Four Poems (Signed Limited)
New York: Paradox Bookshop, 1981. First edition. Paperback. Stapled printed wrappers. Four page poetry chapbook. In very good condition. #39 of only 50 specially SIGNED copies by the beat poet. More
Beat Generation / Counterculture
Selected Poems
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. The author's first book to be published in Great Britain. Clean very good hardbound copy in very good unclipped dustwrapper with light toning to spine color. Beat poetry. More
Gasoline
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1958. Second printing. Paperback. Square pocket paperbound book. 48 pp. A volume of poetry by Corso with introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Published as Pocket Poets Series Number Eight. This was Corso's second volume of poems following The Vestal Lady of Brattle. Internlly clean. Covers somewhat..... More
Untitled Broadside Poem (I am no good at pleading...)
San Francisco: The Tenth Muse, 1971. First edition. Paperback. Single sheet illustrated broadside poem. Photograph by Betty Berenson. Measures 11 x 14". A near fine example of this uncommon publication. No limitation provided. More
Whale Honey (Program and Poster)
New York: Privately Printed, No Date. First edition. Paperback. Sold here together are two related items. The first is a 4 page program with cover design by George Herms for Whale Honey, a surrealist verse play written by Beat poet Diane Di Prima. The program is printed on rectos only..... More
The Poet Exposed (Signed); Portraits by Christopher Felver
New York: Alfred Van Der Marck, 1986. First edition. Cloth. Fine first edition in fine dustwrapper. A collection of annotated black and white photographs of many key members of the beat scene. Prologue by Gary Snyder. Foreword by Robert Creeley. Afterword by William E. Parker. This copy SIGNED by the..... More
A Far Rockaway Of The Heart
New York: New Directions, 1997. Second printing. Cloth. Clothbound 8vo in dustwrapper. 124 pp poetry collection by the beat poet and owner of City Lights Bookshop in San Francisco. Stated second printing. A handsome very good copy in dustwrapper. More
In Search of Eros (Signed Limited Drawing)
Charleston, WV: Parchment gallery Graphics, 1995. First edition. Loose Sheets. Single sheet (8 x 11") containing a silk-screen black and white drawing (reproduced on Arches hand made paper) by Ferlinghetti. This is number 14 of only 40 hand-numbered and SIGNED copies produced and contained in a white printed envelope along..... More
Starting From San Francisco; New Poems
New York: New Directions, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. Square 8vo. Issued without dustwrapper. 79 pp. First edition. Includes 45 rpm record in sleeve at the rear of the book. Overall some wear, but in very good condition. More
Unfair Arguments With Existence (with promotional Letetr from the Publisher); Seven Plays for a New Theatre
New York: New Directions, 1963. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound book. 118 pp. Seven short plays by the owner of City Lights Bookstore. In very good unmarked condition. With the folded "News From New Directions" promotional letter describing and discussing this book. An uncommon piece of Ferlinghetti ephemera... More
Interim Pad #1
San Francisco: City Lights Bookstore, 1967. First edition. Paperback. Presumed one shot beat poetry magazine edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Near Fine condition in tall thick side-stapled wrappers. Printed on rectos only. Terrific lineup of contributors includes Claude Pelieu, Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Carl Solomon and others. More
Beat Coast East (Signed and Annotated by Allen Ginsberg); An Anthology of Rebellion
New York: Excelsior Press Publishers, 1960. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 96 pp. With graphics by Claes Oldenberg, Boris Lurie, Stanley Fisher and Elaine de Kooning. A literary anthology celebrating the burgeoning "beat" movement in art and poetry. A clean very good plus copy in bound wrappers with photo by Fred..... More
The Trembling Lamb
