WELCH, LEW — Early Summer Hermit Song
San Francisco: San Francisco Arts Festival, 1963. illustrated broadside. 13 x 20 inches. One deckle edge. Poem by Lew Welch, Beat-era poet, friends with Gary Snyder and Philip Whalen. Artwork by William Weber. Originally part of a portfolio issued in 1963 for the San Francisco Arts Festival. Limitation not stated, but edition of 300 was printed for the festival. Signed by the artist. Stain at left bottom invades image slightly, otherwise a near-fine copy of a scarce broadside by Welch. .