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LORD BUCKLEY: HIPARAMA OF THE CLASSICS
(LORD BUCKLEY). Buckley, Richard Myrle. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1960. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Pictorial Wrappers. Performing Arts Monograph. Very Good -.. 32pp. Cover photograph by Jim Marshall. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. The hippest of the hip, and the flippest of the flip! "Hiparama of the Classics" contains typographic transcriptions taken from recordings of seven of the late, great Lord Buckley's signature monologues. These include "The All-Hip Mahatma", "Gettysburg Address", "Hipsters, Flipsters, and Finger Poppin' Daddies (by "Willie the Shake")", "Nero", "The Religious History of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca", "The Bad Rapping of the Marquis De Sade", and of course the Lord's standout... "The Naz"! An internally bright, most handsome example of the uncommon 1960 first printing of this delight with the maroon-tinted front cover showing some mild wear, soiling, and age-toning to the wrappers. Inventory Number: 024272