Scratching the Beat Surface
by McClure, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0865470731
- ISBN 13
- 9780865470736
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
North Point Press, 1982-06-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. Text is crisp, unmarked, like new.Dust jacket shows signs of wear on edges; now protected in Mylar sleeve.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPmccSBS
- Title
- Scratching the Beat Surface
- Author
- McClure, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0865470731
- ISBN 13
- 9780865470736
- Publisher
- North Point Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, Ca
- Date Published
- 1982-06-01
- X weight
- 28 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- First Edition
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- Crisp
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