East of Tompkins Square, Vol. 1, August 1968
New York: 1968. 16.5 x 11.5 inches, newsprint, good to very good, light wear and tanning. 8 pp. community newspaper, this being the first issue we assume, covering news and issues from Alphabet City. Editors are only identified by their first names although some contributors are named. Reportage of disturbances on Avenue C, student beaten on 6th Street, poem on MLK by Pat Barbanell, how to make cheap beer, "What Happened to Visiting Mothers?" by Michele Clark of the Liberation News Service, reportage of a group from 9th St. protesting the police presence, article in Spanish: "Cerveza Barata," reportage on Black Panthers, on the local draft board, "Watch Your Dentist," astrology, children's corner, calendar of events, and more. OCLC locates a single holding -- at a small library in Italy! Hard to tell if any issues were published after this one. Very good. Item #H28159
Price: $75.00