Various (Ring, Kevin (Editor); Barth, Daniel; Bauer, Todd; Burns, Jim; Burroughs, William S.; Charters, Ann; Garcia, Jerry; Ginsberg, Allen; Kerouac, Jack; Kerouac, Jan; Kesey, Ken; Nicosia, Gerald; Rogers, Jon; Southern, Terry et al.)

Beat Scene No. 24 (1996)

Coventry, England: Beat Scene Press, 1996. First Printing. Stapled Wrappers. This vintage early 1996 number of the magazine-format literary journal published & edited by Kevin Ring in the UK features a special section dedicated to the controversy over the estate of Jack Kerouac, including a lengthy interview of pioneering Kerouac biographer & bibliographer Ann Charters conducted by Daniel Barth; & a comprehensive article by Gerald Nicosia, Kerouac's outstanding critical biographer, which details his advocacy of Jan Kerouac in her disputes with her father's estate as controlled by his in-laws (Jan would pass away later that very year). Also in this issue: The second part of a descriptive discography of recordings by Allen Ginsberg by Jon Rogers; obituaries of then-recently deceased Jerry Garcia by Todd Bauer & Terry Southern by Jim Burns; an interview/profile of Ken Kesey by Bauer & much more. With a robust section of contemporary reviews including of William S. Burroughs' Ghost of Chance by Ring; & as ever many illustrations & photographs throughout including images of Jan Kerouac on front cover & of Nelson Algren on back cover. A scarce, earlier treasure-trove in this indispensable series that always upholds its front cover motto, "This is the Beat Generation," & its assertion on contents page here that "There is No Other Life." See our many other issues of Beat Scene & other most-collectible BSP productions. In very fine condition with only a touch of rubbing to front, back covers & stapled spine; a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; staples in process of rusting with no discernible interior or exterior bleeding. Interior very fine with only tiny bumps at mostly lower corners of a few page leaves. Very Fine. [Item #5143]

Price: $30.00