Howl for Carl Solomon

Ginsberg, Allen; Andrew Hoyem [Book Designer]

Published by Grabhorn-Hoyem, San Francisco, 1971

About this Item

Limited edition. First thus, revised with a new introduction. One of 275 copies signed by Allen Ginsberg on the title page. [iv], 43, [3] pp. Bound in publisher's decorative tan linen, with wrap-around artwork in nine colors, edges untrimmed. Fine with prospectus laid-in at front. A beautiful production of the poem that defined a generation, printed by Robert Grabhorn and Hoyem on hand-made paper, and bound in cloth with a drawing by Robert La Vigne. Comprises the original text as it was published in 1956 with minute revisions by the author and the addition of a related poetic fragment, "The Names," written in 1957, and first published in the Paris Review, Spring 1966; here collected with "Howl" for the first time.

Seller Inventory # 140945988

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Howl for Carl Solomon
• Publisher: Grabhorn-Hoyem, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1971
• Edition: Limited edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine Press
  • Poetry
  • Beats
  • Signed