Malanga, Gerard

Ten Years After: The Selected Benedetta Poems

ISBN: 0876852878
Los Angeles, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1977. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Gerard Malanga. A compilation by Gerard Malanga, poet & important member of the Andy Warhol "factory" scene at the height of the 1960s counterculture & beyond, dedicated to the beautiful Benedetta Barzini, pictured on the front cover from a photograph by Richard Avedon. Most were written a decade before during the 1960s, and some were previously published, including a few by the venerable Black Sparrow Press, which issued this edition. One of 250 hardcover copies numbered & signed by the poet. This is copy No. 39/250. Bound in boards with cloth spine on which paper title is affixed, in publisher's clear plastic protective dust jacket. A significant Malanga/Black Sparrow Press collectible, in very fine condition: Moderate rubbing to bottom edges of covers & spine, mild rubbing to top edge of spine, otherwise virtually mint inside & out. Very Fine. [Item #1968]

Price: $125.00