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San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing, first issue with Lucien Carr listed on the dedication page and a period after Harlem on the rear cover. Publisher's black wraps printed in blue with white wraparound printed in black. Very Good. Wraps toned and slightly wavy, former owner name to copyright page, pages toned. An undisputed cornerstone of beat poetry, Ginsberg's initial inspiration came from a terrifying vision he had during a San Francisco peyote trip. The poem defined a generation.
Howl (First Edition) by Ginsberg, Allen; William Carlos Williams (introduction) - 1956
by Ginsberg, Allen; William Carlos Williams (introduction)
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Howl (First Edition)
by Ginsberg, Allen; William Carlos Williams (introduction)
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San Francisco: City Lights, 1956. First Edition. First Edition, first issue, in saddle stitched wrappers, with Lucien Carr noted in the dedication, 2-page introduction by William Carlos Williams, and no additional printings on the copyright page. Ginsberg's landmark first book. Very Good overall, with moderate foxing to the wrappers, a diagonal crease to the rear wrapper, and a faint bruise to the title page.
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Royal Books, Inc.
(US)
- Book Condition Used
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher City Lights
- Place of Publication San Francisco
- Date Published 1956
- Keywords Poetry | Beat Literature and Interest
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Howl
by Ginsberg, Allen; Williams, William Carlos [Introduction]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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A$6,320.40
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Description:
San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first issue with Lucien Carr listed on the dedication page and a period after Harlem on the rear cover. Publisher's black wraps printed in blue with white wraparound printed in black. Very Good. toning and light soiling to wraps, bottom corner lightly bumped. An undisputed cornerstone of beat poetry, Ginsberg's initial inspiration came from a terrifying vision he had during a San Francisco peyote trip. The poem defined a generation.
Item Price
A$6,320.40