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Beat Literature

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1 Allen, Donald M. & Creeley, Robert New American Story
New York Grove Press/Evergreen 1965 1st Paper Edition Paperback 
Collection of stories by William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Hubert Selby Jr, John Rechy and six others. Owner signature on 1/2 title pg., otherwise fine. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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2 Amram, David Offbeat. Collaborating With Kerouac
New York Thunders Mouth Press 2002 1560253622 / 9781560253624 1st Printing Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket 
INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY DAVID AMRAM. Memoirs of the beat scene by the composer of the landmark underground film "Pull My Daisy". 8pgs. of photos. Tiny damp spot to the very top edge of the boards and very minute wear to the dustjacket. Jacket blurbs by Frank McCourt & Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Fine/near fine.  
Price: 75.00 USD
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3 Baraka, Amiri, (LeRoi Jones) & Amina Baraka, Edited By. With An Introduction By Amira Baraka Confirmation. An Anthology Of African American Women
New York Quill Books 1983 0688015824 / 9780688015824 2nd Printing Large Paper 
INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED BY AMIRI BARAKA IN 1986 ON THE HALF TITLE PG. Large collection of writings by 49 African-American women writers including Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Margaret Walker, Alice Walker, June Jordan & many others. Small mended tear to the top edge of the front cover and very light wear. Vg+  
Price: 85.00 USD
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4 Berkson, Bill & LeSueur, Joe, edited By Homage To Frank O'Hara
CA. Big Sky 1980 0916870294 / 9780916870294 Revised Edition Large Paper 
Large homage to the late poet and art curator Frank O'Hara with a wide range of contributors. Loaded with photos & illus. Small mended tear to the verso of the front cover near the margin and a small shallow bump to the bottom corner of front cover which is very lightly mirrored to some pgs.  
Price: 50.00 USD
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5 Bowles, Paul Let It Come Down
NY Random House 1952. Hardback 
vg+/vg/minute dj.edgewear. 1 spot. to frnt. edge. Bowles's 3rd novel. The gorgeous dj. & cvs. are by the great designer E. McKnight Kauffer. 1st edition. Binding is bds.&cl.w.dj. 
Price: 75.00 USD
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6 Brautigan, Richard Rommel Drives On Deep Into Egypt
New York Delacorte Press 1970 1st Printing Illus. Bds. w/o Dj. 
Classic book of easy to take poems by the popular author of many books. Although lacking its dustjacket this is a very nice copy with a touch of offsetting to the pastedowns due to the binding glue. The photographic illustrated covers are nice and bright with some minute soiling to the top edge. Vg.  
Price: 50.00 USD
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7 Bruce, Lenny, The Sick Humor Of Lenny Bruce Record
Great Britain. Demone Verbals 1984 Original Recording Record 
An original long playing record of Lenny's routines recorded long after his death. The album notes are by Ralph J. Gleason. The cover photo is posed by a professional model, and is not Bruce. Light corner crease to the top of the front cover, the record itself is fine. 
Price: 85.00 USD
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8 Bukowski, Charles Pulp
CA. Black Sparrow Press. 1994 0876859260 / 9780876859261 First Paper Edition Paper 
The first paper edition of a novel by the late author, known for his low down and usually dirty fiction who gained recognition later in his life. This is a near fine unread bright copy. 
Price: 75.00 USD
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9 Burroughs, William S. Nova Express
NY Grove Press 1965. 
fine-/very faint soft crease back wrap. Nice paperback ed. critical blurbs by Mary McCarthy, Terry Southern & Marshall McLuhan. 1st pb. print. edition. Binding is paperback. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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10 Burroughs, William S. The Retreat Diaries with The Dream Of Tibet By Allen Ginsberg.
New York The City Moon 1976 1st Edition Small Paper 
40pg. work published only in an edition of 2000. Illustrated with 3 photos. Light spotting to the top edge of the back white cover, and very minute light wear to the front cover. Uncommon. Vg. Also included is a fine copy of Burroughs "Ghost Of Chance" This is the first hardcover trade edition published by Serpent's Tail/High Risk Books in 1995 and is illustrated with 17 b&w drawings by Burroughs. Laminated boards published without a dustjacket. Sold as a collection only. 
