San Francisco: Beatitude Press, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Good. Item #018572

Side stapled wraps. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 83 pp. Later issue of this haphazardly published little magazine, being a "quintessential Beat publication," from the North Beach scene of San Francisco, it was conceived of as a way to capture "the beauty and promote the beatific life among the various mendicants, […], poets, painters, musicians," (quote from Bob Kaufman as cited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti). This issue featuring work by Allen Ginsberg, Ted Joans, Bob Kaufman, Carol Berge, among others. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and edgewear. Light creasing and bumping at the corners. Owner's signature on the upper front cover. Clay and Phillips, p. 80-81.

Price: $100.00