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1st printing of 1st edition. Near Fine hardcover, no DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; light dust spotting on text block top edge; tightly bound; bright, clean interior. 8vo, 234 pp; index; illustrated.

2nd edition. Very Good hardcover in Good+ DJ. Gray cloth over boards, black titles; ribbon marker. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; rear cover has a thin crimp in cloth - apparently production error; tightly bound; light, clean interior. DJ is clean and complete; lightly scuffed; light foxing-like marks on rear cover; slight general age darkening. 8vo, 272 pp; index, biblio; illustrated.

Very Good HC, no DJ. Beige cloth over boards, white stylized woman’s head with hair spelling 'Kaliflower' on front cover, the hair wrapping around spine onto back cover; gray laid paper end papers. Bright generally clean covers and spine have few small spots; firm, square corners; tightly bound; crisp, clean interior. Brilliant colorful images and print on every page. Starting in April of 1969, Sutter Street Commune in S.F., following Digger philosophy, began issuing a free intercommunal newspaper to area communes to ‘pass the dharma’, i.e., share information with other like-minded communards. For the next 3 years Kaliflower was distributed on a weekly basis, eventually to nearly 300 communes. This volume is drawn from some of those issues but also has some commentary about the making and growth of Kaliflower. As with everything this group produced, nothing is signed or attributed. One of the Sutter Street Commune founders was an experienced printer and the press work was high quality. This is a… Read More

Near Fine hardcover in Very Good DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; slightly bumped at front cover top fore corner and at spine tail; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is clean and complete; lightly scuffed with light edge wear; two 1/4 inch closed tear at rear cover tail edge. 8vo, 415 pp; index, biblio. Apparently a new, unread book.