Various (Beck, Julian; Bowles, Paul; di Prima, Diane; Gelber, Jack; Ginsberg, Allen; Gysin, Brion; Kerouac, Jack; Kesey, Ken; Ring, Kevin; Selby, Hubert Jr.; Solomon, Carl et al.)

Beat Scene No. 46 (Autumn 2004)

Warwickshire, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2004. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage autumn 2004 number of the magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK features a most informative article on playwright Jack Gelbert's adventures with the Living Theatre, founded by Julian Beck & Judith Malina (who recently passed away), by Jay Jeffrey Jones. Also an interview conducted by Ring with Allen Hibbard on his book, Paul Bowles: Magic & Morocco; an article on Diane di Prima's Poet's Press by Pauline Reeves; a lengthy, insightful late interview with Allen Ginsberg conducted by Jack Foley in October 1996; a review of Brion Gysin: Tuning In to the Multimedia Age, a compilation of essays on the great artist & collaborator with William S. Burroughs; an informed review of Jack Kerouac: Windblown World, a volume of Kerouac's journals during 1947-1954, by Ring; a statement on writing by Ken Kesey based on an interview conducted by Tom Clark in 1978; a tribute to Hubert Selby Jr., who had recently died, by John Fante; a concise biographical-critical essay on Carl Solomon by Jim Burns; & more. With further reviews, & profuse photo-illustrations of important Beat-related figures & works by & about them. Another delightful, increasingly rare earlier issue in this most significant & collectible series. In very fine condition with only very mild rubbing to front, back covers; faint creases along part of length of spine; tiny bumps at corners of covers; staples beginning to rust. Interior all but mint except for staple rust noted above. Very Fine. [Item #2152]

Price: $30.00