Gasoline by Corso Gregory (106 results)

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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Eighth Printing. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 105 pages.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Gasoline and Vestal Lady on Brattle is volume number 8 in the City Lights Pocket Series. "Open this book as you would a box of crazy toys, take in your hands a refinement of beauty out of a destructive atmosphere. These combinations are imaginary and pure, in accordance with Corso's individual (therefore universal) desire." --Allen Ginsberg "Gregory is a gambler. He suffers reverses, like every man who takes chances. But his vitality and resilience always shine through, with a light that is more than human: The immortal light of his muse." --William S. Burroughs ".A touch young kid from the Lower East Side who rose like an angel over the rooftops and sang Italian songs as sweet as Caruso and Sinatra, but in words.Amazing and Beautiful Gregory Corso, The one and only Gregory the Herald. Read slowly and see."--Jack Kerouac "[M]ore than fifty years on from when it was first published in 1958, Gasoline (City Lights, 1958) by Beat poet Gregory Corso is a seminal book in the birth of that particular literary generation." --Paul Stubbs, 3AM Magazine Gregory Corso's first book of poetry, The Vestal Lady on Brattle, was published by City Lights Press in 1955.Born in New York City and raised in Little Italy, Gregory Corso was an American Poet and the youngest of the iconic Beat Generation writers. Homeless and family-less, Corso was arrested at 13 for petty theft and larcenry and spent some time in New York's infamous jail "The Tombs." He was arrested again, but was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Center. On the night of his 18th birthday, he was arrested again and convicted as an adult, resulting in being detained in Clinton State Prison. Gasoline is dedicated to "the Angels of Clinton Prison." Corso met Allen Ginsberg in 1951 and Ginsberg recognized Corso as "spiritually gifted." Together they traveled from New York to San Francisco to Paris where Corso wrote some of his most famous poems Bombs and Marriage. His journey to, in, and around Paris resulted in his third book of poetry which included poems The Happy Birthday of Death, Minutes to Go, The American Express, and Long LIve Man. He returned to New York in 1958 only to discover he and the other Beat writers had become famous literary figures. Corso and Ginsberg traveled to college campuses and read their famous works Howl and Bomb and Marriage.On January 17, 2001, Corso died from prostate cancer.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Gasoline and Vestal Lady on Brattle is volume number 8 in the City Lights Pocket Series. "Open this book as you would a box of crazy toys, take in your hands a refinement of beauty out of a destructive atmosphere. These combinations are imaginary and pure, in accordance with Corso's individual (therefore universal) desire." --Allen Ginsberg "Gregory is a gambler. He suffers reverses, like every man who takes chances. But his vitality and resilience always shine through, with a light that is more than human: The immortal light of his muse." --William S. Burroughs ".A touch young kid from the Lower East Side who rose like an angel over the rooftops and sang Italian songs as sweet as Caruso and Sinatra, but in words.Amazing and Beautiful Gregory Corso, The one and only Gregory the Herald. Read slowly and see."--Jack Kerouac "[M]ore than fifty years on from when it was first published in 1958, Gasoline (City Lights, 1958) by Beat poet Gregory Corso is a seminal book in the birth of that particular literary generation." --Paul Stubbs, 3AM Magazine Gregory Corso's first book of poetry, The Vestal Lady on Brattle, was published by City Lights Press in 1955.Born in New York City and raised in Little Italy, Gregory Corso was an American Poet and the youngest of the iconic Beat Generation writers. Homeless and family-less, Corso was arrested at 13 for petty theft and larcenry and spent some time in New York's infamous jail "The Tombs." He was arrested again, but was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Center. On the night of his 18th birthday, he was arrested again and convicted as an adult, resulting in being detained in Clinton State Prison. Gasoline is dedicated to "the Angels of Clinton Prison." Corso met Allen Ginsberg in 1951 and Ginsberg recognized Corso as "spiritually gifted." Together they traveled from New York to San Francisco to Paris where Corso wrote some of his most famous poems Bombs and Marriage. His journey to, in, and around Paris resulted in his third book of poetry which included poems The Happy Birthday of Death, Minutes to Go, The American Express, and Long LIve Man. He returned to New York in 1958 only to discover he and the other Beat writers had become famous literary figures. Corso and Ginsberg traveled to college campuses and read their famous works Howl and Bomb and Marriage.On January 17, 2001, Corso died from prostate cancer.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Gasoline & Vestal Lady on Brattle is volume number 8 in the City Lights Pocket Series."Open this book as you would a box of crazy toys, take in your hands a refinement of beauty out of a destructive atmosphere. These combinations are imaginary and pure, in accordance with Corso's individual (therefore universal) desire." Allen Ginsberg"Gregory is a gambler. He suffers reverses, like every man who takes chances. But his vitality and resilience always shine through, with a light that is more than human: The immortal light of his muse." William S. Burroughs" A touch young kid from the Lower East Side who rose like an angel over the rooftops and sang Italian songs as sweet as Caruso and Sinatra, but in words. Amazing and Beautiful Gregory Corso, The one and only Gregory the Herald. Read slowly and see."Jack Kerouac"[M]ore than fifty years on from when it was first published in 1958, Gasoline (City Lights, 1958) by Beat poet Gregory Corso is a seminal book in the birth of that particular literary generation." Paul Stubbs, 3AM MagazineGregory Corso's first book of poetry, The Vestal Lady on Brattle, was published by City Lights Press in 1955. Born in New York City and raised in Little Italy, Gregory Corso was an American Poet and the youngest of the iconic Beat Generation writers. Homeless and family-less, Corso was arrested at 13 for petty theft and larcenry and spent some time in New York's infamous jail "The Tombs." He was arrested again, but was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Center. On the night of his 18th birthday, he was arrested again and convicted as an adult, resulting in being detained in Clinton State Prison. Gasoline is dedicated to "the Angels of Clinton Prison." Corso met Allen Ginsberg in 1951 and Ginsberg recognized Corso as "spiritually gifted." Together they traveled from New York to San Francisco to Paris where Corso wrote some of his most famous poems Bombs and Marriage. His journey to, in, and around Paris resulted in his third book of poetry which included poems The Happy Birthday of Death, Minutes to Go, The American Express, and Long LIve Man. He returned to New York in 1958 only to discover he and the other Beat writers had become famous literary figures. Corso and Ginsberg traveled to college campuses and read their famous works Howl and Bomb and Marriage. On January 17, 2001, Corso died from prostate cancer. His first and greatest books here in one volume: The Vestal Lady on Brattle and Gasoline . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Soft cover. Condition: New. 9th printing, 105pp. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in NEW condition. "Open this book as you would a box of crazy toys, take in your hands a refinement of beauty out of a destructive atmosphere. These combinations are imaginary and pure, in accordance with Corso's individual (therefore universal) desire."---Allen Ginsberg.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Red duodecimo, pocket book, 99 pages; 16 cm. Contents: Gasoline. Introduction / Allen Ginsberg -- Ode to Coit Tower -- In the fleeting hand of time -- Vision of Rotterdam -- 2 weird happenings in Haarlem -- Last warmth of Arnold -- Amnesia in Memphis -- Mexican impressions -- Sun -- Puma in Chapultepec zoo -- Botticelli's spring -- Ecce homo -- Uccello -- On the walls of a dull furnished room -- D Scarlatti -- Italian extravaganza -- Birthplace revisited -- Last gangster -- I miss my dear cats -- But I do not need kindness -- Don't shoot the warthog -- I am -- To a downfallen rose -- Three -- Hello -- No word -- Mad yak -- This was my meal -- For miles -- Doll poem -- Last night I drove a car -- Zizi's lament -- Paris.The vestal lady on Brattle. The vestal lady on Brattle -- Thoughts on a Japanese movie -- You came last season -- Dementia in an African apartment house -- Coney Island -- Greenwich Village suicide -- In the morgue -- My hands are a city -- Sea chanty -- Song -- In the tunnel-bone of Cambridge -- Shakedown -- Vision epizootics -- New York man -- In the early morning -- King Crow -- In my beautiful -- Dialogues from children's observation ward -- Horse was milked -- Crime -- Sniper's lament -- This is America -- Fragment from the decadence -- Game -- Requiem for "Bird" Parker, musician -- 12 Ash St Place -- Wreck of the Nordling -- Man seated outside my window -- You, whose mother's lover was grass -- Old man said he once saw Emily Dickinson -- Runaway girl -- Into the aperture of an unlikely archimage -- Pastoral fetish -- Sausages -- St Lukes, service for Thomas -- Cambridge, first impressions. Series: City Lights pocket poets series, # 8. Poetry. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, sunned spine, faint soiling and spotting to fore-edges, light fading to covers and spine, very gentle rubbing to edges, faint soiling to front cover, two spots to title page, bright pages in tight binding, else Very Good.…

