The Galilee Hitch-Hiker is Richard Brautigan's second poetry publication. It was first published in 1958 by White Rabbit Press in a hand-sewn edition of 200, and was sold by a variety of means, including City Lights Bookstore and direct sales by Brautigan to those passing by on the street.[1]
Author | Richard Brautigan |
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Cover artist | Kenn Davis |
Language | English |
Genre | Poetry |
Publisher | White Rabbit Press |
Publication date | 1958 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Softcover) |
Pages | 16 |
Followed by | Lay The Marble Tea |
In 1966 the book was re-released by The Cranium Press in a run of 700 with an additional 16 signed and numbered copies. Brautigan signed each of the 16 copies in blue pencil and drew a small picture of a fish.[2]
The contents consist of one poem with nine separately titled sections. It was reprinted, in its entirety, in The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster.
References
edit- ^ "Galilee Hitch-Hiker". Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Galilee Hitch-Hiker". Retrieved 22 June 2018.