$523
Yugen Quarterly , First Eight Issues, ed. LeRoi Jones [aka Amiri Baraka] (1934-2014) and Hettie Cohen (b. 1 New York: Troubador Press [and Totem Press], 1958 [-1962]. Eight separate issues, each a single saddle-stitched signature, with soft covers, most with single color cover illustrations, the first issue with the original subscription slip; issue six with notice of the new periodical, Kulchur inserted; some wear and fading, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8) Contributors to Yugen include: Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Gary Snyder, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Peter Orlovsky, Frank O'Hara, Robert Creeley, Michael McClure, Kenneth Koch, John Ashbery, Gilbert Sorrentino, and others.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-31