Gildzen at 50: A Celebration

This 1993 festschrift presents the first bibliography of his writing as well as the catalog of his papers. It includes tributes from – among others — artist R. B. Kitaj, composer Ned Rorem, parapsychologist Stanley Krippner and writers Tom Beckett, Gwendolyn Brooks, Edward Field, Paul Metcalf, Todd Moore, Samuel M. Steward and Thrity Umrigar. This book, printed by Commercial Press, Kent, Ohio, is published in an edition of 500 copies. For assistance in research and production, the editor thanks Al and Helen Kovach Gildzen, Barbara Bass, Nancy Birk, Margaret Garmon, Gale Graham, Gary Falstad, Ira Joel Haber, Dean H. Keller, Dotty Lane, David W. Meredith, Susan Weaver and The Elyria Public Library.

The cover features Gildzen’s bookplate which was designed by artist Ira Joel Haber.