THE EARTH ROSE 1 - SIGNED BY STEVE RICHMOND
Santa Monica: Privately Printed by Steve Richmond, [1966]. First Edition. Item #8507
Bifolium (43cm); single sheet of white stock (22" x 17") offset printed in black, folded once vertically to create a [4]pp tabloid; illus. Signed by Steve Richmond in purple ink at lower front cover. Mild handling along lower front wrapper, else very Near Fine.
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. 8507.
Price: $300.00