Beat Generation

San Fransisco, Habenicht Press, 2003, staple-bound softcover, 12 pp, Limited Edition of 500 copies, First Printing stated, Signed by the Author on the half-title page, Fine condition. Straight, tight, clean and unread with no wear or markings. The result of a writing assignment given by Di Prima to her class, in which she also participated, exploring her relationship to poetry and creativity during that time.

The book was my father's personal copy. The DJ has no clips but a little missing and moisture damage. The cover was taped and has moisture problems but the inside pages are in fine condition in comparison to others. Cover states Printed in U.S.A. Book states "Published in Canada by the Macmillin Company of Canada Limited." Library of Congress Catalogue Number 57-9425. Please see the photos. Second Printing of the First Edition. Stated Second Printing. Black cloth boards. Jacket priced at $3.95

New York: Grove Press, 1959. First edition, hardcover. Octavo, original gray cloth. Book is VG, with only some rubbing on spine, otherwise would perhaps be near-fine, with sharp corners on the boards. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked, with no significant yellowing. DJ is Fair, with some fading to the spine area, a tear in the upper-left-front that affects the top of the 'O' in "Doctor," a tear at the bottom of the spine, some rubbing, and some water-staining that is only visible on the inside of the DJ.

Cambridge, England: Prospect, 1960. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 32pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce issue of this little magazine from 1960 Cambridge, with work by Charles Olson and others. Mimeographed subscription form laid in. Spotting to covers and page edges, no markings.

Ace, New York, 1953. First edition. Condition: Very good plus; book has slight edge wear and creasing along spine, slight darkening on interior pages. Ace Double Books D-15.Burroughs' classic "confessions of an unredeemed drug addict". His first published book. A very nice copy of this famous example of "write what you know".

New York: Grove Press, Inc. , 1958. First American Edition, First Printing stated at copyright page, First Issue dust jacket with no zip code rear panel and correct price front flap, Near Fine, tiny bump top corner front board, in Near Fine dust jacket, small rubs top corner front flap and top edge of spine. A Beat high spot, the cornerstone of any Beat collection. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Point Reyes Station, CA: Floating Island Publications, 1981. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 8vo, 24pp, sewn wrappers. 1 of 500 stated copies of this uncommon work by Joanne Kyger, nicely produced at Berkeleys West Coast Print Center. Unmarked copy, light wear.

San Francisco: Beatitude Press, 1976. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 64pp, stapled wrappers. Nice copy of this mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a great range of luminaries (including one poem by Dale Pendell). Unmarked copy with light staple rust and some light wear and faint sunning.

San Francisco: Beatitude Press, 1977. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 46pp (plus plates), stapled wrappers. Rare mid-seventies issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a great range of luminaries (including one poem by Dale Pendell). A curious 1976 leaflet entitled The Grant Getter's Gazette by Michael Weiner is laid in. Unmarked copy with a bit of reading wear (front cover has some printing offset, as observed with other copies).

San Francisco: Beatitude, 1979. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Near Fine. 4to, 88pp, printed wrappers. Clean copy of the 20th anniversary issue of the classic San Francisco underground Beat magazine, includes a particularly select range of contributors. Unmarked copy with light wear and soil.

Albuquerque, NM: Fred Wah, 1963. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG (back cover detached but present). 4to, 26pp (mimeographed), stapled wrappers. Rare first issue of this classic mimeo revolution magazine, includes a letter from Ed Dorn, plus writing by Duerden, Irby, Grenier, et al. Unmarked copy, back cover detached but present, faint staining and some general wear.

New York: Grove Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1959. 1st US; First Printing. Hardcover. First Printing stated on the copyright page, Burroughs’s breakout book. A very nice copy, the book is close to Near Fine, with a bit of darkening to the gilding of the spine. Slight foxing on text block. Jacket has a bit of wear at the spine ends and along the joint between the spine and the front panel, especially at the top. One of only 3500 copies of the first printing. NF / NF overall and jacket now with a protective removable acetate cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

San Francisco: Link Martin, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 22pp, stapled wrappers. First issue of this rare and enigmatic literary magazine from 1965 San Francisco, edited by Jack Spicer's last lover, Link Martin, shortly after Spicer's death. Includes work by Spicer, Martin, Joanne Kyger, and others. Unmarked copy, clean and well preserved, light wear.

New York: Trobar, 1964. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 44pp, stapled wrappers. Final issue of this important little magazine, including work by LeRoi Jones, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, et al. Unmarked copy, a bit of sunning and wear to wrappers.

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994. Signed on the front-free end-paper by the author. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, black paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.