Howl Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg, Signed (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No jacket. Signed by Ginsberg on the title page.

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

Original Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. Later Printing. Presentation copy to Alexander Harvey, publisher of poetry from his Hollow Springs Press of Chester, Ma. The inscription includes the characteristic flower and date June19, 1980. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Near Very Good. 18th printing. This is a near very good condition, signed copy of "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg. There is a previous owner's notation on title page along with Ginsberg's signature, which includes the date of the signature. This is the famous collection of poems published by City Lights Books, number four of the pocket poets series. The book is in near very good condition, with some wear and small blemishes on the cover and minor fading on the internal book. There is no underlining or making in book aside from title page. 44 pages. Inventory: 93.

Paper Back. Condition: Very Good. Signed by Ginsberg beneath his name on the title page, with his doodled flower occupying much of the page, and dated 1982 at St. Louis. Binding entirely intact, modest rubbing at the corners and along the joints. Signed By Author.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. First edition, twenty-fourth printing. Signed by Ginsberg on title-page and dated "10/24/92." Publisher's black and white paper wrappers, lettered in black and white. Near fine, with light toning to spine, light edgewear, and "AH" written inside the "O" in "Howl" on the title-page. Overall, an excellent copy. Published as the fourth installment of City Lights' Pocket Poets Series, Howl and Other Poems is Allen Ginsberg's first collection of poetry, which opens with the iconic line "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness." In many ways the mantra of the Beat Movement, "Howl" observes and addresses problems in American society. In addition to "Howl" this volume includes "A Supermarket in California," "Sunflower Sutra," "America," and "In Back of the Real," among others. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Twenty-Third Printing. Pocket Poets Series, Number 4; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 44 pages; [SIGNED] 1970 City Lights Books. Pocket Poets Series, Number 4. Smaller format paperback in black and white title lettered wraps. 23rd printing. Signed by Ginsberg on the title page with his cutomary flower doodle and dated 2/16/85. Trace toning to whites of the cover, a mslla scuff top edge of the cover and a hint of foxing to the page block edges. VG; Signed by Author.

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.

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).

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.

Softcover. First Edition; Thirtieth Printing. Very Good+ in wraps. ; Personalized by Allen Ginsberg on title page with a drawing. ; Signed by Author.

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).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition/First State (1 of 1000 copies). 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.

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.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Moderate staining to edges of pasted wraps (some from paste), and mild sunning to spine. 1/2" tear at tail. Else fine. Signed by Ginsberg on the title-page and by the dedicatee of Howl, Carl Solomon, at the beginning of Howl (p. 9). We know of only one copy with Solomon s signature at auction since 1975 (1992 reappearing in 2005) on ABPC. Presented in custom clam-shell box. First edition, first printing (with pasted card wrap). Signed by Author(s).

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 bookÕs 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 TownÕ by Barry Gifford (1977) - a special look at Jack KerouacÕs hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, published on the second anniversary of his death.

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].

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.

GINSBERG, Allen. Howl and other Poems. Orig. black wrappers, printed white label. San Francisco: City Lights/Pocket Poets Number 4, [1956]. COOK (CITY LIGHTS) 4. COOK (POCKET POETS) 4. WALLACE B71. WILSON FIFTY. First public edition, first printing, preceded by the scarce 1955 mimeographed printing prepared for Rexroth's San Francisco State College class, of which few copies remain extant. Signed by Ginsberg on the title page, additionally signed by William Burroughs and Lucien Carr on the dedication page, and by Carl Solomon at Ginsberg's printed dedication. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. One of 1000 (or 1500) copies printed according to Cook, or 2000 according to Wallace. "The publication of HOWL marks a watershed in American poetry as definitely as LEAVES OF GRASS did in 1855" - Wilson. Wrapper detached, some soiling to front wrapper, a bit tanned at edges. A very good copy housed in a custom 1/4 leather backed and marbled boards folding box.

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.

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.

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.