Scratching the Beat Surface (An Extract)
by McClure, Michael
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hopewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: North Point Press, 1982. First Edition, First Printing.
INSCRIBED by Michael McClure on a preliminary page: "For Richard / Cinco de Mayo / Michael McClure." An excerpt from the author's book of essays and poetry, Scratching the Beat Surface, published in 1982.
Michael McClure, who was instrumental in launching the Beat movement, died on May 4, 2020, at age 87. McClure took part in a legendary poetry reading at the Six Gallery in San Francisco in October 1955. Other readers were Allen Ginsberg (who read an early version of Howl), Philip Lamantia, Gary Snyder, and Philip Whalen, with Kenneth Rexroth acting as master of ceremonies.
Signed or inscribed copies of this extract are scarce in commerce.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: Octavo (8 x 5 1/2 inches; 202 x 139 mm), [16] pages, in stapled, illustrated wrappers (soft cover).
CONDITION: Light soiling to wrappers, a bit of edge wear, internally clean and bright. Near Fine.
Synopsis
This insider's view of the Beat scene of the fifties and early sixties vividly marks the advancement of a new perception of art as "a living bio-alchemical organism" through essays by a poet and playwright who helped shape the movement.
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- Seller
- Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 2796
- Title
- Scratching the Beat Surface (An Extract)
- Author
- McClure, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- North Point Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1982
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ephemera; Poetry; Signed or Inscribed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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