Ackerman ,Forrest J.

The Pirate and Other Poems By A Valedictorian

      Pretentious Press, Rochester,MI 1990 - This is the fifth chapbook issued by The Pretentious Press which issued some of the earliest possible writings by some of science fictions's top authors including Isaac Asimov ,Roger Zelazny ,Robert Bloch ,William Tenn and others. They were all issued in very small (under 100 copies usually) chapbooks ,signed by the authors. This issue is 16 pages plus stapled covers .There were 126 copies of which 100 copies were freely distributed and 26 were for presentation.All copies are signed Forrest J. Ackerman on the limitation page.It contains the poems and graduation speech of the author ,taken from his #101 Blue Bond Composition Book which were written between the ages of 10 to 12 ( 1927 - 1929 ).Needless to say this is their first publication.and probably only. This is a very fine copy. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy]