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A Coney Island of the Mind

A Coney Island of the Mind

A Coney Island of the Mind

A Coney Island of the Mind

by FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence

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About This Item

(New York): New Directions, 1958. Softcover. Near Fine. Fourth printing. Age-toned, else near fine. Uncommon advance format. A set of unbound folded and gathered sheets for the fourth printing, formerly from the collection of New Directions publicity director Ned Erbe.

Synopsis

A Coney Island of the Mind is a collection of poetry by Lawrence Ferlinghetti originally published in 1958. It contains some of Ferlinghetti's most famous poems, such as I am Waiting, and Junkman's Obbligato, which were created for jazz accompaniment. There are approximately a million copies in print of A Coney Island, and the book has been translated into over a dozen languages. It remains one of the best-selling and most popular books of poetry ever published.

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Bookseller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
281953
Title
A Coney Island of the Mind
Author
FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
New Directions
Place of Publication
(New York)
Date Published
1958
Keywords
Poetry, AmerLit20thCent, FirstBook, AdvanceCopy
Bookseller catalogs
Poetry;

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