DI PRIMA, Diane and LeRoi Jones (editors); DORN, Edward (contributor)

The Floating Bear: A Newsletter - No.3 [Signed by Edward Dorn]

New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. First Edition. Slim quarto (28cm); mimeographed sheets (printed recto and verso), stapled at upper left corner; [12]pp. Signed by contributor Edward Dorn on the front cover. Faint horizontal fold smoothed out at center, light wear and handling, with subtle toning to extremities; Very Good+.

"The Floating Bear, started in February 1961, was a mimeographed "newsletter" distributed by mailing list whose mission was the speedy dissemination of new literary work. Under the editorship of Diane Di Prima and LeRoi Jones...twenty-five issues came out in the magazine's first two years" (Clay & Phillips, p.75). An early issue, this one dedicated entirely to Dorn's long poem "The Landscapes Below." Uncommon signed. 89702.

Price: $350.00

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