Ginsberg, Allen (Cupidi, Richard)

Indian Journals

San Francisco, CA: Dave Hasselwood Books / City Lights Books, 1974. First Softcover Edition, Third Printing. Softcover. Signed, placed & dated by Allen Ginsberg for Richard Cupidi. A compilation of journal entries by Allen Ginsberg, which he describes as including "...the bulk of writing (except for letters) done by the author during 1962-3 stay in India & are that portion of other where unpublished journals begun in 1945 continuing to present 70's decade..."(from back cover). A widely regarded classic of insight into the raw process of Ginsberg's setting down of his experiences, impressions & thoughts, from which "Most writings published as "poems" by the author have been drawn from garrulous solitary pages thus scribed..."(ibid). Also features drawings & photographs by the author. From the collection of Richard Cupidi (b. 1945), our esteemed mate in the UK who managed the fabled Unicorn Bookshop in Brighton, England for founder Bill Butler (1934-1977, the famed American-expatriate bookseller & publisher). From the late 1960s through the early 1970s, Unicorn proffered & published many outstanding productions by William S. Burroughs, J.G. Ballard et al., some of which have become the scarcest, all-but-unobtainable Beat-&-Beyond collectibles (see for example our Item No.s 8217 & 8366). After prevailing against censorious harassment efforts, Unicorn closed & Butler died in short order. Cupidi went on to found the Public House Bookshop in Brighton, which had a long & successful run but is also now closed, & he still resides there. We have been honored to obtain what Cupidi has termed "The Last Hurrah," all the remaining treasures of Unicorn & Public House, some of which have become the stuff of myth. Ginsberg has signed, dated & located in black ink at the title page: “Allen Ginsberg (signature) | for Richard Cupidi | Brighton 1979.” Trade-format softcover. First Softcover Edition, Third Printing. In Fine condition with light scratching & rubbing to front, back covers & spine; some tiny bumps & creases to edges & corners of same; moderate spotting to back cover; moderate crease to front cover along length of spine. Interior Fine-Very Fine with very minor creasing to edges & corners of some page leaves. Fine. [Item #8690]

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