Robert M. Petersen: Before Memory – First Edition Chapbook, Edited by Nathaniel R. Racine

First edition. First printing. Limited to 125 copies and out of print.

Authorized by Petersen's son Didrik, this extraordinary chapbook offers an intimate window into the creative process of one of the Grateful Dead's most gifted lyricists. Transcribed and excerpted directly from a lost travel notebook kept during a trip to Mexico in late 1974, the poems capture Petersen's impressions, musings, and deeply felt observations of Mexican life with the same lyrical precision that defines his celebrated work for the band. Literary scholar Nathaniel Racine contributes a detailed introduction that contextualizes these poems within Petersen's broader artistic vision — tracing the themes that would surface so powerfully in "Pride of Cucamonga" and "Unbroken Chain." 

Essential for any serious collector of Dead-related literature or American poetry.

Details: First edition, first printing. Limited to 125 copies, out of print.