Coventry, England: The Beat Scene Press, 2009. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This special issue of the magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK is devoted to Jack Kerouac, Founding Father of the Beat Generation, & begins with a robust, rollicking prose letter from John Clellon Holmes to Kerouac written in 1958. This rare, often overlooked letter was remarkably not included in the Kerouac Selected Letters..... More

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 2023. First Printing. Perfect Bound. This newest (as of this writing) number of the indispensable Beat Generation-dedicated magazine-format literary journal edited & published by Kevin Ring in the UK features several important articles concerning William S. Burroughs, Founding Father of the Beats-&-Beyond & our foremost Patron Saint-Demon, by Demi Raven, Dawn Swoop & New York School-&-Beyond icon Anne Waldman. Also in this issue are fascinating..... More

San Francisco, CA: Sore Dove Press, 2010. Limited First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti & David Stephen Calonne. An essay by David Stephen Calonne, the prolific author, educator & scholar who is our good friend & esteemed colleague at the European Beat Studies Network (ebsn.eu). The subject of this essay is the deep influence of William Saroyan (1908-1981), the great Armenian-American playwright & novelist, upon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)..... More

London, England: Faber and Faber Limited, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. "Chris Challis's interest in the Beat Generation, their literature and their lifestyle, began, like that of many of his contemporaries, as a youthful enthusiasm. That interest developed into a thesis and many critical articles, and led to personal contact or correspondence with many of the Beats themselves. In due course he made the physical and spiritual journey across the United..... More

New York, NY: New Directions Books, 1957. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "Is there a "literary underground" in America- a group of undiscovered talents in revolt against mass culture, who are already shaping the literature of the future? This new anthology in the well-known series attempts to answer this question with stories, poems, plays and essays, many of them by new writers." (from back cover) A particularly rare & important number..... More