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First Blues: Rags, Ballads & Harmonium Songs, 1971-74 (Association Copy)
by GINSBERG, Allen
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy in gray cloth boards, with minor rubbing to typographic jacket, thus close to near fine. Postcard with facsimil
- Seller
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East Hampton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Full Court Press, 1975. A near fine copy in gray cloth boards, with minor rubbing to typographic jacket, thus close to near fine. Postcard with facsimile manuscript poem printed to recto (Returning to the Country for a Brief Visit), with SIGNED handwritten letter to verso, dated Sept. 18, 1976.. First Edition. Slim octavo. A collection of poem-songs from Ginsberg, first inspired by a jam session with Bob Dylan in 1971. Folkways would produce an LP of the songs in 1981, as recorded by Harry Smith. This copy of the hardcover trade issue is accompanied by a postcard letter from Ginsberg to the Scottish-born balladeer Helen Adam-regarded as the "bardic matriarch" of the Beats-presenting the book to her, with a number of comments on his singings of Blake.
Reviews
On Dec 16 2016, a reader said:
The book has a picture of Ginsberg and Bob Dylan at the front, sitting at the grave of Jack Kerouac. It contains sheet music notes for many of Ginsberg's songs. In this book he is stressing the links between poetry and song, and trying to reach a larger audience. In these poems, no doubt influenced by the song tradition, he takes up rhyme. The book demonstrates the poet's willingness to evolve and try new things. Buddhism is a big influence here too. When you experiment, take risks and try something new, you don't always win. These poems just are not as good as Ginsberg's first volume with City Lights in the 1950's, with such poems as "Howl" and "Supermarket in California."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harper's Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29674
- Title
- First Blues: Rags, Ballads & Harmonium Songs, 1971-74 (Association Copy)
- Author
- GINSBERG, Allen
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy in gray cloth boards, with minor rubbing to typographic jacket, thus close to near fine. Postcard with facsimil
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Full Court Press
- Date Published
- 1975
Terms of Sale
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Books may be returned for any reason within two weeks provided they are received in the same condition as they were sent.
About the Seller
Harper's Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
East Hampton, New York
About Harper's Books, Inc.
Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.
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