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Atcheson, Richard. The Bearded Lady. Going on the Commune Trip and Beyond. NYC: John Day Co., [1971. 8vo, [xiii] + 365pp. Hardbound in dust jacket. Owner's name on first endpaper. $45
First edition. The author visits numerous communes, reporting especially on the “dark side of the communal dream.”



Sprague, W. D. Case Histories from the Communes. NYC: Lancer, [1972]. Paperback, 191pp. Very light spine crease. $25
Paperback original. “Six American youths candidly review their drop-out lifestyles — their sex lives, drug use, and the new moralities.”



Steiner, Paul & Maran, Meredith. Chamisa Road with Paul & Meredith. NYC: Random House, 1971. Oblong 8vo,144pp, printed on multicolored paper. Illustrated with photos and drawings. Hardbound. Fine. $50
First edition. Colorfully printed, exuberant chronicle of commune life in New Mexico.



Twin Oaks Commune. Journal of a Walden Two Commune: Collected Leaves of Twin Oaks, Vol. 1. Louisa, Virginia: Twin Oaks, [1972]. 4to, ii + 115 + xi pages + 4-page photo insert. Illustrated. Wrappers. Slightly shelfworn. $25
Selections from the newsletters of the Twin Oaks commune.



Van Der Zee, John. Canyon. The Story of the Last Rustic Community in Metropolitan America. NYC: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1972]. 8vo, xiii + 170pp + 8-page photo insert. Hardbound in dust jacket. Fine. $30
First edition. Canyon was a tiny rustic community nestled in the hills above Oakland.




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