Sheeper
Rosenthal, Irving. Grove Press, 1968 (1st Evergreen Black Cat Ed., 1st Printing). Softbound. The often elusive Rosenthal lived much of his life in San Francisco's Kaliflower Commune and, as editor of the Chicago Review, published portions of Naked Lunch in the late 1950s. This bildungsroman scarce and long out of print is decadent, dense, and notable for its design eccentricities: a rear-view drawing of a praying mantis to the half-title, a self-deprecatory ethnic caricature to the title page, and a cover featuring a high-camp author portrait taken by underground filmmaker and drag pioneer Jack Smith.
The spine has a severe lean, but binding remains sound overall. Clean, unmarked interior. Some areas of light soiling and edge-wear to the covers. Featured Rare & Collectible.
