Berkeley Barb: vol. 9, #16 (#219) October 24 - 30, 1969
Berkeley: Berkeley Barb, 1969. Newspaper. 20p., folded tabloid, illus., lightly and evenly toned, else very good condition.
Another issue from the Allan Coult interregnum, before the return of Max Scherr as owner. Cover features a symmetrical drawing radiating around a highly abstract phallus and naked woman sitting atop it. Unrelated cover headline: "Panther-Prisoner Swap". Inside: three pieces related to a proposal by the No. Vietnamese government to swap U.S. prisoners of war for freeing imprisoned Black Panthers, such as Huey Newton and Bobby Seale; article "Gay Liberation Movement Invades L.A."; an extended interview with a dog; a think-piece "The Obscenity Trip" bouncing off of Coult's bust for obscenity; and the usual smattering of news and ads of the era, including a full-page ad for the upcoming run of The Boys in the Band (cast direct from New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas productions) at the Committee Theater in North Beach.
Cat.No: 248827
Price: $30.00