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 99 pages. Gasoline Vestal Lady on Brattle is volume number 8 in the City Lights Pocket Series. Open this book as you would a box of crazy toys, take in your hands a refinement of beauty out of a destructive atmosphere. These combinations are imaginary and pure, in accordance with Corso s individual (therefore universal) desire. --Allen Ginsberg Gregory is a gambler. He suffers reverses, like every man who takes chances. But his vitality and resilience always shine through, with a light that is more than human: The immortal light of his muse. --William S. Burroughs .A touch young kid from the Lower East Side who rose like an angel over the rooftops and sang Italian songs as sweet as Caruso and Sinatra, but in words.Amazing and Beautiful Gregory Corso, The one and only Gregory the Herald. Read slowly and see. --Jack Kerouac [M]ore than fifty years on from when it was first published in 1958, Gasoline (City Lights, 1958) by Beat poet Gregory Corso is a seminal book in the birth of that particular literary generation. --Paul Stubbs, 3AM Magazine Gregory Corso s first book of poetry, The Vestal Lady on Brattle, was published by City Lights Press in 1955. Born in New York City and raised in Little Italy, Gregory Corso was an American Poet and the youngest of the iconic Beat Generation writers. Homeless and family-less, Corso was arrested at 13 for petty theft and larcenry and spent some time in New York s infamous jail The Tombs. He was arrested again, but was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Center. On the night of his 18th birthday, he was arrested again and convicted as an adult, resulting in being detained in Clinton State Prison. Gasoline is dedicated to the Angels of Clinton Prison. Corso met Allen Ginsberg in 1951 and Ginsberg recognized Corso as spiritually gifted. Together they traveled from New York to San Francisco to Paris where Corso wrote some of his most famous poems Bombs and Marriage. His journey to, in, and around Paris resulted in his third book of poetry which included poems The Happy Birthday of Death, Minutes to Go, The American Express, and Long LIve Man. He returned to New York in 1958 only to discover he and the other Beat writers had become famous literary figures. Corso and Ginsberg traveled to college campuses and read their famous works Howl and Bomb and Marriage.…

Self Wraps. Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. As Issued. 11th Printing. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Red and off white Card binding shows light soil. Original printed price marked out with black marker.This copy is in good condition with covers lightly marked. 11th edition 1968 48pp. Content clean, bright and sound. Photos available on request. Size 16cm x 12.5cm.x 05cm -.…