A Coney Island of the Mind
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Hutchinson & Co, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. About the book: Hardcover. No jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Foxing to some page. Pencil underlining on Index of Titles page. Boards are in good condition with moderate wear. Gift inscription on first blank page. Additional photos available upon request.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- The Poet’s Pulpit (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002474
- Title
- A Coney Island of the Mind
- Author
- Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co
- Date Published
- 1959
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About The Poet’s Pulpit
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2006.
Our doors closed in 2010 and we our now focusing our expertise towards our online business once
again.
We specialise in poetry, ephemera, signed, and rare and hard to find books. If you have any
questions or require images of any book, please don't hesitate to contact
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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