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(SEARCH & DESTROY). Vale, V., Editor. San Francisco. 1977-1979, 1988.: Search & Destroy + Searchlight Publishing. First Edition. Folio. Tabloid Format Wrappers. Periodical. Fine.. each 16-28pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. "Search & Destroy" was V. Vale's short-lived, highly revered late seventies 'zine notable for its coverage of the Bay Area punk and transgressive cultural movements that was the precursor to RE/Search. Each issue includes contributions on or by such innovators as Bruce Conner, The Sex Pistols, The Screamers, Nico, Helen Wheels, Suicide, Crime, The Nuns, The Dils, Talking Heads, The Dickies, Devo, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Lance Loud and The Mumps, Dead Boys, Sham 69, Charles Gatewood, The Feederz, The Plugz, Exene Cervenka, Russ Meyer, The Mutants, William S. Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, Jello Biafra, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, Jon Savage, John Waters, David Lynch, Vivienne Westwood, The Buzzcocks, The Clash, The Cramps, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Damned, Captain Beefheart, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, Pere Ubu, Subway Sect, Television, The Avengers, The Weirdos, Blondie, The Residents, Roky Erickson, and many, many more as well as great period advertisements. A bright, crisp run of unmailed first printings of the tabloid newsprint issues of this uncommon and important document - with the exception of the tenth installment which is the 1988 Searchlight Publishing second printing - acquired directly fron the RE/Search archives neatly folded in half, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Additional shipping costs are required for this item beyond our standard rates due to its weight and value - we will inform you of the applicable amount at time of purchase. Inventory Number: 021330