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Women of the Beat Generation: The Writers, Artists, and Muses at the Heart of Revolution
by Knight, Brenda
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1573240613
- ISBN 13
- 9781573240611
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 1996 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. xii, 366 (6) pp, illus. First Edition, 1996. Price clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 7.25" x 8.25". Black half-cloth with black paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "Profiling forty women writers and artists, an intriguing survey of the Beat Generation showcases the work of Joyce Johnson, Joan Vollmer Adams Burroughs, Joanne Kyger, Diane DiPrima, and others and includes bibliographies, commentary, photographs, and anecdotes about each woman.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006542
- Title
- Women of the Beat Generation: The Writers, Artists, and Muses at the Heart of Revolution
- Author
- Knight, Brenda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1573240613
- ISBN 13
- 9781573240611
- Publisher
- Conari Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- LITERARY CRITICISM AMERICAN WOMEN MODERN LITERARY MOVEMENTS BEAT GENERATION WOMEN STUDIES AND LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Fine
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