Cambridge: Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, 1968. Tabloid. Good. Item #017617

Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp. Black and white illustrations and photos throughout. Avatar was founded in 1967 by Mel Lyman and his followers at the Fort Hill Community, or Lyman Family, a counterculture commune (or cult, depending on perspective) in the Roxbury area of Boston. Besides publishing the usual counterculture perspective on local and national news, the newspaper also served as a mouthpiece for Lyman's and the Fort Hill Community's philosophy: a quasi-religious and mystical thought drawing on Lyman's unique view of astrological, spiritual and occult history. Mel Lyman originally gained fame as a folk musician. This issue published without any Mel Lyman content, and presumably published without his input. Reviews of the play Riot!; an essay on burning draft cards by a "two time" burner; an essay on the use of speed and its potential negative impacts, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present. Moderate to heavy toning. Minor soiling. Minor wrinkling and creasing. A few small tears along the extremities.

Price: $40.00