Panic Grass by Upton Charles (14 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. In good condition; heavy foxing front cover and left edge of back cover; light foxing and toning throughout; binding tight. Poet Pocket Series Number Twenty Four. Assumed first printing. Printed at the Press of Villiers Publications, London. 26 numbered pages. 6 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. Inv. SS041.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Tips of corners show light wear but book is otherwise very nice, clean and sharp, with a solid binding and clean pages.

First edition Near fine stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout. Light age tone to cover. Text bright throughout.

18mo. Pamphlet. First printing. Number 24 in the Pocket Poets Series. Front cover slightly uniformly toned, small ink price, else fine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Printed at the Press of Villiers Publications Ltd., Ingestre Road, London, NW5, England. Black and white cover, 26 pages. Light spine lean, small horizontal surface tear at lower spine and adjoining back cover edge, light soiling to front cover, light partial cup ring soiling to back cover, moderate rubbing and denting to cover and page edge extremities, previous owners name label attached to reverse of front cover. Sound spine, unmarked interior pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by City Lights Books, 1968. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition (with "City Lights Books in Print" and "Printed at The Press of Villiers Publications Ltd." imprint on page [27], the final printed leaf). 16mo. Printed wrappers. Lightly toned spine, else near fine. Pocket Poets Series Number Twenty-Four.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Ex-owner's name and date jotted in inside front cover; light general wear; a very good+ copy -- b&w printed wraps. Pocket poets series, no. 24. An apocalyptic rant in the tradition of 'Howl'.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition (with "City Lights Books in Print" and "Printed at The Press of Villiers Publications Ltd." imprint on page [27], the final printed leaf). 16mo. Printed wrappers. Fine. Pocket Poets Series Number Twenty-Four.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition (with "City Lights Books in Print" and "Printed at The Press of Villiers Publications Ltd." imprint on page [27], the final printed leaf). 16mo. Printed wrappers. Topedge a trifle foxed, else fine. Pocket Poets Series Number Twenty-Four.

Decorative covers in black and white. A fine copy. Pocket Poets Series Number Twenty-four.

Condition: Very Good+. Charles Upton, Panic Grass, The Pocket Poets Series, Number 24, City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1968. 161 x 122mm. 26pp. The poem began a sermon to hitchhikers, written between 17 October 28 December 1967. Upton read the poem at the San Francisco Rolling Renaissance readings at the Sanctuary of Glide Memorial Church in the summer of 1968. Condition: Light toning to cover, Overall Very Good+.

San Francisco: City Lights Books. 1968. Small 4to. Original black and white wrappers; white template on front cover with black box containing bold white title lettering; Black template on back cover with white box containing blurb; pp. [2], 3-26, [2]; slight rubbing to spine ends; fading of price stamp to left edge of rear wrapper; otherwise near fine. First edition, first printing. "To whom it may concern, in the Present, in the Future, or in the Past, this is my signature" begins this searing "seccessionist poem".Panic Grass was published by City Lights when Upton was only 19 years old. He had read the epic poem at the San Fransisco Rolling Renaissance poetry readings in the Sanctuary of Glide Memorial Church, Summer 1968 and, as the blurb of this Pocket Poet issue makes certain; "The Sanctuary shook".

San Francisco: City Lights Books. 1968. Small 4to. Cream template on front cover with black box containing bold white title lettering; black template on back cover with white box containing blurb; pp. [2], 3-26, [2]; ink penned prior owners signature to end paper, otherwise near fine. First edition, first printing."To whom it may cocnern, in the Present, in the Future, or in the Past, this is my signature" begins this searing "seccessionist poem".Panic Grass was published by City Lights when Upton was only 19 years old. He had read the epic poem at the San Fransisco Rolling Renaissance poetry readings in the Sanctuary of Glide Memorial Church, Summer 1968 and, as the blurb of this Pocket Poet issue makes certain; "The Sanctuary shook".