The Vestal Lady on Brattle and Other Poems by Corso Gregory (13 results)

35 pp. Very good plus in printed wrappers with light toning to spine. A facsimile edition of Corso's first book. Cook 75. First printing of this edition (originally published in 1955).

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. Edición Facsimil. Volumen en buen estado, encuadernado en rústica, cubierta tipografía dos tintas. Edición Facsimil de la editada en 1955. Cubierta deslucida por roce, interior limpio, encuadernación sólida. 35 páginas. Los poemas que aparecen en el volumen son únicos en su uso innovador de los ritmos del jazz, especialmente en "Requiem for 'Bird' Parker, Musician", que muchos llaman el poema más fuerte de las cadencias de libros del inglés hablado y la jerga del hipster.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Facsimile. This is City Lights' facsimile edition of the 1955 publication, wraps in cloth textured card & thick pages. This copy has well-weathered wraps that are snugly bound - sunning, tanning & rubbing from age & handling. Pages are clean & sharp throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. City Lights, San Franisco, 1969, Trade Paperback, First Thus?.a facsimile edition of Corso's first book of poetry. Book Condition: some very light dustiness on the covers; discolouration at the top cover - just faint from it's shelving - about 1 1/2 inches down - again very faint; previous owner's name neatly done on the ffep with the date, otherwise a tight unread Near Fine copy.

Super octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A facsimile edition. Covers are a little sunned otherwise excellent.

Octavo; paperback; 35pp. Minor wear; previous owner's name in ink; toning to text block edges and covers. Near fine. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Facsimile edition of poet's first book.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Edition. A collection of poems written in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From the personal library of Larry McMurtry as conveyed to me by Inkq. Simple printed wraps, mild toning to, sunning of wraps, mostly at reap, else tightly bound and cover art by Nick Cikovsky. Affixed neatly inside front flap is McMurtry's iconic bookplate. One-page Introduction by P.L.B. 35 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

Condition: soft cover, fine condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Facsimile Edition of Corso's scarce first book, published in Cambridge in a small run in 1955. This printing reproduces the design of the original, but is printed on thicker paper, and is priced at $2.00 instead of $1.00 on the rear wrap. Signed by Corso and Diego Cortez.

First edition of the poet's first book one of 500 copies printed though about half of which were lost in the mail. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Gregory Corso. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed. In a review of The Vestal Lady on Brattle for Poetry, Reuel Denney asked whether "a small group jargon" such as bop language would "sound interesting" to those who were not part of that culture. Corso, he concluded, "cannot balance the richness of the bebop group jargon. with the clarity he needs to make his work meaningful to a wider-than-clique audience." Ironically, within a few years, that "small group jargon", the Beat lingo, became a national idiom, featuring words such as "man," "cool," "dig," "chick," "hung up," etc. Despite Corso's reliance on traditional forms and archaic diction, he remained a street-wise poet, described by Bruce Cook in The Beat Generation as "an urchin Shelley." Biographer Carolyn Gaiser suggested that Corso adopted "the mask of the sophisticated child whose every display of mad spontaneity and bizarre perception is consciously and effectively designed"â"as if he is in some way deceiving his audience. But the poems at their best are controlled by an authentic, distinctive, and enormously effective voice that can range from sentimental affection and pathos to exuberance and dadaist irreverence toward almost anything except poetry itself. Marian Janssen, in her biography of Isabella Gardner, details the relationships that Corso established with the more traditional literary society at the onset of his career. During his time at Cambridge, Corso met Robert Gardner, a member of the elite upper class âBoston Brahmins.â Gardner became a sponsor of sorts to Corso and briefly provided him with financial support. It was Robert Gardner who suggested to Corso that he send one of his poems to his sister, Isabella, who was a noted poet and the assistant editor of Poetry Magazine. Isabella liked the poem and asked Corso to send her three or four more before she took the poems to the editor, Karl Shapiro. Shapiro rejected Corso's poetry and he never appeared in Poetry Magazine while Shapiro was the editor. Gardener sent a letter back to Corso that managed to âsalve his poetic prideâ and began a lasting but difficult correspondence between the two poets.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's white wraps printed in black and blue. Very Good, with toning, light soiling and light wear to wraps. Corners bumped throughout. The author's first published book.