Whitman's Wild Children
by Cherkovski, Neeli - [ a k a Neeli Cherry ]
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Venice / San Francisco: The Lapis Press, 1988. - wraps issue - first printing - SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR - one off the stack of copies that were to be found on the corner of Reds desk in Hollywood - memoir, words from the authors, etc. by this later generation friend and hanger-on, poet, - writing about BUKOWSKI, GINSBERG, WIENERS, EVERSON, CORSO, NORSE, FERLINGHETTI, ETC. - illustrated with photos - very minor foxing top edge else a fine fresh copy - a bit uncommon .. Signed by Author. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Whitman's Wild Childre n is a profile of twelve beat poets by Neeli Cherkovski, each of them chosen because they follow the ideals of Walt Whitman and took their own road - forsaking what was considered acceptable to standard American culture in the tempestuous 1940-50's. Michael McClure, Charles Bukowski, John Wieners, James Broughton, Philip Lamantia, Bob Kaufman, Allen Ginsberg, William Everson, Gregory Corso, Harold Norse, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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- Bookseller
- Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13017
- Title
- Whitman's Wild Children
- Author
- Cherkovski, Neeli - [ a k a Neeli Cherry ]
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Lapis Press
- Place of Publication
- Venice / San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Beat Lit.- Bukowski - History of Beat Literature - Beat Memoirs - Beat History - Ginsberg - Charles Bukowski - Gregory Corso - Harold Norse - Lawrence Ferlinghetti - City Lights Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature; Beat/Sixties/Counter-culture;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
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Port Colborne, Ontario
About Alphabet Bookshop (ABAC/ILAB
General used bookstore, Mon-Sat. 10: -5pm. Used, ou-of-print, scarce, and rare books. Literature, first editions, Canadiana etc. ABAC/ILAB Member
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