From Vintage Books and Fine Art, Oxford, MD, U.S.A.
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Beautiful Advance Proof 1st Edition of the Penguin Poets series, boldly signed on the title page by Di Prima. This Penguin edition contains Parts I-XVI. One of the most influential of the Beat Poets, known for co-editing The Floating Bear newspaper with fellow Beat and romantic interest LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka) and "was co-founder of the New York Poets Theatre and founder of the Poets Press. On several occasions she faced charges of obscenity by the United States government due to her work with the New York Poets Theatre and The Floating Bear. In 1961 she was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for publishing two poems in The Floating Bear. According to di Prima, police persistently harassed her due to the nature of her poetry. In 1966, she spent some time at Millbrook with Timothy Leary's psychedelic community." - Wiki Yellow typographical wraps. Square tight binding. Clean interior. This edition, a trade paperback, comes with original separate dust wrapper, with the tiniest hint of edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. Seller Inventory # 13129
Bibliographic Details
Title: Loba
Publisher: Penguin, New York
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Thus.
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