Skip to product information
NaN of -Infinity

GINSBERG, Allen.

Howl and Other Poems.

Howl and Other Poems.

Introduction by William Carlos Williams.

Stock Code 113333

San Francisco, The City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956

Regular price $33,452 USD
Regular price Sale price $33,452 USD
Sale Sold
Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Signed by the author & three other Beat luminaries. A remarkable copy of the most influential book of poetry published since the Second World War. Signed by the author on the title page, and additionally by William Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (the publisher), and Carl Solomon (the poem's dedicatee).

Whilst copies of later printings signed Ginsberg are far from rare, examples of the correct first issue with multiple signatures certainly are.

First edition, first printing, first issue, number 4 of The Pocket Poets Series, signed by the author & three others; small 4to; original black wrappers with cream cover label printed in black, small tear and creasing to back cover, spine with some browning, else very good.

We offer secure and express delivery on all local and international orders of rare books, maps and prints placed through this website.

Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.

Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 94 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.

We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.

Read more

View full details

THE BOND STREET EXPERIENCE

An exceptional experience in the heart of London’s Mayfair for not only seasoned collectors but those considering purchasing their first rare book or print.

GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY
GUARANTEED AUTHENTICITY
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
MEET OUR BOOKSELLERS
MEET OUR BOOKSELLERS
FREE GIFT WRAPPING
FREE GIFT WRAPPING

BOOK COLLECTING IDEAS