Published by City Lights Publishers, 2006
ISBN 10: 0872864790 ISBN 13: 9780872864795
Seller: Bibliolio Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Complete Story Of The Writing, Publication, Censorship, And Legal Defense Of Allen Ginsberg's Howl & Other Poems.
Published by CITY LIGHTS BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO, 1969
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. WITH 44 PAGES , SOPFT COVER , COVER SLIGHTLY MARKED O/W VERY GOODN.
Published by San Francisco: City Lights Books / Pocket Poets Series 1962 [1956], 1962
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Near VG. 8vo, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Stated 11th printing. This unmarked copy from the collection of poet and artist Opal Louis Nations has the funky authenticity of the original Beat era. Minor pencil markings show what drew the attention of the artist as a young man. A solid copy with some toning, outer soil, and minor staple rust. Not Signed.
Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, California, USA, 2006
ISBN 10: 0872860175 ISBN 13: 9780872860179
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
First Edition
Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. The special 50th Anniversary edition of this famous work by Allen Ginsberg, published as a paperback original in 2006. City Lights originally published the book in 1956. Number Four in the Pocket Poets Series. With a two-page Introduction entitled "Howl for Carl Solomon" by William Carlos Williams. ***Near fine in the iconic black & white glossy card covers. ***Please note that the covers are in fine condition as they have been laminated by a previous owner. No creases or tears. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions or annotations. Pages clean. No creases or tears. The endpapers are dark red. Spine tight. ***158mm x 124mm. 57 pages plus a two-page complete list of published works by Allen Ginsberg at the back of the book. ***"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked---" [The mesmerising first line of "Howl"] ***'Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 - April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism, and sexual repression, and he embodied various aspects of this counterculture with his views on drugs, sex, multiculturalism, hostility to bureaucracy, and openness to Eastern religions. Ginsberg is best known for his poem "Howl", in which he denounced what he saw as the destructive forces of capitalism and conformity in the United States. San Francisco police and US Customs seized "Howl" in 1956, and it attracted widespread publicity in 1957 when it became the subject of an obscenity trial, as it described heterosexual and homosexual sex at a time when sodomy laws made (male) homosexual acts a crime in every state. The poem reflected Ginsberg's own sexuality and his relationships with a number of men, including Peter Orlovsky, his lifelong partner. Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that "Howl" was not obscene, stating: "Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?" Ginsberg was a Buddhist who extensively studied Eastern religious disciplines. He lived modestly, buying his clothing in second-hand stores and residing in apartments in New York City's East Village. ***The lead poem "Kaddish" also known as "Kaddish for Naomi Ginsberg (1894-1956)", was written in two parts by Beat writer Allen Ginsberg, and was first published in Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960. The book was part of the Pocket Poet Series published by City Lights Books. In the table of contents, the poem is titled "Kaddish: Proem, narrative, hymmnn, lament, litany, & fugue". Along with Ginsberg's "Howl", Kaddish is said to be one of his greatest masterpieces. Ginsberg wrote the poem about his mother Naomi after her death in 1956, who struggled with mental problems throughout her life. Naomi suffered many psychotic episodes both before Allen was born and while he was growing up. She went in and out of mental hospitals and was treated with medication, insulin shock therapy, and electroshock therapy. She died in an asylum in 1956. ' [Wiki] ***A near fine copy (with laminated covers) of the 50th Anniversary edition of this iconic City Lights Pocket Poets 'Howl' by Allen Ginsberg, first published as a paperback original in 1956. One of the most important and influential poems of the 20th Century. A landmark book of poetry published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti of the iconic (and still running) City Lights Bookshop. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Published by City Lights Books, 1962
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. An early printing in the original format and quality of this classic book, Ginsberg's most controversial, just after it was removed from the banned books list. Original format in The Pocket Poets Series (Number four). A clean, bright, unmarked copy.
Published by The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1963
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Saddle-stitched. Twelfth Printing. Small Octavo, 44 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Black and white covers with two staples in spine. Covers have light age toning, and light rusting to staples. Textblock has previous owner's name on title page. Shelved Room A. 1374405. Special Collections.
Published by The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1959
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Saddle-stitched. Eighth Printing. Small Octavo, 44 pages. In Good condition. Black and white covers with two staples in spine. Covers have light age toning, slight tearing to spine edges, creasing to top corners, brown staining to both covers, and rusting to staples. Textblock has creasing to top corners and staining to head edge. Shelved Room A. 1374403. Special Collections.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Eleventh printing from Sept. 1962. A very good copy.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An eighth printing from the end of 1959 in very good condition. Circular stain on cover and the usual yellowing, otherwise a nice early copy.
