New York, NY: The Citadel Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. "In the United States of America, those "new barbarians" who have chosen the present as the compass of their lives are the Beat Generation. In England, they are the Angry Young Men. Both the Beat Generation and the Angry Young Men are social phenomena which have found increasing literary expression. Because both represent a significant adaptation to life in mid-twentieth... More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2014. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This number of the magazine-format literary journal published by Kevin Ring in the UK is a special issue devoted to the Beats in Britain. With great, rarely reproduced 1966 photographs of a dapper William S. Burroughs in London with his "brolly" (umbrella) including on front cover; articles by the late Ken Brooks about his meeting WSB at the legendary... More

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2016. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. Beat Scene Issue No. 84 begins with an incredibly scholastic article from Jaap Vanderbent that focuses on John Clellon Holmes' relationship with "the classics," but chronicles and comments on many other figures of Beat pedigree (Ed Sanders, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs & others) and their work's relation to classical mythology. Following that is an excellent article from... More

Pocatello, Idaho: The Limberlost Press, 1979. First edition. Stapled wrappers. A selection of poetry comprising numbers 7 & 8 of the Limberlost Review, dedicated by John Clellon Holmes to Allen Ginsberg. One of 26 copies signed and lettered by the poet in January 1980 on publisher's label affixed to front endpaper. This is copy "E." One of the very rarest John Clellon Holmes collectibles, in very fine, near-mint condition. Very Fine. More

Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. First hardcover edition of a compilation of John Clellon Holmes' poetry spanning his career from the 1940s through the 1980s, published the year after his death. Book very fine, one short crease on lower back flap of dust jacket, otherwise very fine. Very Fine. More

Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2008. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Number 16 in the Beat Scene Press Pocket Book Series published by Kevin Ring in the UK, this is a transcription of two lengthy letters written by author John Clellon Holmes, reminiscing in detail on his long friendship with Jack Kerouac. The letters were written in response to inquiries by Joy Walsh, the publisher of the Kerouac newsletter... More