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  • Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by City Lights Publishers, 1959

    ISBN 10: 0872860175 ISBN 13: 9780872860179

    Language: English

    Seller: Apport Used Books, Emmaus, PA, U.S.A.

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    Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 51st printing. Inscribed and signed by Ginsberg with a flower doodle. Signed by Author(s).

  • Allen Ginsberg, William Carlos Williams (introduction)

    Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1978

    Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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    Soft cover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. 29th printing. Signed by Ginsberg on title page. Nice copy. Covers are rubbed and worn along edges. Bottom corner of front cover is creased. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.

  • Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by City Lights Books, 1958

    Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

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    Paperback. Condition: Good. Fourth printing. Signed with quote by Ginsberg, "Women are meant to be taken, And those who aren't, ain't." But Ginsberg did not sign with his name, just the quote. Handwriting is fairly spot on, and book came with a collection of other signed books, so we are pretty sure this is Ginsberg's writing. PHotos on request. Book has some slight wear to corners, three inch crease and an inch crease to lower right of front, round brown stain to front, couple of gentle creases to back, some modest overall toning. otherwise a presentable copy showing some wear, good binding.

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    Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA, 1969

    Seller: BookEnds Bookstore & Curiosities, Ojai, CA, U.S.A.

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    Soft cover. Condition: Good (-). Softcover, Twenty-first printing, April, 1969, 186,000 copies in print, 44 pages. Signed and Inscribed by Allen Ginsberg on the Title page. The exception to the condition is taped spine absent of a portion of the title, tape affixed to closed tear on the bottom of the Title page, worn extremities and toning. Sealed in an archival bag. The American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom cites this book since its time of publication as Banned. In 1957, US Customs seized 520 copies of the book. "Howl" and its publisher City Light Books became a landmark trail in First Amendment Rights and the book/poem was ruled by the court not obscene. Inscribed by Author(s).

  • Seller image for HOWL AND OTHER POEMS READ BY ALLEN GINSBERG -- LP record SIGNED BY GINSBERG for sale by Quill & Brush, member ABAA

    Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by Fantasy [1976], [San Francisco], 1976

    Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.

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    Spoken word vinyl record. Fantasy 7013, the red-label reissue of Fantasy's 1959 original [Fantasy 7006]. SIGNED BY GINSBERG on back cover between the two columns of text (written by him "Independence Day 1959") and with his handwritten exclamation "Moloch!" beneath the photo at bottom left of Ginsberg pointing to a high-rise building behind him. Record and jacket (or outer sleeve) are very good as is the inner unprinted paper sleeve.

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    GINSBERG, Allen

    Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1976

    Seller: Bagatelle Books, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.

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    Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 28th Printing. Sextodecimo. 5 x 6.25 in. 44 pp. Near fine in the original black-and-white wrappers, with a tight binding and only minor age-related coloring. Inscribed by Ginsberg on the title page to fellow author, journalist, and art critic Tom Patterson, who was published by Jargon and other journals through the years.

  • Allen Ginsberg

    Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1957, 1957

    Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.

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    Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A Very Good copy with Fourth printing stated on the rear cover. Some light wear to edges of the covers and a very small perfectly circular white spot on the front cover just above the W and The L in Howl. Paint drip? This copy is signed and dated 4/2/93 by Ginsberg on the title page along with a flower doodle.IB. Signed by Author(s).

  • Allen Ginsberg (Introduction by William Carlos Williams)

    Published by City Lights Books ?Pocket Poets Series, Number Four?, San Francisco, 1956

    Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.

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    Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This is a very good copy of the true First State of the First Edition (with the name "Lucien Carr" ?later removed ?on the dedication page). There is some faint staining to the white front cover panel and to the title page, which is SIGNED and dated in ink: "Allen Ginsberg, ?74" beneath a drawing by Ginsberg of the sun and a large flower that utilizes the "O" in "Howl" as its corolla. Perhaps the most important volume of American poetry of the twentieth century, signed and uniquely decorated by the author. Signed.

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    Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1956

    Seller: Brian Cassidy Books at Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.

