Original 1st printing 5&1/2 x 8&1/2" concert handbill for folk-pop-rockers the Grass Roots (first version) appearing with the Leaves and the Grateful Dead* at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, CA from 5/27-28/1966. (*5/28 only) Art by Wes Wilson, image ("Hayfever") is # 10 in the Family Dog/Avalon series. Thin flat stock handbill is in good to very good (B to B/B+) condition; there is a slight tape shadow (about 1/2") in the top center margin, plus a light to moderate amount of surface wear (a series of fairly well-integrated/semi-camouflaged tiny pin-prick age spots and dings), a few tiny edge bends, a 1/4" split in the left center margin, a few pressed-out creases and a light stain on the reverse, otherwise fine. INCREDIBLY HARD-TO-FIND early Family Dog handbill, this image (for whatever reason) has turned out to be one of the most elusive handbills in the entire FD run; this is the first example I have ever been able to offer.
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