The Avatar. No. 16. Jan. 5-Jan. 18.
Cambridge, MA: Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, 1968. Tabloid. Good. Item #022803
Side folding tabloid newspaper format. Approximately 17 ½ by 11 ¾ inches. 28 pp. Illustrations throughout, including photos of Mel Lyman and other presumed members of his group (including a centerfold photo). Boston based underground newspaper. 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. Many columns espousing the views of Mel Lyman, letters, astrology etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. General toning and minor soiling. Moderate toning along the fold. Minor wrinkling and creasing, including a larger crease/fold at the lower right corner. Several small tears along the extremities.
Price: $75.00