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Beat Generation

There were many fantastic authors of the Beat Generation, and Biblio is proud to present a vast collection of rare and antique books written by the infamous authors of the Beat Generation. Many of the rare and antique books featured below are signed by the author, and many of them are also inscribed. Some of the rare and antique books of the Beat Generation come complete with illustrations and other ephemera, so they would make a great addition to any rare and antique book collection.

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THE SOFT MACHINE
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THE SOFT MACHINE

by Burroughs, William S.

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Fernandina Beach, Florida
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NY: Grove Evergreen, 1966. First US edition, first prnt. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Signed by Burroughs on the title page. Very slight shelfwear; dustjacket with slight wear at spine ends. Review slip with one corner crease. Clean copy in Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. First book in Burroughs' Nova Trilogy.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Review Copy.
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Empty Mirror: Early Poems

Empty Mirror: Early Poems

by GINSBERG, Allen

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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Gloucester City, New Jersey
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New York: Totem Press in association with Corinth Books, 1961. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Wrappers. Introduction by William Carlos Williams. A couple of small stains on the rear panel, else fine. Inscribed by Ginsberg on Staten Island in 1964 to Ted Berrigan with drawings of a flower and Ginsberg's three-fish-with-one-head symbol.
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AMERICAN EXPRESS
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AMERICAN EXPRESS

by Corso, Gregory

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  • near fine
  • Paperback
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
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Fernandina Beach, Florida
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Paris: The Olympia Press, 1961. First edition, first prnt. 1st state with "15 N.F." printed price on rear wrap. No. 85 in the publisher's "The Traveller's Companion" series. Signed by Corso on the front free endpage. Perfect-bound printed wraps in pictoral dustjacket. Illustrations by Corso. Minimal shelfwear; dustjacket with minor shelfwear, mostly at the spine topedge, slight toning on spine and rear flap fold and small stain on spine. Tight and bright copy in Near Nine condition in a Very Good dustjacket. Corso's first novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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On the Road
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On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

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  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - No pencil marks or page bends.
Edition
Second Printing, September 1957
Binding
Hardcover
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Bay City, Michigan
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The book was my father's personal copy. The DJ has no clips but a little missing and moisture damage. The cover was taped and has moisture problems but the inside pages are in fine condition in comparison to others. Cover states Printed in U.S.A. Book states "Published in Canada by the Macmillin Company of Canada Limited." Library of Congress Catalogue Number 57-9425. Please see the photos. Second Printing of the First Edition. Stated Second Printing. Black cloth boards. Jacket priced at $3.95
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Junkie / Narcotic Agent
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Junkie / Narcotic Agent

by Lee, William (William S, Burroughs) / Hellbrandt, Maurice

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
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Brossard, Quebec
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Ace, New York, 1953. First edition. Condition: Very good plus; book has slight edge wear and creasing along spine, slight darkening on interior pages. Ace Double Books D-15.Burroughs' classic "confessions of an unredeemed drug addict". His first published book. A very nice copy of this famous example of "write what you know".
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Naked Lunch
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Naked Lunch

by Burroughs, William S.

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York: Grove Press, Inc. , 1958. First American Edition, First Printing stated at copyright page, First Issue dust jacket with no zip code rear panel and correct price front flap, Near Fine, tiny bump top corner front board, in Near Fine dust jacket, small rubs top corner front flap and top edge of spine. A Beat high spot, the cornerstone of any Beat collection. . First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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You kissed Lilly
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You kissed Lilly

by Bukowski, Charles

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Used
Edition
First Edition
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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£441.65
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Santa Barnara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. First Edition. Octavo. Limited to 200 copies. Illustrated. The present copy is number 100 signed by the author. Bound in 1/4 purple fine ribbed corduroy cloth over yellow paper covered boards lettered in outline in red and purple, central line drawing executed by Bukowski within brown frame, red endpapers, deckled fore-edges, yellow paper spine label lettered in black, in white dust jacket printed in outline purple and red, separated with a brown rule. A fine copy. [Krumhansl 61a].
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You kissed Lilly
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You kissed Lilly

by Bukowski, Charles

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Used
Edition
First Edition
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1978. First Edition. Octavo. Limited to only 75 copies. The present copy is number 41 signed by the author and with a hand-colored image by Bukowski of Theodore's kiss of Lilly that haunted Margie. Illustrated by the author. Hand bound in 1/4 purple and red floral designed cloth over yellow paper covered boards, lettered in outline in red and purple, central line drawing executed by Bukowski within a brown frame, and with an original ink drawing on upper board by Bukowski signed, red endpapers, deckled fore-edges, yellow paper spine label lettered in black, in yellow dust jacket lettered in an outline of purple and red with brown separating rule. A fine copy. [Krumhansl 61b].
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The Dharma Bums
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The Dharma Bums

by Kerouac, Jack

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First
Binding
Hardcover
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Newcastle, Maine
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£742.78
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Jack KerouacThe Dharma Bums. A very nice copy of this classic from the Beat Generation. Viking, New York 1958, pp. 244. First Edition with unclipped dust jacket. Text is clean, unmarked and tight. The original black cloth covers lettered in silver and green are unmarked, and the book is in FINE CONDITION. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with only slight scuffing and the inside of the front flap has a faint pink mark over the price, See photo.
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Twelve Contemporary Poets. . . 1966 Houston Poetry Festival Poets Reading Selections From Their...
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Twelve Contemporary Poets. . . 1966 Houston Poetry Festival Poets Reading Selections From Their Own Works.

