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Letters to Allen Ginsberg 1953 - 1957
by BURROUGHS, William S
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Full Court Press, 1982. First Thus. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Small 8vo. Pp. 203. Frontis. photo of Burroughs with Kiki in Tangiers. Edited by Ron Padgett and Anne Waldman, who provide a prefatory note. Both Burroughs and Ginsberg provide introductions to the letters. Index. Bound in gray cloth with silver lettering stamped on spine. Light, unobtrusive dampstains on pastedowns. In the two-color dust jacket that shows sunning to spine, light rubbing. Withal, a solid, presentable copy. First American edition of a collection that was initially published in a limited edition by Editions Claude Givaudan, Geneva, 1978. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7100
- Title
- Letters to Allen Ginsberg 1953 - 1957
- Author
- BURROUGHS, William S
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Full Court Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Rubbing
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