Pull My Daisy.: Text ad-libbed by Jack Kerouac for the film by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie. Introduction by Jerry Tallmer.
by KEROUAC, Jack
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- Signed
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Grove Press Inc.,, 1961. I could tell you poems that would make you weep with long hair, goodbye, goodbye... First edition, first printing, signed "Allen Ginsberg, Cambridge, 2/8/85" underneath a monochrome still of himself and Gregory Corso, the latter playing a flute. This is a review copy, with the Grove Press compliments slip loosely inserted. Shot on 16mm black and white film in Leslie's loft studio in New York City, Pull My Daisy is a short film adapted by Kerouac from the third act of his play, Beat Generation. Kerouac provides improvised narration, and Corso, Ginsberg and Orlovsky appear as themselves. Octavo. Original photographic wrappers, spine and front cover lettered in red, yellow and black. No dust jacket issued. Illustrated with monochrome stills from the film. Wrappers lightly marked and toned, a couple of small surface abrasions to front wrap, contents clean. A very good copy. Charters A16.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 163661
- Title
- Pull My Daisy.
- Author
- KEROUAC, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- New York: Grove Press Inc.,
- Date Published
- 1961
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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