(n.p.), (Black Tarantula), 1974. Chapter 4 ("Imagining") in her self-published sequence -- this being pages 72 through 106. "Peter Gordon" is a character in the narrative, and the only name given on the cover for attribution. Acker published a number of these sequences, which were later collected in modified form. Originally, they received distribution primarily through Acker's own efforts -- direct mailing, consignment to a handful of avant garde bookstores, mostly in New York City. Acker was one of the important literary artists to emerge from New York's underground art scene in the 1970s. She combined elements of autobiography, pornography, the cut-up techniques that were pioneered by William Burroughs and Brion Gysin, and other experimental forms to create a body of work that consistently defied, and redefined, literary expectations. Her early self-published books are scarce today. Stapled wrappers; several small spots to covers; near fine. [#028388] SOLD