The Paris Review Vol. 12 No. 45 (Winter 1968)
Paris, France: Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1968. First Printing. Softcover. This vintage number of the prestigious literary journal then-chiefly edited by George Plimpton features an in-depth interview of the canonical American writer John Updike conducted by Charles Thomas Samuels, preceded by a facsimile manuscript page of his then-newest, now-classic novel Couples. Also in this issue are contributions of fiction including an excerpt by Louis-Ferdinand Celine; & an especially rich & varied gathering of poems by primary Beat-&-Beyond figures including Bill Berkson, Richard Brautigan, Jim Carroll, Tom Clark (also the Review's poetry editor at this time), John Giorno, Anselm Hollo, Frank O'Hara, Ron Padgett & Anne Waldman. With notes on contributors, contemporary ads etc. Trade-format softcover in sewn binding, complete with intact sheet of subscription cards. An exceptionally significant issue in this eminently collectible series. In fine condition with mild-to-moderate rubbing & browning to front, back covers & spine; mild wear & some tiny bumps, small creases at/near edges & corners of same; tiny mark in ink at blank area near upper right corner of front cover; mild rubbing & sparse spotting to edges of text block. Interior very fine with only tiny-to-small bumps, faint creases to corners of some page leaves. Fine. [Item #3746]
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