Abomunist Manifesto

by Bob Kaufman 

San Francisco:  City Lights Books, 1959  

Pamphlet is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Single sheet of white stock folded into six panels; outer wrapped panels have black titles and ornament. 
• Wraps show some smudges, a few marks, edgewear.  Corners are softened.  See photos.  
• Interior exhibits some marginal toning, signs of handling.  Creases are fragile, with small closed tears at edges.  See photos.  
• Panels are free of writing and intentional marks.
• PS2024.0620

 5.75 x 7.5 inches

A scarce copy, in very good condition, of the pamphlet edition of Bob Kaufman's Abomunist Manifesto, which first appeared serially in the poetry magazine Beatitude.  A single 35-inch long sheet of white stock, folded to make six panels, printed on both sides.  Ten contain Kaufman's poetry, and two panels wrap around as covers. 

Bob Kaufman (1925-1986) was an American Beat poet, surrealist, and jazz performance artist.  He was, together with Allen Ginsburg, John Kelly, A.D. Winans, and William Margolis, a founder of the poetry magazine Beatitude in 1959.  Kaufman was a poet in the oral tradition, he often did not write down his poetry, and he sometimes said he wanted to be forgotten.  That his poetry has been  preserved in print form is largely due to the efforts of his wife Eileen Singe. (Wiki)

Published by City Lights Books in San Francisco.  Printed at the Troubador Press, San Francisco.

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