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Beat Generation & Counter Culture
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First edition, first impression; 8vo; full-page illustrations by Larry Rivers, light toning to text block, else unmarked internally; publisher's black and brown boards, grey and red lettering to spine, brown endpapers, spine ends slightly bumped, hint of sunning to top edge, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket by Rivers priced $4.50, slight chipping to extremities, associated creasing, tear to front panel repaired with tape, loss to foot of spine at joint, some soiling to panels; very good overall.
£250 -
First UK edition; 8vo; unmarked internally; publisher's pink cloth, gilt lettering to spine, corners slightly rubbed, small mark to top edge of upper cover, with the unclipped dustjacket, light toning to rear panel, slight fading to lettering on spine, otherwise a very good copy.
£500 -
First edition, number 127 of 280 copies, from a total edition of 290, signed by the author; 8vo; internally fine; publisher's blue marbled wrappers, stitched as issued, a near-fine copy.
£125 -
First edition, number 127 of 150 copies, signed by the author; small 4to (18.3 x 14.4 cm); illustrated throughout with drawings from Ginsberg, internally fine; publisher's yellow pictorial wrappers, stapled as issued, light spotting to rear cover, otherwise a remarkably fresh example.
£175 -
First edition, first printing, one of 2000 copies; broadside folded in fifths (12.7 x 12.9 cm folded, 63 x 12.7 cm unfolded); yellow paper printed in black, light dampstain to lower edge of front cover, covers slightly marked, otherwise a very good copy.
£375 -
First UK edition, first impression; 8vo; light age-toning to leaves, otherwise unmarked internally; publisher's dark grey cloth, red and silver lettering to spine, with the price-clipped pictorial dustjacket, slight edge-wear, otherwise an excellent example.
£250 -
First edition; 8vo; light browning to free endpapers; publisher's yellow cloth, a little darkened and spotted toward extremities, but overall very good; printed dust-jacket with publisher's device to lower panel, spine and fore-edges browned and rubbed, some edge wear and light creasing, general light dust-soiling, small hole to spine.
£225 -
First American edition, first printing, Henry Miller's copy, annotated by him; 8vo; publisher's quarter blue cloth, grey boards, decoration to upper board in blue, titles to spine in black, an excellent copy, dust-jacket somewhat worn; housed in a blue cloth folding box.
£1,250 -
First edition, first issue with text-block printed on heavier stock and in paler red cloth with blind rule to covers; 8vo; vorticistic title vignette and tail-piece, foxing to terminal leaves and extremities of text block; publisher's light red cloth, very good, printed dust-jacket with some minor marking, toning to spine, a few tears and chips to extremities.
£500 -
First UK edition, inscribed by Ken Kesey and one of the Merry Pranksters to the front endpapers; publisher's boards, dust-jacket, a little minor rubbing at corners but overall very good.
£1,350