Published by The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1959
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Saddle-stitched. Eighth Printing. Small Octavo, 44 pages. In Good condition. Black and white covers with two staples in spine. Covers have light age toning, slight tearing to spine edges, slight bending to corners, and rusting to staples. Textblock has slight creasing to pages. Shelved Case 0. 1374084. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by City Lights Publishers, San Francisco, California, 1996
ISBN 10: 0872863107 ISBN 13: 9780872863101
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. First Thus. Like new hardcover 1996 reprint.
Published by CIty Lights, San Francisco, 1995
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine. Two sheets printed on rectos only and stapled in the left corner. Issued in Chicago at the American Booksellers Association. A promotional piece for the publication of "the commemorative facsimile of the original edition." Uncommon.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Sixth printing from September 1958 in almost very good condition. Staining and discoloration to the covers. Small tear to back cover and inked squiggle to final page. An early printing from two years after the first printing.
Published by City Lights Books], San Francisco, California, 1968
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Unbound. Condition: Fine. First edition. Promotional broadside. Quarto sheet, mechanically reproduced as issued, printed on recto only. A fine copy. Reproduces in facsimile, Allen Ginsberg's commentary written to promote the publication of his *Planet News: Poems 1961-1967*, as well as his signature and drawing of three fish, in the margins of the text. *OCLC* lists two holdings.
Published by The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1957
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Saddle-stitched. Fourth Printing. Small Octavo, 44 pages. In Good condition. Black and white covers with two staples in spine. Covers have age toning to covers, tearing to tail edge of rear cover, slight bending to corners, and creasing to spine. Textblock has slight creasing to pages. Shelved Case 0. 1374083. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by City Lights Books, [1956], San Francisco, 1956
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
No Binding. Condition: Clamshell As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. Custom Clamshell Case. Ginsberg, Allen. HOWL AND OTHER POEMS. Custom Clamshell Case [Not A Book] White title & rules stamped on a black cloth spine over black custom handmade black marbled paper sides, black velour interior. A superb case for the Modern Masterpiece in very fine condition.
Published by City Lights Publishers, 2006
ISBN 10: 0872864510 ISBN 13: 9780872864511
First Edition
Spiral Bound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The rare publisher's bound galleys of a City Lights edition that was 'forthcoming' for April, 2006 - but never released. Instead an edition from HarperCollins was issued later that year. A yellow sticky note has been added by a City Lights rep next to the 'forthcoming note on the cover reading 'well, maybe not!' xiv, 194 pages, xerographic printing in black plastic comb binding (mior wear). B/w facsimiles throughout. It appears that the Ferlinghetti introduction was omitted from the HarperCollins edition as published. A scarce surviving example of what the book would have looked like.
Published by City Lights Books [1956], San Francisco, 1956
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: `. First Edition. The Fourth Printing, undated. Issued as Number 4 in the publisher's Pocket Poets Series. Cook 3. About Fine in black and white stapled wrappers. Small smooth crease lower front corner. 44pp. with Introduction by William Carlos Williams. Q19756.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fourth printing in very good condition.
Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1959
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled wrappers. Condition: As New. Reprint. Originally published by City Lights Books as Number Four in the Pocket Poets Series in 1956, this is the Eighth printing of 1959, noted by Cook as the first printing to incorporate previously suppressed content. A Very Fine copy, bound with two staples in the familiar square black and white format. A noteworthy issue. Q17170.
Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. The scarce 2nd Printing of the Original Edition. Pocket Poets No. 4. Black wraps with white printed paste on cover label. Only the First two printings had the paste on label. States 'Second Edition' on the rear cover. 75 cent cover price. Lucien Carr deleted on the dedication page and a comma after 'Harlem' on the rear portion of the pasted down cover wrap. General wear and dustiness, but overall a solid example. Scarce!.
Published by The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1957
Seller: Brian Cassidy Books at Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: 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 alleged obscenity (leading to one of the most important censorship trials of the 20th century), publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti printed this third domestically, bringing the book out from under the jurisdiction of Customs - a fact conspicuously noted on the copyright page, which clearly states "Manufactured in the United States of America." A significant copy from early in the history of this landmark poem that along with Kerouac's ON THE ROAD and Burroughs's NAKED LUNCH form the cornerstones of the Beat movement. It remains Ginsberg's most enduring work. 6.25'' x 5''. Original stiff black stapled wrappers (75 cents). 44 pages. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. Covers rubbed and toned with a bit of spotting. Else sound and clean.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Third printing in very good condition. Wrapper is yellowed with wear to edges. Uncommon in this printing.
