Gasoline (Pocket Poets Series, No. 8; First Edition, Fourth Printing)

An excellent, near fine copy of this chapbook. Saddle-stapled wraps, 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches, 48 pp. Slight (minimal) soiling, covers; slight edgewear; modest rusting, staples; binding tight, with no pulling from staples; pages clean and white, with no marks of any kind. (K062) Key Bibliographical Points & Variant Identifiers: • The "First Edition" Copyright Anomaly: The copyright page retains the original "Copyright 1958" line and entirely omits a printing number statement. This is a known typographical error unique to the 4th printing run, where the publisher left the printing line blank. • The Post-1960 Back Cover Evidence: The rear cover layout features a retail price of $1.00 (distinguishing it from the 95¢ first three printings) and advertises Corso's The Happy Birthday of Death, which was not published until 1960. • The 1963 Transitional Address Line: The publisher's imprint at the bottom of the copyright page reads "City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California." It lacks the earlier "San Francisco 11" postal zone code, mapping this specific copy to the brief mid-1963 window when the postal zone was removed from the printing plates. …