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Counterculture and the 1960s

Thu, Sep 19, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 200

[PERIODICALS]. A Collection of “The Chicago Seed.” Seed Pub...

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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[PERIODICALS]. A Collection of ?The Chicago Seed.? Seed Publications, 1967-72. An extensive group of this important underground newspaper. News and commentary on the major events of the 1960s including drugs, hippies and radical politics. Colorful printing, artwork and comix with material by Skip Williamson, Jay Lynch, Robert Crumb and many others. 49 individual issues including 27 that have never been folded and are very scarce thus. The collection includes Vol. 1 no. 3,8,9,10; Vol. 2 no. 5,12,13; Vol. 3 no. 3,6,7,8,12; Vol. 4 no. 7,8,11,12,13; Vol. 5 no. 3,7,10; Vol. 6 no. 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,11; Vol 7 no. 2,3,4,5,7,8,8 1/2,9,10,11,12,13; Vol. 8 no. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. Most of the collection is in very good to excellent condition with the exception of 8 issues that have the month and year written on the front cover margin and 4 issues of volume 6 with the covers detached but present. 22 issues with one horizontal fold. All are folio issues on newsprint.