About this title: These are the earliest journals and never-before-published poems of legendary Beat Generation avatar and poet extraordinaire Allen Ginsberg. Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) kept journals throughout his entire life, beginning at the age of eleven. These first journals detail the inner thoughts of the awkward boy from New Jersey, who would become the ...
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: SOME ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub Date: 2/4/2008 Binding: Paperback Pages: 544. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2006-11-01
ISBN-13:9780306814624ISBN:0306814625
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. 0306815621 Standard used condition-Same quality you would find in your local bookstore. This is a new unread book that received the above wear during its handling. Has remainder mark. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780306814624ISBN:0306814625
Description: Very Good-in Very Good dust jacket. 9780306814624. Small bumps at bottom corners, bumps at head/foot of spine. DJ has additional small bump at bottom front.; A crisp, clean, reading copy.; #392. read more
Description: Da Capo, 2006. 523 pages. 1st printing, 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine-dustjacket. Tiny ding from being dropped on bottom front edge; jacket has a resulting minuscule closed tear. Bright, tight and clean; no names, marks or tears. ISBN: 0306814625. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780306814624ISBN:0306814625
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Clean, crisp and unmarked copy, in quarter black cloth binding. First printing. xviii, 523pp, index. Edited by Juanita Liebermann-Plimpton and Bill Morgan. Includes over 50 of Ginsberg's earliest poems, previously unpublished. Dust jacket, very slightly rubbed, with short tear at front flap fold, now under new mylar cover. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Da Capo Press/Perseus Books Group, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780306814624ISBN:0306814625
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Black 1/4 cloth, gray paper covered boards. As issued; no remainder marks. xviii, 523 pp., illus. w/ b&w photographs. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Da Capo Press, N.Y.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780306814624ISBN:0306814625
Description: Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 0306814625 523 pages, with index, photo illustrations, includes over 50 of Ginsberg's earliest poems, previously unpublished. read more
"I should note I have this book, but haven't done much reading in it. It's fun for a casual pick up now and then as most books of this kind are. Early on though its quite humorous. Young Allen (at least amidst ages 12-17) loved to passively insult senators in newspaper letters to the editor all the while forecasting his own genius. Rather oddly, his father would jokingly ammend passages in his journal and even write some as "Allen". Quite strange. When it comes to Allen's college years, the journal turns into a recounted transcript of heavily-buzz-worded arguments on art & meaning with a few "friends" (Lucien Carr specifically) as well as verbose descriptions of his chaotic dreams...which is where I've started to wander off & read other things. This is not to say I don't enjoy it. The book is readable, but it doesn't quite hold me.
One time while at Cafetto, I was approached about looking something akin to a young Allen Ginsberg. There was a painfully awkward brief conversation that followed (I hate being told I look like someone. oh, and I'm really awkward). Then the girl posted a "missed connection" for me on Craig's-List shortly there after. strange."
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