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Hearse Press published 18 chapbooks from 1958 to 1970. According to Griffith, “When I first envisioned Hearse, I wanted to also do some chapbooks, but it was nearly a decade before that wish became a reality.”
1. Larsen, Carl. ARROWS OF LONGING
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1958
2. [Anthology]. NINE BY THREE
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1959
3. Orlovitz, Gil. THE PAPERS OF PROFESSOR BOLD
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1959
4. Mason, Mason Jordan. A LEGIONERE
Eureka: Hearse Press, [1959]
5. Bukowski, Charles. FLOWER, FIST AND BESTIAL WAIL
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1960
First edition, saddle-stapled illustrated wrappers, 5.5″ x 8.25″, 28 pages, (200 copies), offset printed, cover illustration by Ben Tibbs, edited by E.V. Griffith. The author’s first book. Published as Hearse Chapbooks 5. (Dorbin A1, Krumhansl 3)
6. Nowlan, Alden A. A DARKNESS IN THE EARTH
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1959
7. Mason, Mason Jordan. THE CONSTIPATED OWL
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1959
8. Eckman, Frederick. HOT & COLD RUNNING
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1960
9. DeJong, David Cornel. ELKS, MOOSES, LIONS, AND OTHER ESCAPES
Eureka: Hearse Press, [1963]
10. Crews, Judson. THE FEEL OF SUN & AIR UPON HER BODY
Eureka: Hearse Press, [1959]
First edition, comb-bound illustrated boards., 32 pages, 125 copies. Published as Hearse Chapbook 10. Illustrated with photographs cut from magazines on both sides of covers, with title and author name letterpress printed in green on front, plus two similar leaves in text. The images appear to come from nudist, girly, travel, and other magazines. Each copy presumably is unique.
11. Mason, Mason Jordan. THE TWENTY-THIRD OF LOVE
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1964
12. Crews, Judson. THE OGRES WHO WERE HIS HENCHMEN
Eureka: Hearse Press, [1960]
13. Singer, James. GOD WITH A BIG O
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1960
14. Griffith, E.V. ANSWERS: EYE POEMS
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1960
15. Griffith, E.V. QUESTIONS: EYE POEMS
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1961
16. Atkins, Russell. OBJECTS
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1960
17. Griffith, E.V. THE FOXFIRES
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1963
18. Witt, Harold. WINESBURG BY THE SEA: A PREVIEW
Eureka: Hearse Press, 1970