by SCANNELL, William J., Edited by. Signed by 6 poets: Robert Bly, Robert Creeley, Donald Hall, Galway Kinnell, Carolyn Kizer, W. S. Merwin. (Vinyl LP)

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Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
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Edmonds, Washington
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Champaign, IL: The National Council of English Teachers / RCA #868N-8519, 1966. Signed by Robert Bly, Robert Creeley, Donald Hall, Galway Kinnell, Carolyn Kizer, W. S. Merwin. First edition / First printing. 12" Vinyl LP in Illustrated cardboard sleeve. Near fine. A lovely copy. Uncommon, especially signed by several participants.
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A Mercy-Filled & Defiant Xmas to All Worthy to be Called Men
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A Mercy-Filled & Defiant Xmas to All Worthy to be Called Men

by Patchen, Kenneth (with letters) Patchen, Kenneth (with His ALS) and Two By Miriam Patchen

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1970. The poem measures 61 x 45 cm. Kenneth Patchen sent it out for The Christmas holiday and is accompanied by a long 40-line letter he wrote to Larry Lake, publisher of Mano-Mano (Bowery Press), dated June 2, 1971 (in original hand addressed envelope), with his Palo Alto address. In this letter he says things have become a bit scrambled regarding permission to have his work quoted in Mano-Mano. He refers to his letter of January 20, [1971] where he says "you wrote us a letter in which you say..." here he quotes what Larry Lake had written about the proposed issue and Lake's note that he plans to dedicate it to him and list all his works. He also notes that his wife [Miriam] had sent a note of thanks and granted permission. Note: here we have the original letter of 20 lines from Miriam dated January 24, 1971 (also in original hand-addressed envelope in which she beautifully expresses her thanks for his desire to honor her husband but inexplicably she writes: "of course you have permission for… Read More
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NOW NOW
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NOW NOW

by Plymell, Charles; Contributions by Philip Whalen, Diane Wakoski, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Richard Brautigan, Alan Russo and Many Others

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Printing
Binding
Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana
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San Francisco: Ari Publications , 1965. Near Fine, small corner creases to wrappers. Charles Plymell's NOW ran for 3 issues in the mid 1960s. NOW NOW being issue #2. All 3 issues (NOW, NOW NOW, and NOW NOW NOW) have become quite scarce in commerce. Additional contributors include Lew Welch, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Ann Plymell, George Herms, Bruce Conner, Roxie G. Powell, Dave Bearden, William Lee (Burroughs pen name), Bob Branaman and Gerard Malanga, among others. NOW NOW is noted in the mimeo revolution for its use of color and artwork. . First Printing. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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(Autograph Manuscript Concrete Poem)  The hindrance of lustful desire ...(first line of poem)

(Autograph Manuscript Concrete Poem) The hindrance of lustful desire ...(first line of poem)

by Kyger, Joanne Elizabeth

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Used - Near Fine
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Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana
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No Place[Bolinas, Calif.]: No Publisher[The Author], No date, circa 1968-1988. Title from the first line. A single sheet of thin smooth white cardboard, with manuscript poem in black marker and five red chop marks creating the image of a tree. Near Fine, small rubs and staining to green marker border. RARE. One of only four other known original handwritten versions of this poem, the others located by OCLC at SUNY-Buffalo, Ball State Univ., Univ. of North Carolina, and Simon Fraser Univ. However in those other versions Kyger also used yellow, brown and blue markers in addition to the red and black ones. The poem was published as a broadside in 1979 by Cranium Press, that version bearing no resemblance to the handwritten originals. A poem that arose from Kyger's interest in Zen Buddhism, as evidenced by the SUNY version's inscription reading "Joanne Kyger again in hindrance practice 11.2.88." Joanne Kyger, (1934-2017), was a major American poet of the post-Beat San Francisco… Read More
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The Thirteenth Woman and Other Stories (Living Hand 5)

The Thirteenth Woman and Other Stories (Living Hand 5)

by Davis, Lydia

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  • very good
  • Paperback
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Used - Very Good
Edition
1st edition
Binding
Paperback
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Berkeley, California
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New York: Living Hand, 1976. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 8vo, 88pp, printed wrappers. Number 313 of 500 stated copies of the author's rare first book. Unmarked copy, a little spotting to page edges and sunning to wrappers.
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Allen Ginsberg Photographs. Signed with Original Drawing
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Allen Ginsberg Photographs. Signed with Original Drawing

by GINSBERG, Allen.

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
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Used - Fine
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Hardcover
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Edmonds, Washington
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Altadena, CA: Twelvetrees Press, 1990. Signed and dated 6/12/94 with large drawing of a flower, a sun, the moon and a star across the title page and the facing page. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
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