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The original draft facsimile, transcript, and variant versions, fully annotated by author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts and bibliography.
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Review
"Taken all together, Ginsberg's poems are X-rays of a considerable part of American society during the last four decades."--The New Yorker
"Ginsberg is both tragic and dynamic, a lyrical genius...probably the single greatest influence on American poetical voice since Whitman."--Bob Dylan
Taken all together, Ginsberg s poems are X-rays of a considerable part of American society during the last four decades. --The New Yorker"
Ginsberg is both tragic and dynamic, a lyrical genius...probably the single greatest influence on American poetical voice since Whitman. --Bob Dylan"
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The prophetic poem that launched a generation when it was first published in 1956 is here presented in a commemorative 40th Anniversary Edition. When the book arrived from its British printers, it was seized almost immediately by U.S. Customs, and shortly thereafter the San Francisco police arrested its publisher and editor, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, together with the City Lights Bookstore manager, Shigeyoshi Murao. The two of them were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and the case went to trial in the Municipal Court of Judge Clayton Horn. A parade of distinguished literary and academic witnesses persuaded the judge that the title poem was indeed not obscene and that it had "redeeming social significance". Thus was Howl and Other Poems freed to become the single most influential poetic work of the post World War II era, with over 800,000 copies now in print.
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Howl
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ISBN 10: 0060156287
ISBN 13: 9780060156282
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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 10623998-6
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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public . Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060156287I3N10
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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public . Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography
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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public . Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060156287I3N00
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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public . Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography
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Harper & Row, 1986
ISBN 10: 0060156287
ISBN 13: 9780060156282
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 1st edition thus. Hardbound in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 98996
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Howl: original draft facsimile, transcript, variant versions, fully annotated by the author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of the first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts, and bibliography; 50th Anniversary edition
Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. xiv, 194p., 9.25x11.25 inches, facsimile of manuscript, photos, very good first edition and printing stated in cloth boards and in an edge worn dj with minor shelf wear. The ultimate collection of materials about and of the Ginsberg Howl. Seller Inventory # 339783
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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public . Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography
Published by
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ISBN 10: 0060156287
ISBN 13: 9780060156282
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light brown, stamped cloth withgilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE, in a NEAR FINE, unclipped ($22.50) blue DJ , illustrated by Harry Smith and with 1286 at the bottom front flap. Exterior has a touch of sunning to bottom edge. Otherwise rich with bright gilt and sharp edges. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight.DJ has a bit of curling to top/bottom edges and a couple of surface scratches to back. Lovely. Seller Inventory # 002564
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Howl: original draft facsimile, transcript, variant versions, fully annotated by the author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of the first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts, and bibliography; 50th Anniversary edition
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Harper & Row, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 0060156287
ISBN 13: 9780060156282
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Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. xiv, 194p., 9.25x11.25 inches, facsimile of manuscript, photos, very good first edition and printing stated in cloth boards and bright unclipped dust jacket. The ultimate collection of materials about and of the Ginsberg Howl. Seller Inventory # 247617
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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public . Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography
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ISBN 10: 0060156287
ISBN 13: 9780060156282
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Seller: Studio Books, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Brown cloth, quarto. Stated First edition. 194 pages. Illustrations. Iinterior clean and bright, no marks, etc. In a near dust jacket in a mylar protector. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket in a mylar protector. All books shipped in boxes. Seller Inventory # 091542
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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public Reading, Legal Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography
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Harper & Row, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 0060156287
ISBN 13: 9780060156282
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition Stated, First Printing with complete number line intact. Full cloth hardcover binding is clean and holding tight. Previous owner's gift inscription on the front endpaper, otherwise the book's interior and text are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket price remains unclipped ($22.50), and the jacket is attractive and whole with light wear to two of the corner folds. NOT ex-lib. A clean, solid copy in jacket. Indexed. xiv, 194pp. This book is over-sized, so it will likely require additional shipping charges on all priority and international orders. Seller Inventory # 007836