Various (Rosset, Barney (Editor); Anand, Mulk Raj; Beckett, Samuel; Corso, Gregory; Krim, Seymour; Lipton, Lawrence; Miller, Henry; O'Hara, Frank; Snyder, Gary; Southern, Terry; Whalen, Philip, Wieners, John et al.)

Evergreen Review Vol. 3 No. 9 (Summer 1959)

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1959. First Printing. Softcover. This early vintage number of the literary journal published by Barney Rosset's legendary Grove Press features contributions by such giants of Beat Generation, San Francisco Renaissance, New York School & avant-garde literature as Samuel Beckett ("Text for Nothing I"); Gregory Corso ("Marriage: for Mr. & Mrs. Mike Goldberg," now among his most well-known poems); Seymour Krim (a review of Lawrence Lipton's The New Barbarians, an early important study of the Beat Generation); Henry Miller (the text of a letter defending Norwegian booksellers criminally charged for selling his books); Frank O'Hara (the poem "Three Airs: to Norman Bluhm"); Gary Snyder (two poems, "Night" from 1948 & "Cartagena" from 1958); Terry Southern (a short story, "Put-Down"); Philip Whalen (two poems, "Fond Farewell to the Chicago Review" & "TAKE, 25:III:59"); John Wieners ("A Poem for Early Risers") & many more. Also with an essay on ancient Indian erotic sculptures by Mulk Raj Anand, much-illustrated with photographs of its subjects ("Evergreen Gallery: The Great Delight"). With further illustrations, reproductions of photographs, wonderful contemporary ads. Trade-format softcover in sewn binding, complete except for sheet of subscription cards which was removed from perforation between pg. 224 & inner rear cover. A varied & important issue in this classic series. In relatively good-to-near-fine condition with moderate rubbing, browning, scratching & creasing to front, back covers & esp. spine; mild wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; moderate rubbing, browning & spotting to edges of text block. Interior mostly near-fine with light browning to page leaves incl. inner covers; tiny bumps at corners of some of same; previous owner's signature & contemporary date in cursive blue ink at upper right blank margin of front endpaper very slightly overlapping with border of ad thereon. Good- Near Fine. [Item #5198]

Price: $35.00