Boston, MA: David R. Godine, 1975. Limited First Trade Edition. Hardcover. "Blue as color and state of mind, 'blue' as word, Blue as Platonic idea- these are the layers of blue that William Gass explores and ponders and celebrates in this brilliant book. Blue is a famously erotic hue, and Gass opens with an examination of the depiction of sex in literature. He argues that the failure of most writers..... More

New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2001. First Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. “Spontaneous Mind: Selected Interviews 1958-1996” justifies the cost of admission rather quickly, and features heavy-hitters all-around. Before one can even begin to praise the Ginsberg-authored content contained herein, they are welcomed into the work by way of a Preface by Czech poet-dissident [& eventual politician] Vaclav Havel. Havel, as students of history will no doubt remember, was a legend..... More

San Francisco, CA; New York, NY: Bob McNeely; Random House, Inc., 1969; 1972. Original Photograph; First Edition. Photograph over Mount; Hardcover. With description in Allen Ginsberg's hand on verso of photograph. A one-of-a-kind bundle of rarities relating to Allen Ginsberg, Founding Father of the Beat Generation: (1) an original photograph (appx. 9&7/8" x 7&3/4") depicting Ginsberg (1926-1997) in the company of John Wieners (1934-2002) at the Republican National Convention in..... More

Hanover, Germany: Apartment Editions, 1988. First German Edition. Stringbound in Stiff Wrappers. Allen Ginsberg’s interviews and works of literary criticism—his writing on his and others’ poetry, the wealth of recordings in the form of classes he gave at the Naropa Institute—are invaluable documents for the poet, the critic, and the historian for understanding this once-in-a-century mind and social dynamo. “The Riverside Interview” was formed from three conversations Ginsberg had with..... More

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. "...a long-awaited publishing event- the definitive biography of one of this century's most flamboyant and influential literary renegades. Drawing upon Allen Ginsberg's extensive journals and correspondence, as well as scores of interviews with friends, associates, and with Ginsberg himself, Barry Miles has painted an intimate and richly detailed portrait of the man whose poetry shocked the literary establishment, and whose..... More

Gran Canaria, Spain: Zasterle Press, 1997. First Edition. Softcover in Stiff Wrappers. Addressing, now the Ginsbergians, Your Devoted Curators here at Third Mind Books dutifully proffer the following: “Luminous Dreams,” — a collection short prose works by the indefatigable Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997). Compiled & released by Spain’s Zasterle Press in the months immediately following the poet’s planetary denouement (in April 1997), “Luminous Dreams” does a distinct and honorable service to..... More

New York, NY: Harper Collins, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. “What a wonderful book is ‘Deliberate Prose,’ the selected essays of Allen Ginsberg! It is the work of a great poet, a great American, and a great friend of literature who more than any bard in history helped shape social thought and political change in his era. Brilliance suffuses the collection, beginning with the opening essay, his prophetic ‘Independence Day Manifesto’..... More

New York, NY: Grove Press, 2017. First Printing. Hardcover. “In 1977, twenty years after the publication of his landmark poem, ‘Howl’ and Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road,’ Allen Ginsberg decided it was time to teach a course on the literary history of the Beat Generation. Throughout this course, which he taught first at the Naropa Institute in Colorado, and later at Brooklyn College, Ginsberg saw an opportunity to present a...... More

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "The amazing, sometimes shocking story of the country's erotic, pace-setting area: New York's East Village. The uncensored center of/ HAPPENINGS/ UNDERGROUND MOVIES/ COFFEEHOUSE THEATRE/ DRUGS/ FUGS/ AVANT-GARDE SEX!" (from front cover) A now-classic, thoughtful (albeit sensationally promoted as shown by the above quote) overview of the East Village NYC scene circa 1966, right when the Bohemianism of the Beat..... More

The Hague, Netherlands: Counter Culture Chronicles, 2020. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. "So, Piero Heliczer was born on June 20, 1937, he left us on July 22, (1993). He was a visionary poet, playwright, filmmaker, actor, translator, painter, musician and above all: An inspirational scenemaker...In this publication friends, admirers and people he worked with pay tribute to his creative mind and to the man himself. Works from obscure Dutch magazines..... More

Saratoga Springs, NY: Wayne Perras; David Scavone; Elizabeth Skinner, 1981. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. "Since we last went to press, needless to say, much has transpired. In a world clearly filled with ominous signs a year ago, the screws of fate have tightened further. Most notable, perhaps, was the election to Office of men who display attitudes of ego- and ethnocentric impunity, guised by the name of patriotism. Since these..... More

Bristol, England: The Kerouac Connection, 1988. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage number of the UK literary journal of the Beat Generation & especially Jack Kerouac, edited by David Moore, is entirely devoted to works concerning John Clellon Holmes (1926-1988), one of Kerouac's closest friends & associates, depicted in On the Road (as "Tom Saybrook") & several other Kerouac classics. Holmes' novel GO (1952, see item No.s 3326, 3412) is..... More

Tucson, AZ: Ironwood Press, 1982. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the literary journal edited by Michael Cuddihy is "A Special Issue" featuring an appreciation of the Black Mountain School poet Hilda Morley (1916-1998) followed by a section entitled "Realism: An Anthology of 'Language' Poets," guest-edited & with an introduction by Ron Silliman. The Morley appreciation features her then-newest & selected poems, interspersed with short appreciative essays by distinguished..... More