HOWL: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript, Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by the Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of the First Public Reading, Legal Skirmishes, Precursor Texts, ad Bibliography; 50Th Anniversary Edition Paperback - 2006
by Ginsberg, Allen, edited by Barry Miles
- Used
A deluxe hardcover commemorative facsimile edition of this groundbreaking American classic celebrates the 40th anniversary of the prophetic masterpiece that revolutionized American poetry and American consciousness.
A$28.36
A$7.02
Delivery within USA
Standard delivery: 5 to 14 days
More delivery options
Standard delivery: 5 to 14 days
Ships from Bookfever.com, IOBA (California, United States)
Details
- Title HOWL: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript, Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by the Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of the First Public Reading, Legal Skirmishes, Precursor Texts, ad Bibliography; 50Th Anniversary Edition
- Author Ginsberg, Allen, edited by Barry Miles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st HPMC Ed./1st
- Condition Used - Fine in illustrated wrappers.
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial Modern Classics,, New York:
- Publication date (2006)
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 93109
- ISBN 9780061137457 / 0061137456
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.9 x 0.6 in (27.94 x 22.61 x 1.52 cm)
-
Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Category Poetry
- Library of Congress subjects Ginsberg, Allen, Ginsberg, Allen - Technique
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
- Bookseller catalogues Poetry
About Bookfever.com, IOBA California, United States
Specialising in: African American, Childrens, Fantasy And Science Fiction, Modern First Editions, Mystery Detective Fiction, Poetry, Signed, Women's Literature
Biblio member since 2003
Celebrating our 32nd year in business. We started selling books in the CompuServe Book Collecting forum in 1993, a few years before there was any commercial Internet. In 1998 we relocated our main business from Sacramento to the Sierra foothills of Amador County. We specialize in modern first editions, especially signed copies, African American literature, mysteries and science fiction, poetry and children's books and vintage juvenile series.
Media mail shipping in US is only $4.95; priority is $9.50 and international at cost. Books are packed carefully, shipped promptly with delivery confirmation and insurance at our expense. It is important for our customers to be totally satisfied with their purchase and guarantee all of our books to be as described. Want lists welcomed.
Reader reviews for HOWL: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript, Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by the Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of the First Public Reading, Legal Skirmishes, Precursor Texts, ad Bibliography; 50Th Anniversary Edition
Write a review for this book
Important Terms and Guidelines
- Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
- Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
- Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
- This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
- Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
- Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
- Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
- Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
- Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
- Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information
From the publisher
From the rear cover
The prophetic poem that launched a generation when it was first published in 1956 is here presented in a commemorative 40th Anniversary Edition. When the book arrived from its British printers, it was seized almost immediately by U.S. Customs, and shortly thereafter the San Francisco police arrested its publisher and editor, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, together with the City Lights Bookstore manager, Shigeyoshi Murao. The two of them were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and the case went to trial in the Municipal Court of Judge Clayton Horn. A parade of distinguished literary and academic witnesses persuaded the judge that the title poem was indeed not obscene and that it had "redeeming social significance". Thus was Howl and Other Poems freed to become the single most influential poetic work of the post World War II era, with over 800,000 copies now in print.
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Review of Books, 09/27/2007, Page 68
