Howl and Other Poems: Number 4 (The Pocket Poets Series)

Ginsberg, Allen

Published by City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA, 1969

About this Item

Softcover, Twenty-first printing, April, 1969, 186,000 copies in print, 44 pages. Signed and Inscribed by Allen Ginsberg on the Title page. The exception to the condition is taped spine absent of a portion of the title, tape affixed to closed tear on the bottom of the Title page, worn extremities and toning. Sealed in an archival bag. The American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom cites this book since its time of publication as Banned. In 1957, US Customs seized 520 copies of the book. "Howl" and its publisher City Light Books became a landmark trail in First Amendment Rights and the book/poem was ruled by the court not obscene. Seller Inventory # 012306

Bibliographic Details

Title: Howl and Other Poems: Number 4 (The Pocket ...

Publisher: City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good (-)

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)