Blue Beat 1 A Collection of Recent Sounds
New York: Blue Beat (Yowl Publications), 1964. First edition. Paperback. Tall side-stapled wrappers. Yowl Press editors (Montgomery and Kiviat) mimeo magazine. This copy in only fair condition. Front cover loose from staples. Rear cover presumed missing. Small chips and wear to edges. Paper loss to last page (table of contents). Introduction by Kirby Congdon. 41 pp plus a page of notes at rear. Printed on rectos only. Includes contributions by Berrigan, Tuli Kupferberg, Gerard Malanga, John Keys, Judson Crews and much more. One of only 207 copies. Cover art by Alex Wiener. According to Clay and Phillips, this was the only issue published. An early Lower East Side poetry mag that rarely shows up for sale. Sold as-is. Fair. Item #20123
Price: $150.00