Various (Arthur Knight; Kit Knight (Editors); Burroughs, William S.; Cassady, Carolyn; Corso, Gregory; Duncan, Robert; Ginsberg, Allen; Holmes, John Clellon; Huncke, Herbert; Jones, Ted; Kaufman, Eileen; Kaufman, Bob; Kerouac, Jack; McClure, Joanna; McClure, Michael; McDarrah, Fred W.; Nicosia, Gerald; Norse, Harold et al.)

Beat Angels

ISBN: 0934660050
California, PA: Arthur & Kit Knight, 1982. First Printing. Softcover. This issue of the profound, pioneering anthology series edited by Arthur (1937-2012) & Kit Knight features prose, poems, letters & interviews by & about many of the key original founding figures of the Beat Generation: A letter written by William S. Burroughs dated December 4, 1957 to Jack Kerouac from Tangier; an essay by Carolyn Cassady on myth vs. reality vis-a-vis her husband, the legendary Neal Cassady; a letter from Gregory Corso dated October 13, 1961 to Allen Ginsberg; an interview with Robert Duncan conducted by acclaimed Kerouac biographer Gerald Nicosia during July 1978; a very early (December 1945) poem, "To Kerouac in the Hospital," by Ginsberg, & a letter from Ginsberg dated Fall 1947 to Kerouac from Texas; journal entries from 1948-1950 by John Clellon Holmes; an excerpt from the then yet-unpublished memoir, Guilty of Everything, by Herbert Huncke; an interview with Ted Jones conducted by Nicosia during August 1979; excerpt from an autobiography by Eileen Kaufman about her marriage with & impressions of the elusive Bob Kaufman; two great letters written by Kerouac, from 1954 to Allen Ginsberg & from 1957 to Neal Cassady; poems by Joanna McClure & her husband Michael McClure; the classic prose work "Sniffing Keyholes" by Harold Norse; & more. Throughout are photographs of all of the above icons & more, from the late 1930s through early 1980s, many never reproduced before or since, including a portfolio of Kerouac photos assembled & captioned by Nicosia; & one of theretofore unpublished photos of Ted Jones taken by Fred W. McDarrah. Trade-format softcover, issued as Volume 12 in the Knights' seminal "The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual" series, this is a key acquisition for all serious students & collectors of the Beat Generation. In very fine condition with only mildest rubbing to front, back covers & spine; light wear & a few tiny bumps at edges & corners of same; spotting to upper & side edges of text block; very sparse, mild rubbing to lower edge of same. Interior very fine with only tiny bumps at corners of a few page leaves. Very Fine. [Item #3305]

Price: $25.00