Dylan Bob

1966 · Best.-Nr. 125493 — 1966. DYLAN Bob. Collection of pirated editions of Tarantula. Various places: Various publishers 1966-70. Octavo original paper wrappers. $5800.Scarce collection of 10 pirated editions of Dylan's first book an experimental fusion of poetry and prose—""wacky serio-comic improvisations which both satirize and excoriate the American scene.""When the singer-songwriter's July 1966 motorcycle crash delayed Tarantula's planned publication pirated editions began circulating ""hawked on the street and under the counter… by self-appointed Dylanologists and hip rip-off artists"" New York Times contemporary review. ""Wacky serio-comic improvisations which both satirize and excoriate the American scene… alternately violent hilarious sad and not infrequently obscure. In general a ball while it lasts"" Kirkus. Macmillan finally published the book in 1971; ""For Dylan to permit the release of the book now… is to acknowledge the loss of a battle in his never-ending war for privacy. Quite simply his hand has been forced by his fans"" New York Times.The collection consists of: 1. Madison WI: Wimp Press 1966. Octavo staple-bound as issued original stiff printed wrappers black text cover issue. First pirated edition. Minor toning along edges of wrappers. Near-fine condition.2. New York: AJ Weberman 1968. Octavo staple-bound as issued original printed pink wrappers with lettering and illustrations by S. Clay Wilson pp. 7-78. Rusting to staples very faint evidence of sticker to upper corner of front wrapper. About-fine condition.3. Another copy: New York: AJ Weberman 1968. Octavo staple-bound as issued original printed pink wrappers with lettering and illustrations by S. Clay Wilson pp. 7-78. Wrappers gently sunned. Near-fine condition.4. London: Compendium Books 1969. Quarto staple-bound as issued original white wrappers with ""TARANTULA by Robert Zimmerman"" stamped on front wrapper and rear wrapper mimeographed sheets printed in brown ink pp. 56. Sold at the Isle of Wight festival among other places. Without upper staple of three light soiling to covers extremely good.5. Another copy: Unknown place unknown publisher 1970. Quarto original white stapled wrappers mimeographed sheets printed in black ink pp. 56 with ""TARANTULA by Robert Zimmerman"" stamped multiple times on wrappers. With one page excerpt of Dylan's Rolling Stone interview about Tarantula not being published. Staples slightly rusted light soiling to covers extremely good.6. Another copy: Unknown place unknown publisher 1970. Quarto original white stapled wrappers mimeographed sheets printed in black ink pp. 56 with ""TARANTULA by Robert Zimmerman"" stamped multiple times on wrappers. With one page excerpt of Dylan's Rolling Stone interview about Tarantula not being published. Staples slightly rusted upper staple one of four perished; light soiling to covers extremely good.7. Brighton/Albion: Booklegger/Unicorn Bookshop 1970. Quarto staple-bound as issued original stiff yellow printed wrappers cover design printed in black pp. 50. 1/500 copies. Small creases near one of the staples small stain to front cover. Near-fine condition.8. Another copy—the publisher's own copy: Brighton/Albion: Booklegger/Unicorn Bookshop 1970. Quarto staple-bound as issued original stiff yellow printed wrappers cover design printed in red pp. 50. 1/500 copies. From the archive of the publishers Bill Butler with pencil annotation to that effect on title page. An about-fine copy.9. London: Wriptoff Books 1970. Slim quarto original half cloth white card wrappers; pp. 78. Shallow bump to fore-edge. A near-fine copy.10. Vancouver: The Georgia Straight 1970. Folio measures 11-1/2 by 17 inches original color-printed wrappers newspaper issue folded; pp. 16 internal illustrations. Special 16-page supplement to the Dec. 2-9 1970 issue of The Georgia Straight Vancouver's underground newspaper devoted to the unauthorized printing of select passages from Tarantula one of he scarcest of the various bootleg versions. Includes letters from Dylan's lawyers trying to suppress publication. Light toning faint marginal dampstains to outer edge near-fine.11. San Francisco: Albion 1965. Small advertising broadside single sheet of brown card measures 5 by 7-1/2 inches printed on recto deckled edge. A brief excerpt from the typescript of Tarantula. Fine condition. An excellent collection of scarce bootlegged editions in very good to near-fine condition. hardcover