The Avatar. No. 6. Aug. 18-31

Lyman, Mel; Malanga, Gerard et al.

Edité par Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, Cambridge, 1968

Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 20 pp. Color printed covers with black and white illustrations and photos throughout. 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. This issue with a poem by Gerard Malanga, "Two Years After the Disaster;" a discussion of drugs, primarily speed and its dangers; an interview with members of the band Lovin' Spoonful; a page of letters to and from Mel Lyman; various counterculture ads and articles; a brief ad for a tour of America and Britain by the San Francisco Mime Troupe, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold crease present. Moderate to heavy toning. Minor soiling and a few small stains. Minor wrinkling and creasing. A few small tears along the extremities. N° de réf. du vendeur 016984

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Titre : The Avatar. No. 6. Aug. 18-31
Éditeur : Avatar Incorporated, Publisher, Cambridge
Date d'édition : 1968
Reliure : Tabloid
Etat : Good