Price: 100.00 USD
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11 Burroughs, William S. The Soft Machine
NY Grove Press 1966. 
vg+/nice tight copy. Druggy novel by the late beat writer. Attractive wrap. design w. photo of Burroughs by Charles Henri Ford. 1st pb. print. edition. Binding is paperback. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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12 Carroll, Jim Forced Entries. The Downtown Diaries: 1971-1973
New York Penguin Books 1987 0140085025 / 9780140085020 First Penguin Edition/2nd Printing Paper 
SIGNED BY JIM CARROLL. Diary entries by the well known "underground" author and poet. Small soft dent to the the bottom of the back cover which is lightly mirrored to the book. Vg+ 
Price: 250.00 USD
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13 Carroll, Jim The Basketball Diaries
New York Penguin Books 1987 0140100180 / 9780140100181 First Penguin Edition/2nd Printing Paper 
SIGNED BY JIM CARROLL. Classic underground novel that became above ground and was even made into a film that starred Leonardo Di Caprio and Mark Walberg. A few of the pages have minor damp staining, the rest of the cover including the signature is nice and clean. Former owner signature on verso of front cover. Vg. 
Price: 250.00 USD
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14 Carroll,Paul Big Table
Chicago Big Table Inc. 1959. No. 3 Paper 
fine/2 sm. mend. tears to verso frnt. wrap. using archv.tape. Inclds. excerpt from Ginsberg's "Kaddish"+Ashbery,Mailer,Genet & others+a stunning 4pg. photo section & wraps.by Aaron Siskind. Binding is wraps. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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15 Caveney, Graham. Gentleman Junkie. The Life And Legacy Of William S. Burroughs.
Boston Little Brown & Co. 1998 0316137251 / 9780316137256 1st Printing Illus. Bds. W. Dj. 
Stunning full color biography on the famous beat writer. Illustrated with 150 photographs most in color along with heavily designed elements and pages. Printed on heavy stock paper. A beautiful book. Fine/fine. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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16 Charters, Ann A Bibliography Of Works By Jack Kerouac
New York The Phoenix Bookshop 1967 1st Edition Small Paper 
The first bibliography on Kerouac that was compiled at his request. Includes books, pamphlets, recordings, periodicals and more. Partial split to the front cover where it meets the spine, otherwise fine.  
Price: 50.00 USD
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17 Charters, Ann, Edited By The Beats: Literary Bohemians In Postwar America
Michigan Gale Research Company 1983 081031148 1st Edition Oversize Cloth Without Dj. 
An amazing 2 vol. reference work on Beat writers that taken together is over 1,000 pgs. Includes long essays on 68 writers and poets along with 100's of terrific photos and illustrations. Published without dustjackets both volumes are fine. Published as part of the impressive Dictionary of Literary Biography series. Uncommon. Laid in his a large 4pg. foldover program for an exhibition on writers and magazines of the lower eastside circa 1960-1980 that was held at The New York Public Library.  
Price: 400.00 USD
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18 Corso,Gregory Elegiac Feelings American
New York New Directions 1970 First Edition Small Paper 
Collection of poems including rerpos of handwritten sheets, marginal decorations and drawings by one of the major beat writers. Minute soiling to the white covers. Vg+  
Price: 20.00 USD
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19 Di Prima, Diane Introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti The New Handbook Of Heaven
San Francisco The Auerhahn Press 1963 1st Edition Small Paper 
Early collection of poetry by one of the few (only?) women poets of the beat generation. Very tiny faint corner crease to the top of the front cover which is very lightly mirrored to some of the pages, and diag. crease to the back cover. Vg.  
Price: 40.00 USD
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20 Felver, Christopher. Introduction By David Shapiro Ferlinghetti Portrait
UT. Gibbs-Smith Pub. 1998 087905851X / 9780879058517 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Oversize Oblong Cl. With Dj. 
Marvelous collection of 94 b&w photos and portraits of the legendary poet and bookseller, both alone and with his many writer friends. Includes his poem "Autobiography." Fine/fine.  
Price: 25.00 USD
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