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THE POETRY AND LIFE OF ALLEN GINSBERG: A Narrative Poem
by Sanders, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a near fine jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 1585670375
- ISBN 13
- 9781585670376
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Woodstock and New York: Overlook Press, 2000. First Edition. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. A meditation in poem form on the Beat poet and cultural icon from Ed Sanders, who was close to Ginsberg. A nice association, inscribed to Ken Mikolowski, who with his wife Ann founded the Alternative Press. For more than 30 years, the Alternative Press published unbound letterpress-printed mail art, including the work of Beat and Black Mountain writers and poets from their native Detroit. Ginsberg was a frequent collaborator. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's quarter cloth over green boards in original dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Sanders at title page, "What does it/ all mean?/ For Ken--/ -w/ many thanks/ for all the good times/ over all the years/ Love,/ Ed/ 11-29-00." Trivial touches of edgewear, else bright and sharp. Near fine. 252pp. Alternative Press printing of Ginsberg poem "Starry Rhymes," 4" x 6.5" approx. laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42183
- Title
- THE POETRY AND LIFE OF ALLEN GINSBERG: A Narrative Poem
- Author
- Sanders, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a near fine jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1585670375
- ISBN 13
- 9781585670376
- Publisher
- Overlook Press
- Place of Publication
- Woodstock and New York
- Date Published
- 2000
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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