The Buddhist Third Class Junkmail Oracle. Number Thirteen. June 1968. Vol. 2 No. 1
Cleveland: No publisher Given, 1968. Tabloid. Good. Item #022481
Side folding tabloid newspaper. 15 by 11 ¾ inches. 16 pp., including covers. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Thirteenth issue of this underground newspaper style work published and created by Cleveland poet d.a. levy, continued by others for a few issues after his suicide. levy combined boundary pushing literary tastes with counterculture, radicalism and other influences. His use of collage and clip art anticipated future punk zine aesthetic. This issue with several contributions by d.a. levy in the form of letters to various people, including one where he rips into a zen buddhist temple and its pseudo-enlightened schtick. GOOD condition. Moderate browning to the paper. A few minor chips and tears along the fore edge. Minor soiling.
Price: $200.00