Scenes Along the Road: Photographs of the Desolation Angels 1944-1960 (Multiple Beat signatures) by Compiled by Ann Charters with three poems and comments by Allen Ginsberg - 1970

New York, New York, USA: Portents/Gotham Book Mart, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 56 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black and white photographs. Published in conjunction with the Gotham Book Mart as part of its fiftieth year celebration, 1920-1970. This edition is limited to 2000 copies, of which 1750 are in wrappers, 200 are hardbound, and 50 specially bound copies have been signed by Allen Ginsberg. This is copy 48/50 copies signed by Ginsberg. Contains three poems by Allen Ginsberg: 'Neal's Ashes', 'Memory Gardens' and 'In a Car'. Original brown covers show a few smudges. Tight square binding. A few smudges to endpapers. Nicking, edge and surface wear to dust jacket. Inscribed variously to two owners associated with the Beats. One owner was Bay-area book dealer and collector Art Stockett known as "the Colonel". The second owner was Beat photographer and bibliographer Marshall Clements. Signed throughout by many writers associated with the Beat Movement as follows: Inscribed: "To Arthur Harold Nourse" on the front free endpaper. Inscribed by the editor Ann Charters on the half title: "To Arthur: at the White Rabbitt/Jack Spicer Conference, SF 6/18/86 Ann Charters." Inscribed on page 26 under the well-known photograph of Neal Cassady and his then-girlfriend Ann Marie Murphy in the front seat of a car circa 1963 : "For Arthur- (my car! me!) Ann Marie." Signed by Gary Snyder on page 31 under a 1956 photograph of himself. Signed by Michael McClure on page 32 under a photograph of himself. Inscribed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti on page 33 under a photograph of himself and Jack Kerouac: "For Arthur at City Lights 12/89 Lawrence Ferlinghetti". Signed by Allen Ginsberg on page 47 under his poem "Neal's Ashes": "Allen Ginsberg AH (in a circle) 6/1/94". On the colophon, inscribed by Allen Ginsberg to noted Beat scholar and photographer Marshall Clements: "for Marshall Clements more old ectoplasm in elements [?] Oct 8 1978" Also inscribed by editor Ann Charters to Marshall Clements: "for Marshall- who first showed me Jack Kerouac books. Love Annie". A unique signed collection of early photographs of Beat poets in near fine condition.