2 page autograph draft of an advertisement/prospectus for the Kenneth Patchen publication: A Surprise for the Bagpipe Player. Written entirely in pencil in Patchen's hand. 31.5x24 cm. (12½x9½").

Kenneth Patchen writes a description of the upcoming publication, one of his finest, A Surprise for the Bagpipe Player. Consisting of 18 silk screened broadside poems reproducing Patchen's decorated manuscript copies, "pages intended for display on your wall." He also states it will be limited to 200 sets, and that you really should buy it "not later than the day after tomorrow." A few corrections and additions in Patchen's hand. A scarce manuscript item. The publication announcement is Morgan M18.