Primitive Man
Madras/New York: Hanuman, 1987. 1st Edition. 32mo, publisher’s ivory textured heavy stock wraps, upper wrap gilt, original illustrated dust jacket.
First edition of a short story by American poet Amy Gerstler. Commonly associated with the New York poetry scene and a fixture in American literary culture since the late 1980s, Gerstler is known for her formally inventive, often darkly comic work. Primitive Man, a small prose piece that fictionalizes Gerstler’s childhood through free associative fragments, was issued as number 7 in art critic Raymond Foye and Italian painter Francesco Clemente's Hanuman Books series. Founded in 1986, the small press, whose administrative and editorial functions were housed in the Chelsea Hotel, produced their series of small handmade books in Madras, India. Cover photo by Sheree Levin. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing and edgewear. Near fine. Item #12316
$100.00