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(n.p.), (n.p.), (c. 1967). Holograph broadside poem written in ink by Brautigan. 9" x 12". According to Keith Abbott, a woman commissioned Brautigan to do a broadside poem, which he planned to do by hand but he first needed to practice larger handwriting: his normal handwriting was quite small, barely legible at times. When Abbott found this sheet while helping Brautigan clear newspapers from his porch, Brautigan let him keep it. It is unknown whether Brautigan ever delivered a finished version to the woman; no other copies have surfaced. It was included in Brautigan's 1968 collection, The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster. Rough left edge where page was torn from sketch pad; else fine. Manuscript material by Brautigan is extremely scarce. [#024821] SOLD

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