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    Condition: Very good plus. First edition. 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 the year. While Ferlinghetti sent Ginsberg "a few advance copies" in August of that year (Morgan, I GREET YOU, 5), and a small number of copies inscribed in September are known (the Sept. 17th issue of PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY lists the official publication date as Sept. 1st), HOWL seems to have only really begun to be distributed in October. Again, according to PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, "[t]he first edition passed through U.S. Customs in October, 1956" (April 29th 1957). In addition, both Gary Snyder and Louis Ginsberg report receiving copies they had ordered at the start of that month, likely from the earliest copies received at City Lights. Morgan's bibliography, however, sets the date of publication as Nov. 5th, which coincides with the book's first notice, again in PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY ("[b]itterly impassioned"), but which further suggests HOWL's distribution wasn't really happening until well into October. And it was during October that the poet gave his only two public readings before the end of the year. The first was Oct. 21st, when both he and Gregory Corso read at the Poetry Center at San Francisco State (Corso's first public reading). But curiously Ginsberg did not read from HOWL that evening despite a large and expectant crowd more than 500 people and "[i]mmediately following the reading," both poets "were anxious to get on the road" (Morgan, CELEBRATE, 224). The pair were hitchhiking south on their way to Mexico (where they would spend the month of November), but had an important stop in Los Angeles, where they had a reading scheduled for October 30th. Sponsored by the literary magazine, COASTLINES, this small reading (held in a boarding house) would become one of Ginsberg's most famous, second only to the Six Gallery in terms of notoriety. The best account of the event is from Lawrence Lipton's 1959 memoir THE HOLY BARBARIANS. According to Lipton, Ginsberg was "reading from the book [HOWL], which had just come out," but was repeatedly interrupted by a drunk in the audience who jeered and heckled Ginsberg throughout. Ginsberg finished his portion of the event, but the matter came to a head when Corso got up to read. The drunk renewed his jeers and interruptions, eventually challenging Corso to a fight. At this point, Ginsberg stood up and countered that if the heckler wanted to do something truly brave, he would take off all his clothes. "The poet always stands naked before the world," Ginsberg explained and proceeded to disrobe until he was standing stark naked before the drunk, now stunned into silence. From there the drunk backed down and even reportedly asked Ginsberg after the reading where he could get a copy of HOWL for himself. No matter where it was signed, however, copies signed in the year of publication are quite rare. We trace only a handful inscribed in 1956, with most of those being associations of one form or another. A significant copy from early in the life of this landmark poem that along with Kerouac's ON THE ROAD and Burroughs's NAKED LUNCH form the cornerstone of the Beat movement. It remains Ginsberg's most enduring work. Original stiff black stapled wrappers with pasted white printed wraparound label, as issued. One of a thousand copies. Signed and dated by Ginsberg on the title page: "Allen Ginsberg / Oct 1956." Spine toned, as common. Mild soil, rubbing, edgewear. In a custom, full black goat-skin, clamshell box.

  • Seller image for Howl and Other Poems (SIGNED BY 5 OF THE BOOK'S PRINCIPAL FIGURES) for sale by APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA

    Allen Ginsberg

    Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1956

    Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.

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    Original wraps. Condition: 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 title page); 2) LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI (on the copyright page); 3) LUCIEN CARR (on the dedication page); 4) WILLIAM BURROUGHS (also on the dedication page); and 5) CARL SOLOMON (on the first blank endpaper). In other words, this copy is signed by the book's author, its publisher and by 3 of its 5 dedicatees (only Jack Kerouac's and Neal Cassady's signatures are missing from this copy). Notably, of the 5 signatures, all critically important to the birth and evolution of "Howl", Lucien Carr's appears to be the most elusive. We know that Carr's relationship with the Beats grew tense early on and that he insisted his name be removed from all subsequent printings of "Howl". We also know that Carr himself introduced William Burroughs (an old friend from their St. Louis upbringing) to Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg --and that Carr's infamous career at Columbia (as documented in the 2013 film "Kill Your Darlings") saw him as a very important muse to this budding literary scene. A fresh, tight copy, immaculate internally and easily Near Fine overall, while legitimately approaching Fine (even down to its unrusted staple). Also includes a hand-made chemise (signed by Ginsberg at a later date), a folded cardboard reproduction of the book's front cover which, among other things, capably protects the fragile 1st edition and no doubt helps to explain its remarkable condition. Of the 1,000 copies of "Howl" initially published, this must certainly rank as among the very most historic and significant.

