges, and seizing his stock, which included a number of Bukowski's books. Dorbin E32. Item #6745
Bifolium (43cm); single sheet of white stock (22" x 17") offset printed in black, folded once vertically to create a [4]pp tabloid; illus. Modest handling, light wear and a few tiny tears and creases to extremities, with a horizontal fold smoothed-out at center, and some tiny, scattered stains to left margin of rear wrapper; Very Good+.
Price: $250.00