Pictures of the Gone World
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
This is the real thing: the true first edition of Pictures of the Gone World by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. City Lights Pocket Poets #1.
Meets all first edition, first printing points according to "The City Lights Pocket Poets Series: A Descriptive Bibliography" by Ralph T. Cook: Saddle-stitched with two staples; stiff black paper wrapper printed in yellow, with a yellow hand-pasted wraparound paper label printed in black. This hand-pasted wraparound label is present only on the first printing.
Published in 1955, at 65 cents. Only 500 copies printed letterpress by David Ruff. No printing notice, meaning first printing.
Condition is a solid VG for this title. Only flaws are slightly soiled wrappers and somewhat rusted staples — but the pages are completely intact and not loose at all. (Even so, you'll want to be careful when turning pages of this historic book.) Wraparound is in excellent shape, firmly glued with no peeling or chipping. Kept in fresh plastic sleeve for archival storage.
Please review photos fully, and feel free to ask questions or request more photos. Along with Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," this is the keystone title in any Ferlinghetti or Pocket Poets collection.
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- Bookseller
- Intangible Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- UP4601
- Title
- Pictures of the Gone World
- Author
- Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Saddle-stitch staples, wraparound cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- City Lights Pocket Bookshop
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 27
- Size
- 6x5 in.
- Weight
- 0.14 lbs
- Keywords
- Ferlinghetti, City Lights, Pocket Poets, Beat Generation
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Books are described according to ABAA standards (Fine, Near Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair). Pictures will accompany listings as much as possible. More photos always available on request. Questions welcome. The collector was quite picky, and the descriptions will reflect the same discerning eye.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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