Published by Fantasy / City Lights Bookshop, n.p. / San Francisco, 1959
First Edition
Condition: Fine- / Fine-. First Edition. First Pressing of this 33 1/3 rpm (12-inch) LP phonograph record (numbered 7006 on sleeve and vinyl), on which the poet recites (screams, begs, urges) "Howl" and other poems. Transparent red vinyl (not the later, more common black vinyl) with burgundy labels, plain paper slip, and original card sleeve printed in green, orange, andblack. Stamped in red: "Promotional Copy / Not for Sale" on rear of sleeve, with ownership of poet John Ciardi faintly stamped on upper right corner of front and neat blue ball-point notes to rear, probably in Ciardi's hand, commenting on the readings (Ginsberg recites "Howl," "The Sunflower Sutra," "Footnote to Howl," "A Supermarket in California," "Transcription of Organ Music," "America," "In the Back of the Real," "Strange New Cottage in Berkeley," "Europe! Europe!," and "Kaddish."). Long printed introduction by Ginsberg on rear sleeve. Offered with Third Printing (so stated on rear cover and priced 75 cents) of the First City Lights Edition of Howl and Other Poems, dedicated to Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, and Neal Cassady and introduced by William Carlos Williams. Foolscap 8vo (157 x 121mm): 44pp. Black and white stapled card covers, inside covers blank, without separate white paper wraparound label of first two printings (now incorporated into cover design). LP's paper slip wrinkled but intact without tears, card sleeve lightly toned else about Fine. Book about Fine, pages slightly toned but clean throughout. Cook 4. Morgan F2a and A3. In October, 1956, with publication of Howl and Other Poems in an edition of 1000 copies by Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Bookshop, came fame and notoriety. Ferlinghetti was charged with disseminating obscene literature and arrested, but Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that "Howl" was not obscene, and the collection ultimately was translated into twenty-eight languages. "Howl" became as famous "as any American poem since Eliot's"The Waste Land"and is still an icon of the Beat generation as powerful as Kerouac'sOn The Road . . . It is meant to be recited, and in his recitations Ginsberg was filled with gusto; he gesticulated and screamed, begged, urged and took off his clothes. . . . He was a lyric genius who, along with William Carlos Williams, was one of the greatest influences on the American poetical voice since Walt Whitman." (Literary Encyclopedia) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1956
First Edition Signed
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).
Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1973
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Softcover. First Edition; Twenty-Fifth Printing. Very Good in wraps. Shelfwear on front and rear panel. Occasional underlining and margin notes in red ink throughout. ; Title page inscribed by Allen Ginsberg; Signed by Author.
Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Photos on request. First edition, first printing. Front cover has a two inch neatly closed tear to upper right corner and has brown tape stain over it, a couple of brown stains to right edge of front, smudges around spine to front and back, a few more brown stains to back, some overall modest toning, previous owner name on publisher's page, a few small spots of foxing to a couple of pages, a few pages with eraseable pencil marks. otherwise a somewhat presentable copy with a good binding. Detailed photos on request. This book does have a strange oddity on pages 20-21; on those two pages only half of the page printed correctly with someone typing in very carefully so the lines match up to the other half. Not sure if this is just a misprint that someone corrected (seems unlikely because it is very well done), or if this was some early review copy that failed to print correctly and was "fixed" by someone at City Lights.
Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1956
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of the groundbreaking poem, for both the Beat movement, as well as freedom of speech and expression in the United States. Meets all points including "Lucien Carr" dedication and period after "Harlem" on rear cover as sentence continues. Book is about good or slightly better, showing a variety of different points of wear and toning. Book is complete aside from the front fore corner of wraps having lost 5mmx5mm triangular piece. Previous owner name neatly written in ink to front title. Small quarto in wraps, 44 pages. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1956
Seller: AlmostAll1stEditions, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing. Meets all points including "Lucien Carr" dedication and period after "Harlem" on rear cover as sentence continues. Book is in very good condition light soiling light waive at back cover Small quarto in wraps, 44 pages. No writings no marks. Beautiful collectable copy.
Published by City Lights Pocket Bookshop, San Francisco, 1956
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Stapled wrappers. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Second Printing with "Second Edition" printed on rear cover. This is the issue seized by U.S. Customs at San Francisco on its way from the Printer in London; hence, due to the destruction of many of the copies, decidedly scarcer even than the first printing. A beautiful, unequivocally Fine copy in black stapled wrappers with white printed wraparound pastedown (which conceals the staples). No wear. No soil. No tears or creases or dog-ears. No toning. 44pp., without Lucien Carr's name on the dedication. Laid in is a photocopy of the Poetry (Chicago) Magazine open letter from Henry Rago (Editor) to Lawrence Ferlinghetti informing him that the book has been approved for review in a subsequent issue. Cook Number Four ff. Scarce condition copy. Q13282.