SEMINA VI. THE CLOWN: A POEM

by Wallace Berman, David Meltzer, design, poem

$5,500 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books

First edition

Larkspur, CA: Wallace Berman, 1960. First Edition. Complete copy of the sixth issue of Berman's iconic assemblage zine, dedicated entirely to David Meltzer's 13-part poem The Clown. Berman illustrated the title leaf and designed the photographic collage on the cover of the portfolio, featuring four images of his Larkspur landlady and Sausalito gallery owner Phyllis surrounding an image of the Semina Gallery. Semina Culture,

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