THE CHICAGO SEED – VOL. 1, NO. 8 – 1967 – ORIGINAL UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER For Sale

Original 1967 issue of The Chicago Seed, an important Chicago underground newspaper and a significant piece of the American underground press movement.This is Volume 1, Number 8, from the newspaper’s first year of publication in Chicago.The early Chicago Seed issues document the development of Chicago’s counterculture during one of the most transformative periods of the 1960s. The newspaper brought together alternative journalism, political and cultural commentary, photography, artwork, satire, experimental graphics, and coverage of the emerging underground community.As an early first-volume issue, this is an interesting collectible for anyone interested in the history of:• Chicago’s 1960s counterculture
• Underground newspapers and alternative journalism
• Psychedelic and experimental graphic design
• 1960s political and social history
• Underground comix and cartoon art
• Vintage counterculture ephemeraISSUE: Vol. 1, No. 8
YEAR: 1967
PUBLICATION: The Chicago Seed
PUBLISHER: Seed Publishing, Chicago
FORMAT: Original period underground newspaperCONDITION: Good vintage condition overall. This is an original 1967 newspaper that has been preserved remarkably well for its age. It retains its original period fold. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition of this individual copy.IMPORTANT: This is an original 1960s publication, not a modern reproduction or reprint.From a larger privately preserved collection of 1960s–70s underground newspapers and counterculture publications.A fascinating piece of Chicago underground press, 1960s counterculture, and psychedelic-era graphic history.