New York: Phoenix Bookshop, 1959. First Edition. Paperback. First edition. Trade paperbound format. Prose by Artaud, Jones and Solomon. A very good copy in photo-illustrated bound wrappers. More
Allen Ginsberg Reads His Poetry: Includes his best-known poem "Howl" with which the tape ends. Recorded October 25, 1956 (Reel-To-Reel Tape in Original Labeled Box)
Berkeley: Pacific Tape Library, 1956. First edition. Record LP. A rare reel-to-reel tape in original labeled box containing Ginsberg reading his poetry including his best known poem, HOWL. Per our research, the first historic reading of Howl took place at the historic 1955 reading at San Francisco's SIX GALLERY for..... More
Collected Poems 1947 - 1980 (Uncorrected Proof)
New York: Harper & Row, 1984. First edition. Paperback. Thick bound orange wrappers printed in black. The rare uncorrected proof copy of Ginsberg's collected poems. About very good condition. 801 pp (although the cover text suggests that the approximate length of this book will be 896 pages). Also, the spelling..... More
Collected Poems 1947-1980
New York: Harper & Row, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 837 pp. Massive tome by this Beat giant. Book is very good in very lightly faded unclipped dust jacket. A must for Ginsberg fans. First printing with complete number row. More
The Fall of America; Poems of These States 1965 - 1971
San Francisco: City Lights, 1972. First edition. Paperback. Small square pocket paperbound book. Published as City Lights Pocket Poets Series No. 30. 188 pp. A very good copy in bound printed wrappers with white lettering. More
The Fall of America; Poems of These States 1965 - 1971
San Francisco: City Lights, 1972. First edition. Paperback. Small square pocket paperbound book. Published as City Lights Pocket Poets Series No. 30. 188 pp. A near fine copy in bound printed wrappers with black lettering. $2.50 price printed on rear panel. Very sharp copy. More
First Blues; Rags, Ballads, & Harmonium Songs 1971 - 74
New York: Full Court Press, 1975. First edition. Paperback. 8vo. 77 pp. A very good copy in bound wrappers. First trade paperbound edition. More
Improvisation Und Poetik / Riverside Interview / Die Poesie Des Dharma; Uberlegungen zur Poesie 1 /2 / 3 (Three Volumes with Author Initials and Stamp)
Hannover: Apartment Edition, 1988. First German Edition. Paperback. 4to's. Three volume set of books. Text in German. Each volume hand-stamped by Ginsberg using different color stamps and with the author's initials. All three volumes in near fine condition in decorated thick stapled wrappers with narrow French flaps. First German editions..... More
Indian Journal (Review Copy)
San Francisco: Dave Haselwood Books / City Lights, 1970. First edition. Paperback. Simultaneous first trade paperbound edition. 210 pp. Illustrated with a few photos and drawings. Evidence of tape removal near the base of the front cover. Overall a good to very good example. Review Copy with publisher's review slip..... More
Iron Horse
Toronto: Coach House Press, 1973. First Canadian Edition. Paperback. Oblong bound illustrated wrappers. 52 pp. First Canadian edition. One of 1,000 copies. A handsome very good plus copy. More
Iron Horse (Inscribed)
San Francisco: City Lights, 1974. First edition thus. Paperback. Oblong bound illustrated wrappers. 52 pp. Stated First City Lights Edition (previously published two years earlier). A clean very good copy. This copy is a PRESENTATION COPY TO FELLOW POET GERARD RIZZA and is dated in 1990 on Staten Island. Rizza..... More
Kaddish and Other Poems 1958 - 1960 (Signed with Original Drawing)
San Francisco: City Lights, 1961. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. 100 pp. First printing, second issue of this poetry collection highlighted by the inclusion of Kaddish. One of Ginsberg's best known poems. In very good condition. This copy has been SIGNED by Ginsberg, dated 1964 and he has added..... More
Mind Breaths Poems 1972 - 1977
San Francisco: City Lights, 1977. First edition. Paperback. Pocket paperbound book. Issued as Pocket Poets Series Number Thirty Five. A very good copy in bound printed wrappers. 123 pp plus bibliographic info at rear of volume. More