Howl and Other Poems

by Ginsberg, Allen

"Howl" was originally written as a performance piece by a young, new poet, Allen Ginsberg.  When published by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1956, Howl broke so many social taboos that copies were impounded as obscene, and  Ferlinghetti arrested. In 1957 the courts ruled that the poem was not obscene, and "Howl" went on to become the most popular poem of the Beat Generation.

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix;Angel-headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connectionto the starry dynamo in the machinery of night.

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by Allen Ginsberg

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1956
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San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. Original wraps. Near Fine. A remarkable Association copy of the 1956 correct 1st edition. This copy not only conforms to all the original issue points but is in beautiful, near-pristine condition. Furthermore, THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY 5 OF THE KEY FIGURES IN THE BOOK'S GENESIS: 1) ALLEN GINSBERG (on the… Read more about this item
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Howl and Other Poems (The Pocket Poets Series, Number Four)

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1967
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San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1967. Softcover. Very Good. Nineteenth printing. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. 16mo. 44pp. Stapled printed wrappers. Tiny stains at the bottom margins with faint scattered foxing, modestly toned spine, very good. The quintessential Beat poem, a visionary denunciation of the weaknesses of American society.
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Howl and Other Poems [City Lights The Pocket Poets Series Number Four] 17th printing September1966
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by Allen Ginsberg

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1966
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San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1966. Staplebound. Good. Number four in the Pocket Poets Series. Owner's signature on title page otherwise fine crisp bright tight interior; Cover faces faded with light wear, rubbed edges, staples beginning to rust. Seventeenth Printing September 1966. Stapled Wraps. 12mo over 6¾" 7¾" tall. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. Collectible. … Read more about this item
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1969
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San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1969. 21st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Ginsberg's poems that have influenced the next generations of poets and songwriters. A 21st printing in Very Good Condition with rubbing at the corners.
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by Ginsberg, Allen

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1956
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San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first issue with Lucien Carr listed on the dedication page and a period after Harlem on the rear cover. Signed by Allen Ginsberg and inscribed to a former owner on the title page, Ginsberg has also adorned the page fully with illustrations and written "Viva… Read more about this item
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1956
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San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first issue with Lucien Carr listed on the dedication page and a period after Harlem on the rear cover. Signed by Allen Ginsberg and inscribed to a former owner on the title page; additionally signed by this book's publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti on the copyright page,… Read more about this item
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1959
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San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1959. Softcover. Very Good. Eight printing. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. Small square octavo wrappers. 44pp. Small price penned on rear wrapper, wrapper age-toned and modestly soiled, very good. The quintessential Beat poem, a visionary denunciation of the weaknesses of American society.
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by Ginsberg, Allen

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1957
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San Francisco: The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1957. Very good.. Third printing (stated) - and first produced in the U.S. - of Ginsberg's landmark poem, number four in the Pocket Poets Series. While the first two printings of HOWL were produced in London by Villiers, when U.S. Customs seized more than 500 copies of the latter printing for… Read more about this item
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by Allen Ginsberg

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1956
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City Lights Books, 1956. Soft cover. Very good/No jacket. Bin 4 (Long Case). First edition, second printing (Second Edition on the back cover). White paste-on cover label is toned along the spine. Label is just starting to peel off. Lucien Carr omitted from the dedication page.
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1956
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San Francisco: The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. First edition. Very good plus.. Rare signed first edition of HOWL, inscribed in the year of publication, likely at one of Ginsberg's most infamous readings. The most likely opportunities for Ginsberg to sign copies of HOWL in 1956 were few and far between. First, the book was published late in… Read more about this item
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Howl and other poems : 40th Anniversary Edition.
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by Ginsberg, Allen

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1996
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Hard cover
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0872863107
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San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1996. hard cover. VG. Very good condition with light shelf wear to covers./No Jacket. The pocket poets series. 17 cm.
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HOWL and Other Poems

by Ginsberg, Allen; Introduction by William Carlos Williams

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1957
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San Francisco: The City Loghts Pocket Poet Bookshop, 1957. Third Printing stated and 75 Cents price rear cover. #4 in the Pocket Poets Series. The first printing of Ginsberg's classic poem to be Manufactured in the United States. Very Good, light rubbing at edges, toning at spine and front wrapper. . Third Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.… Read more about this item
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Howl (Pocket Poets): 4 (City Lights Pocket Poets Series)

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by Ginsberg, Allen

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by Ginsberg, Allen, introduction by William Carlos Williams

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1957
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San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1957. Pamphlet. 44p., 4.75x5.5 inch chapbook, second edition stated on rear cover, white wraparound title sheet pasted on and 75 cents cover price. Lightly-toned covers, mild corner crease to front cover. Carr not mentioned on Dedication page. Pocket Poets Series Number Four. This second edition was confiscated by US Customs and many destroyed. … Read more about this item
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Howl and Other Poems (City Lights Pocket Poets, No. 4)

by Ginsberg, Allen

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1959-01-01
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Howl and Other Poems

by Ginsberg, Allen (Introdcution by William Carlos Williams)

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1980
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San Francisco, CA: City Lights Publishers. Very Good+. 1980. Later Printing. Paperback. 0872860175 . This is a small format paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright.… Read more about this item
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by Allen Ginsberg

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by Ginsberg, Allen

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