When Richard Neville arrived in London in 1966 after a six-month overland trek from Australia, the first thing he did was visit Bibi: "The famous boutique throbbed with The Animals, cash registers and scantily clad women...the air was tinged with the perfume of Arabia, and some of its hash...I nearly fainted". Five years later he was gaoled for 15 months for publishing an obscene article, "Schoolkids Oz". In the intervening years, as editor of "Oz", the hippies handbook and monument to psychedelia, Neville was the darling ...
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When Richard Neville arrived in London in 1966 after a six-month overland trek from Australia, the first thing he did was visit Bibi: "The famous boutique throbbed with The Animals, cash registers and scantily clad women...the air was tinged with the perfume of Arabia, and some of its hash...I nearly fainted". Five years later he was gaoled for 15 months for publishing an obscene article, "Schoolkids Oz". In the intervening years, as editor of "Oz", the hippies handbook and monument to psychedelia, Neville was the darling of the in-crowd: the liberal intellectuals, writers, fashion designers, rock musicians, artists and business people. Through it all he remained amused and objective, frequently startling even his closest admirers with his unexpected views on everything from free love to the Vietnam War.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. London: Bloomsbury, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. First printing of Neville's extraordinary tour through 1960s counterculture as editor of Oz. Well illustrated. All in fine, clean, crisp and bright internal order. No inscriptions. Light fading to bottom edge of smart purple boards with bright gilt titling to spine. VG+ unclipped d/.j. 8vo. 376 + plates.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publishers mauve cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. With the small attractive bookplate, showing a bookish owl, of 'Oz' publisher, later media tycoon, Felix Dennis (1947-2014). He was also a distinguished poet, philanthropist, book collector and lover of trees (the Forest of Dennis. ) Autobiography of Richard Neville, concentrating on his experiences as editor of "Oz" magazine, including his trial for obscenity in 1971 for publishing "Schoolkids Oz". He was charged with Felix Dennis. This book is also an account of 1960s swinging London. ISBN: 0747515549 Pages: 256 Very good indeed in slightly used, very good dust jacket.
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