June 30th, June 30th

New York, NY: Dell: Delta Books. Very Good+. 1978. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1978) , so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows sparse, very faint creasing here and there to the panels; mild wear to the extremities; a former bookseller has very neatly removed the price at the upper corner of the front panel; endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting, marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very little wear, but possessing the noted cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.35 x 0. 3 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 3.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. "If he taught his worries to sing, they would have made the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sound like a potato". Richard Brautigan was first and foremost a poet. Arising out of the "beat generation" in and around San Francisco, Brautigan was in the right place at the right time to release his deceptively simple poetry. His observations and his clever wordplay made books like The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster...Selected Poems 1957-1968 mandatory reading by the counter culture. Richard Brautigan (1935 –1984) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. A prolific writer, he wrote throughout his life and published ten novels, two collections of short stories, and four books of poetry. Brautigan's work has been published both in the United States and internationally. He is perhaps best known for his novels 'Trout Fishing in America' (1967) , 'In Watermelon Sugar' (1968) , and 'The Abortion: An Historical Romance'. Brautigan began his career as a poet, with his first collection being published in 1957. Brautigan would go on to publish numerous prose and poetry collections until 1982. "June 30th, June 30th" was his last published collection of poetry. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 97 pages .