Semina VI - The Clown by David Meltzer Author: Berman, Wallace, editor Place Published: Larkspur, CA Publisher: Wallace Berman Date Published: 1960 Description: 14 cards, illustrated title leaf printed in red and black, text printed in red. Housed in a mounted pocket inside photographically illustrated stiff paper wrappers, pocket printed with publisher's imprint and limitation details. One of 335 copies. The five cover photographs, four featuring a semi-clothed woman with a gun, are by Wallace Berman; the illustrated title is a facsimile of an illustrated letter to David Meltzer. Berman's small magazine Semina, was a series of limited editions, sent or given to his friends, generally consisting of collages mixed with poetry by various writers including Michael McClure, Philip Lamantia, David Meltzer, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jean Cocteau, John Kelly Reed and by Berman himself (under the pseudonym Pantale Xantos). Semina was published for nine issues, between 1955 to 1964. All are now rare. Condition: Wrappers with some general light wear. toning and soiling, some light creases at corners, minuscule chip and closed tear to bottom edge of rar wrapper; light toning and foxing to inner wrappers; cards with mild toning and offsetting; very good. Item#: 367533 Headline: Wallace Berman/David Meltzer Semina VI 1960
Semina VI - The Clown by David Meltzer Author: Berman, Wallace, editor Place Published: Larkspur, CA Publisher: Wallace Berman Date Published: 1960 Description: 14 cards, illustrated title leaf printed in red and black, text printed in red. Housed in a mounted pocket inside photographically illustrated stiff paper wrappers, pocket printed with publisher's imprint and limitation details. One of 335 copies. The five cover photographs, four featuring a semi-clothed woman with a gun, are by Wallace Berman; the illustrated title is a facsimile of an illustrated letter to David Meltzer. Berman's small magazine Semina, was a series of limited editions, sent or given to his friends, generally consisting of collages mixed with poetry by various writers including Michael McClure, Philip Lamantia, David Meltzer, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jean Cocteau, John Kelly Reed and by Berman himself (under the pseudonym Pantale Xantos). Semina was published for nine issues, between 1955 to 1964. All are now rare. Condition: Wrappers with some general light wear. toning and soiling, some light creases at corners, minuscule chip and closed tear to bottom edge of rar wrapper; light toning and foxing to inner wrappers; cards with mild toning and offsetting; very good. Item#: 367533 Headline: Wallace Berman/David Meltzer Semina VI 1960
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