University & College Magazine, No 7, October 1965.
n.p.:n.p., [1965]. Prints an interview with Ginsberg, and a conversation between Ginsberg and Gregory Corso. Very good. More
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Poster Dress.
London: Poster Dress, ca. 1968. A paper (actually rayon and nylon) "poster dress" featuring a b&w photo of a hand in a meditative position and printing Ginsberg's poem "Uptown N.Y." Created by British designer Harry Gordon, the dress is enclosed in a plastic bag with cardboard header and a photo-illustrated..... More
Damascus Road, No. 1, 1961.
n.p.:n.p., [1961]. Premier issue of this short-lived poetry mag from Allentown, Pennsylvania edited by Charles Hanna. Prints Ginsberg's "Laughing Gas Fragments" and "Real Distinguished Thing" (also about Laughing Gas). Includes Lamantia, Patchen, Neruda, et al. About fine. More
Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions.
Edited by Barry Miles. NY: Harper & Row, [1986]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Superb presentation copy inscribed by Ginsberg with a drawing to his old friend, Ed White: "Allen Ginsberg for Ed White in Janne's presence 7/15/95 Naropa Institute Boulder Colorado." Opposite the inscription Ginsberg has done..... More
The Three Angels.
n.p.: Privately published, 2001. 2 LP records in fold-out jacket. In 1990 Ginsberg, Orlovsky, and Corso were invited by friend and artist/sound producer, Jeff Gordon to do a reading in downtown Manhattan. This recording of that event was issued in a pressing limited to 1000 numbered copies that were over-subscribed..... More
Variegation: A Free Verse Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 43, Summer 1956.
n.p.:n.p., [1956]. A literary mag from San Francisco. Prints Ginsberg's "Two Trees in Paterson---1952," an early appearance preceding the publication of Howl. Also features two poems by Philip Whalen, an early appearance for him as well. Owner's name, some sunning to edges, smudge to back cover, very good... More
Airplane Dreams: Compositions from Journals.
Toronto: Anansi, 1968. Hardbound in dust jacket. The correct first edition. Errata slip laid in. Fine in slightly used dust jacket with a 1-inch closed tear to front panel, and a small chip to top of back panel. More
Autograph Postcard Signed from Allen Ginsberg to his friend and Naropa apprentice Steve Coulter.
Denver, Colorado, April 20th, 1978. Ginsberg mentions that he'll "be in S.F. in a week for a Dharmadatu Benefit, then a month retreat in Sierras, then last week reading around Bay Area---Marin College, S.F. State, Greek Theater etc. Maybe see you!" He then goes on to offer criticism of a...... More
Columbia Review, May 1947.
n.p.:n.p., [1947]. Edited by John Hollander with Allen Ginsberg listed as "assistant editor." Prints "A Lover's Garden" and "The Proposal" by Ginsberg. A very early appearance by Ginsberg in the Columbia University literary magazine---this precedes his first book by almost a decade. Modest ring stain to front cover, else very..... More
The Gates of Wrath.
Bolinas: Gray Fox Press, 1972. Softbound. Third printing. Signed by Ginsberg. About fine. More
Iron Horse.
SF: City Lights Books, 1974. Oblong 18mo. Softbound. First edition thus. Fine. More
Iron Horse.
Gottingen: Expanded Media Editions, 1973. Square 16mo. Softbound. First German edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. Photographs by Fred McDarrah, Richard Avedon, and Claude Pelieu. Fine. (German text.). More
Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960.
[SF]: City Lights, [1961]. 16mo. Softbound. Second printing. Poet Richard Tagett's copy with his ownership stamp dated 1961 (also small ink number stamped in three places). Number 14 in the Pocket Poets Series. Along with Howl, Kaddish is Ginsberg's most important book. Spine slightly sunned, else near fine... More
Kral Majales.
Berkeley: Oyez, 1965. Folio. Broadside poem. First edition. Published in an edition of 350 copies. Features a Robert LaVigne illustration of a nude Ginsberg in both black and white silhouette within a penis-shaped outline. Very faint, occasional light creasing, near fine overall. More
Prospectus from Arion Press offering the 20-copy edition of the Grabhorn-Hoyem edition of Howl.
SF: Arion Press, 1992. Single 8vo sheet printed on both sides. Arion published an edition of Howl limited to only 20 copies utilizing unbound sheets from the Grabhorn-Hoyem edition of Howl. Issued to coincide with Arion's production of Kaddish. Very near fine. More
Reality Sandwiches.
[SF]: City Lights, [1963]. 16mo. Softbound. First edition. Number 18 in the Pocket Poets Series. Crisp, fine copy. More
Wales--A Visitation.
London: Cape Golliard, 1968. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet issued in fragile tissue dust jacket. First edition of this long poem (written on LSD) describing Ginsberg's LSD trip in the countryside. Limited to 200 copies none of which were offered for sale. Fine (two tiny nicks to dj)... More
White Shroud: Poems 1980-1985.
NY: Harper & Row, [1986]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Very fine. More
Morning in Spring.
NY: William Morrow, 1970. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg (Louis' son). Inscribed by Louis Ginsberg. Fine in very slightly spine-sunned dust jacket. More
The Be-Bop Santa Claus.
[SF: X-Ray Book & Novelty Co., 2010]. Oblong 32mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Designed and hand-printed letterpress by Johnny Brewton under the pseudonym "Skillet Marimba." Prints Gonzales' Christmas story originally recorded in 1954, along with a glossary of slang terms from Bab's be-bop dictionary. Limited to 100 copies given to friends..... More
Rolling Renaissance: San Francisco Underground Art in Celebration 1945-1968.
SF: Intersection, 1968. Oblong 16mo. Pamphlet. First edition. Catalog of events for this festival of underground art which took place at various venues in San Francisco, 1968. Essays by Ralph Gleason, James Broughton, David Meltzer, Robert Duncan, and others, trace the development of the poetry, jazz, and painting of the..... More
AsEverWas: Memoirs of a Beat Survivor.
[London]: SAF Publishing, [2002]. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. One of the more interesting '60s counterculture memoirs. Illustrated with photographs. Guthrie recounts his international adventures and drug-taking escapades in the hip scenes of LA, San Francisco, London, Amsterdam, Tangier, and elsewhere. Along the way he encountered Allen Ginsberg, Richie..... More
The Gutman Letter.
[NY: Something Else Press, 1969]. 4to. Hardbound in dust jacket. First edition. Profusely illustrated with photographs and graphics. Gutman was a stock analyst, an artist, and a friend of Kerouac and the Beats. He produced the film, Pull My Daisy. "Compliments of the editors" card laid in. Fine... More
Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville sitting on either side of a dream machine, looking directly into the camera.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard. As new (8" x 8"). More
Color photograph (recent print) of Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville staring into a dream machine.
n.p.:n.p., [1962]. The photo was taken in late 1961 or early 1962 by famous jazz photographer, Herman Leonard. As new (8" x 8"). More