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Renaissance 4 (Volume 1, Number 4; The Peace Scene; 1962)
by Bryan, John (ed.), Michael Bowen (art ed.), Charles Bukowski, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William Packard, Walter Lowenfels, Curtis Zahn, Leslie Woolf Hedley, et al
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket (as issued)
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Renaissance Publications, 1962. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 120pp, printed wrappers. Fourth and final issue of this excellent little magazine from 1962 San Francisco, edited by future underground press editor John Bryan. A fascinating juncture between the Beat Generation and the nascent hippie movement. Includes Charles Bukowski as well as Beat writers. Future psychedelic artist Michael Bowen was art editor and contributes two full-page collages. Owner name stamp to contents page (no other interior markings), remnants of erased price to cover, some outer soil, spine a bit sunned.
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- Bookseller
- Philip Smith, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3358
- Title
- Renaissance 4 (Volume 1, Number 4; The Peace Scene; 1962)
- Author
- Bryan, John (ed.), Michael Bowen (art ed.), Charles Bukowski, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William Packard, Walter Lowenfels, Curtis Zahn, Leslie Woolf Hedley, et al
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as issued)
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- San Francisco: Renaissance Publications
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Renaissance 4 Volume 1 number 4 Peace Scene San Francisco 1962 John Bryan Michael Bowen Charles Bukowski Gregory Corso Lawrence Ferlinghetti William Packard Walter Lowenfels Curtis Zahn Leslie Woolf Hedley psychedelic art underground newspaper Los Angeles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Beat Generation;
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Philip Smith, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Philip Smith, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Berkeley, California
About Philip Smith, Bookseller
We specialize in rare and unusual items in Metaphysics and Spirituality, Literature, Art, Cinema, Social Movements, Octavo Editions, and interdisciplinary areas.
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