London, England, UK: Ambit, 1966. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. "Much of Burroughs' difficulty as a writer resides in the fact that he is a writer, systematically creating the verbal myths of the mid-century at a time when the oral novel, or unillustrated strip cartoon, holds almost exclusive sway." (J.G. Ballard, pgs. 46-47). The twenty-seventh number of the quarterly British literary journal founded in 1959 & edited until 2013 by British..... More

Coventry, England, UK: Beat Scene Press, 2001. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage 2001 number of the indispensable Beat Generation-devoted magazine-format literary journal edited, published & with contributions by Kevin Ring in the UK features tributes to the great primary Beat poet Gregory Corso, who passed away earlier that year, by Pauline Reeves, Vojo Sindolic & Michael Skau; along with several theretofore unpublished poems by Corso himself. Also in this..... More

Coventry, England, UK: Beat Scene Press, 2024. First Edition. Perfect Bound. This newest issue of Beat Scene highlights “The Burroughs Affair 1963” (pg. 24), an excerpted report by John Pearson from the Sunday Times in February of 1963 in which the reporter visits William S. Burroughs at the Beat Hotel in Paris after his appearance at the Edinburgh Writers’ Conference. Additionally included in this issue are a review of Grove..... More

Glasgow, Scotland: The Kerouac Connection, 1992. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage number of the UK literary journal of the Beat Generation & especially Jack Kerouac features several contributions by the supreme Kerouac authority & critical biographer Gerald Nicosia (our good friend & colleague at the European Beat Studies Network, ebsn.eu): The first of three memorial tributes to the writer John Montgomery, Kerouac's friend & a character in his works..... More

New York, NY: Bloomsbury Academic/ Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. "The leading light of the Beat Generation writers, Jack Kerouac also had a lifelong passion for music, particularly the mid-century jazz of New York City. Furthermore, some of the greatest transatlantic names in rock- from Bob Dylan to the Grateful Dead, Van Morrison to David Bowie- credited the novelist's impact on their work. Kerouac on Record considers how..... More

Bristol, England: The Kerouac Connection, 1987. First Printing. Stapled. “You might have to make up your mind about Jack Kerouac. He writes long sentences, sometimes a page long, which contain digressions, false starts and perplexing jumps in narrative events….There have always been some cracks in the hole, and the boys in the gang are trying to mend things straight. And when I say ‘boys’ I am being completely non-sexist, -..... More

Bristol, England: The Kerouac Connection, 1998. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. “The International Jack Kerouac Recontre (or Gathering) was held in Quebec City, Canada, over five days last year. Efficiently organized by the Club Jack Kerouac, it offered a chance to explore the influence of Kerouac’s French-Canadian heritage as well as providing a celebration of his literary talents. As such, this event was different to all previous gatherings, taking participants along..... More