  • GINSBERG, ALLEN

    Published by San Francisco, CA City Lights 1956, 1956

    Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

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    First Edition. Signed by the author Allen Ginsberg and dated by him in the year of publication: ÒAllen Ginsberg Sept. 8, 1956.Ó With an inscription just below from Ginsberg to Beat collector and photographer Marshall Clements: ÒFor Marshall Clements much thanks for the relief. A.G. New Years Month, Jan. 7, 1964.Ó Also signed by Marshall Clements at the top of the same page, the bookĠs dedication page. City Lights Pocket Poets Series: Number Four. With the two page introduction by William Carlos Williams. Paperbound, stapled black and white wrappers. With a faint hint of dust soiling to the covers, else a fine copy. Price 75 cents on rear cover. Printed at the Press of Villiers Publications, Holloway, London, England. Enclosed in a custom slipcase with ÒHowl. Allen GinsbergÓ on a paper label affixed to the front and with the same at the spine. Marshall Clements was a noted collector and scholar of Beat Generation works and was the photographer for ÔKerouac's TownĠ by Barry Gifford (1977) - a special look at Jack KerouacĠs hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, published on the second anniversary of his death.

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    Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1956

    Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.

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    Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Wraps. - SIGNED / INSCRIBED - City Lights Books, San Francisco (1956) 1969. 16mo 44 pp. Signed First Edition, 21st printing from 1969. 186,000 copies were printed in-between the 1st printing in October 1956 and this copy, the 21st printing in June 1969. This copy is signed and inscribed by Allen Ginsberg. This date coincides with Allen Ginsberg's book signing and reading at the Boulder Public Library. An original flyer of this event will be included in the sale. the flyer shows the same date/location as the date and location in the book. The original flyer will come folded. The book shows general handling and wear around the edges and lightest soiling. Allen Ginsberg has SIGNED and INSRIBED the title page: For __ __ , Allen Ginsberg. Allen Ginsberg also dated this and included the location, Boulder Colorado. In addition to this, Allen Ginsberg also drew a sketch turning the O in HOWL into a daisy or sunflower. Very faint small stain at top edge along multiple page tops. $1.00 price intact on back cover. A matching price is lightly written in pen on the upper right corner of the 1st page. As for the event, on Wednesday November 10, 1982 the Boulder Colorado Public Library hosted a lecture presented by the Naropa Institute. Naropa's Free Lecture Series: Hidden Knowledge/Public Insight featured Allen Ginsberg sharing a social literary history of 3 decades spanning the 1940s - 1960s. Some of the topics that were touched upon were Sex Liberation, Psychedelics, Cosa Nostra Porn, BeBop, Bohemian Grass, Meditative Practices, Beat - Hip-Me Generation etc. etc. A most special night rivaled by a most special tight copy of the 20th century's most famous poem, signed, inscribed and doodled by Allen Ginsberg that same evening. Signed by Author(s).

  • Ginsberg, Allen

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    The Pocket Poet Series: Number Four, San Francisco 1996, 57 S., OPPbd., Kl.-8, Einband etwas fleckig, Seiten teils etwas am oberen rand gebräunt, zwei Seiten etwas stärker gebräunt - Englisch - (Von Ginsberg auf dem Titelblatt eigenh. Signiert und datiert - signed edit.) [RG].

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    GINSBERG, Allen.

    Published by San Francisco: The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956, 1956

    Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

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    First published edition, first printing, inscribed by the author to his cousin on the title page, "Allen Ginsberg, for Jene Levy, cousin via my mother's brother Sam". A landmark collection, Howl is one of the principal works of the Beat Generation. It was Ginsberg's first regularly published book and was printed in an estimated run of 1,500. This copy has the requisite points of first printing, with "Lucien Carr" in the dedication and the eighth line of the second paragraph on the rear cover beginning "Harlem." (with a period rather than a comma). Morgan A3.a1.1. Duodecimo. Original wire-stitched black wrappers, white hand-pasted wraparound paper label printed in black. Toned spine superficially split, binding firm, small stain to white label, a few faint marks, slight crease to upper outer corner of rear wrapper: a very good copy.

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    Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1956

    Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

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    Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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, and by William S. Burroughs, Carl Solomon and Gregory Corso on the dedication page. Bound in publisher's original stapled black wraps printed in grey with with white paste-on printed in black. Very Good with light toning and light rubbing to covers with a small abrasion to the top right of the front cover of the white paste-on. Pencil notations to text. The poem that defined a generation and an undisputed cornerstone of beat poetry, signed by five heavy-weights of that era.

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    Ginsberg, Allen

    Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1956

    Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

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    Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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 banjo". Bound in publisher's original stapled black wraps printed in grey with with white paste-on printed in black. Very Good with light toning, light rubbing to wraps and slight creases throughout. A lovely copy of the poem that defined a generation and an undisputed cornerstone of beat poetry.