Illustrated by Darcie Sanders. Chicago, Illinois: The Ravine Press, 1976. Limited Edition. 13" x 20" Broadside. This is #52/150. Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrink wrap. Signed by Diane Di Prima. Featuring an elegaic, haunting poem by Diane di Prima, among the few female members of the original Beat Generation. An important poet, publisher & memoirist for well over a half century, she is still active. The text is... Item #1651

San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp Of San Francisco, 1988. First edition thus. Softcover. Originally published by Olympia Press in 1969, this is the first edition thus, an early production by Last Gasp, now quite renowned for its pictorial monographs of cutting-edge artists, & various avant-garde publications. The classic memoir of Diane di Prima as a member of & among the original Beat Generation, in fine condition with moderate wear to... Item #1577

Berkeley, California: Wingbow Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. This is Edward Dorn's most famous work, his magnum opus, published here in complete form for the first time in a first hardcover trade edition of only 450 copies. Along with his contemporaries Robert Creeley, Robert Duncan & Charles Olson, Edward Dorn (1929-1999) is associated with Black Mountain College as one of the key "Black Mountain Poets." The poem, first published in... Item #1652

Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. A booklet of poetry, a vintage Cherry Valley Edition published by Charles Plymell, the great writer, publisher of the first Zap Comix & close friend & associate of William S. Burroughs (whose Tornado Alley was issued by CVE), Neal Cassady & Allen Ginsberg. Original CVE items, of which we have many available, are important collectibles that will increase in rarity... Item #1136

Berkeley, California: Oyez, 1968. Limited Edition. 20" x 28" Broadside. Signed with citation by Robert Duncan. A large broadside by Robert Duncan, issued in 1968 in a limited edition we believe consisted of under 200 copies. Duncan is a major figure in 20th century American poetry, associated with the Beats, the San Francisco Renaissance & the Black Mountain Poets. The text of the poem, My Mother Would Be A Falconress... Item #1654

New York, NY: Larry Fagin, 1968-1970. First Editions. Staplebound w/o spine wrappers as issued. Issue Numbers 1-5. The first 5 issues of one of the most significant productions of the NYC "Mimeo Revolution," a period of great literary ferment during the 1960s & 1970s. As described by its legendary editor Larry Fagin, who remains active in the East Village of NYC, "The title derives from a children's textbook, Adventures in... Item #1639

San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books, 1978. First Edition. Broadside. A poem written 1975-1978 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti & published by his City Lights Books as a broadside. Folded as issued. Scarce. Near Mint. Item #1139

Vojo Skyline Press, 1991. First Edition Numbered. Broadside. A broadside of remarks about painting by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, painter, poet and proprietor of City Lights Books. Measuring 8-1/2" x 11" - Offset printed on yellow card stock. Reproduced in Ferlinghetti's handwriting. One of 25 numbered copies. This is copy #3/25. With reproduced holograph signature of author. As New. Item #1141

New York, NY: New Directions, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover. A sequel to Coney Island of the Mind, Lawrence Ferlinghetti's famous early poem, this "a sequence of one hundred one related poems with recurrent themes." (from front flap) Red cloth in dj. Book is in unread, very fine condition, except for one very short, closed tear on upper right edge of dj. Very Fine. Item #1143

Niigata, Japan: Blue Jacket Press, 2002. First Edition. Hand-sewn Wrappers. This is the special Lawrence Ferlinghetti issue of the Japanese Beat magazine, Blue Beat Jacket. Edited by Yusuke Keida, this issue #20 contains unpublished poetry and artwork by Ferlinghetti, tributes, photographs, more. Limited to an edition of only 100 copies. Text in English. As New. Item #1144

Eleanor Dickinson. San Francisco, California: East Wind Printers, 1963. Limited Edition. 13"x 20" Broadside. Limited Edition. One of 300 copies (no numbering).Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrinkwrap. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. An exquisite broadside issued in an edition of 300 copies in October, 1963 for the 17th annual San Francisco Arts Festival. Featuring an evocative, emotional poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the venerable Beat poet & publisher, composed in London... Item #1658

London, England: Binnacle Press, 1980. First Printing. Stapled Sheets. A twelve-page transcript of an interview with Lawrence Ferlinghetti by Gavin Selerie, conducted on July 3, 1980. Ferlinghetti, a founding figure of the west coast Beat Generation as both author & publisher, engages in an expansive discussion that encompasses many Beat as well as other literary writers & topics. Includes a short, selective bibliography. A rare & insightful item, in very... Item #1702

Troy, NY: Whitston Publishing Company, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. An early in-depth study of Beat icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti's writing, by Beat scholar & University of Nebraska professor Michael Skau. Hardcover with gold-colored stamping on front cover & spine, issued without dj. As New. Item #1524