Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript, & Variant Versions
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. First edition, number 27 of 250 signed copies. 4to, 194pp. Photographs, facsimiles. Signed by Ginsberg on limitation page at front. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt illustration on front cover and lettering on spine, in cloth slipcase. Spine gilt a touch dulled else fine in slipcase which shows some toning.
Nice large format limited edition published in the 30th anniversary year of Ginsberg's groundbreaking work. Besides containing draft facsimiles and variant versions, this edition is fully annotated by Ginsberg and contains correspondence discussing the work, legal documentation, precursor texts, a bibliography and other material regarding the poem's initial publication and resulting controversy. Item #7923
Price: $650.00