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Corso, Gregory. Gasoline. City Lights Books, 1958.
Price: US$7.58 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Corso Gregory. Gasoline and The Vestal Lady on Brattle. City Lights Books, 1958.
Price: US$8.68 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Mint Copies., Ill. bn: --, Ill. colori: --, Peso: 105 gr
Seller: Apeiron Book Service, Sant'Oreste, RM, Italy
Gregory Corso. Gasoline. City Lights Books Feb 1958, 1958.
Price: US$14.82 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Neuware - Gregory Corso was born on March 26, 1930 in New York City. His first book of poetry was published by City Lights Press in 1955. 99 pp. Deutsch
Seller: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germany
Price: US$15.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Price: US$16.79 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Gregory Corso. Gasoline (Paperback). City Lights Books, Monroe, OR, 1958.
Price: US$19.23 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Paperback. Gasoline & Vestal Lady on Brattle is volume number 8 in the City Lights Pocket Series."Open this book as you would a box of crazy toys, take in your hands a refinement of beauty out of a destructive atmosphere. These combinations are imaginary and pure, in accordance with Corso's individual (therefore universal) desire." Allen Ginsberg"Gregory is a gambler. He suffers reverses, like every man who takes chances. But his vitality and resilience always shine through, with a light that is more than human: The immortal light of his muse." William S. Burroughs" A touch young kid from the Lower East Side who rose like an angel over the rooftops and sang Italian songs as sweet as Caruso and Sinatra, but in words. Amazing and Beautiful Gregory Corso, The one and only Gregory the Herald. Read slowly and see."Jack Kerouac"[M]ore than fifty years on from when it was first published in 1958, Gasoline (City Lights, 1958) by Beat poet Gregory Corso is a seminal book in the birth of that particular literary generation." Paul Stubbs, 3AM MagazineGregory Corso's first book of poetry, The Vestal Lady on Brattle, was published by City Lights Press in 1955. Born in New York City and raised in Little Italy, Gregory Corso was an American Poet and the youngest of the iconic Beat Generation writers. Homeless and family-less, Corso was arrested at 13 for petty theft and larcenry and spent some time in New York's infamous jail "The Tombs." He was arrested again, but was admitted to Bellevue Hospital Center. On the night of his 18th birthday, he was arrested again and convicted as an adult, resulting in being detained in Clinton State Prison. Gasoline is dedicated to "the Angels of Clinton Prison." Corso met Allen Ginsberg in 1951 and Ginsberg recognized Corso as "spiritually gifted." Together they traveled from New York to San Francisco to Paris where Corso wrote some of his most famous poems Bombs and Marriage. His journey to, in, and around Paris resulted in his third book of poetry which included poems The Happy Birthday of Death, Minutes to Go, The American Express, and Long LIve Man. He returned to New York in 1958 only to discover he and the other Beat writers had become famous literary figures. Corso and Ginsberg traveled to college campuses and read their famous works Howl and Bomb and Marriage. On January 17, 2001, Corso died from prostate cancer. His first and greatest books here in one volume: The Vestal Lady on Brattle and Gasoline. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Gregory Corso. Gasoline. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$19.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gregory Corso, Gasoline, The Pocket Poets Series, Number Eight, City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958. 160 x 120mm. 48pp. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Condition: Minor wear to cover as seen, internally near fine. Overall Very Good+.
Seller: William Allen Word & Image, London, United Kingdom
Corso, Gregory. Gasoline. City Lights Books. Reprint, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$23.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The author's third book and second collection, beginning with an 'Ode to Coit Tower'; introduction by Allen Ginsberg; $1.00 price on rear cover. Printed wrappers. Covers rubbed. Owner signature. Very good.
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
Corso, Gregory. Gasoline. City Light Books, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 48pp. Orange and white wraps. Booklet size. A book of poetry by Greogry written shortly after he was released from prison .Light toning to the front panel, otherwise internally clean, unmarked. This is Number Eight of the Pocket Poet Series. Blurb by Jack Kerouac on the rear panel. Size: 5"x 6 1/2"
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Corso, Gregory. Gasoline. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1958.
Price: US$38.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine trade paperback printed in orange and white wrappers (name in pen to the rear of front cover; slight creasing to lower let corner of rear cover). "Eighth Printing" stated to lower rear cover and $1.00 printed price to upper rear cover. The Pocket Poets Series. Number Eight. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. 48pp. A nice copy of an early printing of this scarce title.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Gregory Corso (introduction by Allen Ginsburg). Gasoline. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Softcover. Very Good condition. Previous owner name inside. Some underlining and markings throughout. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Seller: SatelliteBooks, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
Corso, Gregory. Gasoline and the Vestal Lady on Brattle. City Lights, 1958, 1958.
Price: US$46.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex library copy with usual marking and library bound. 11th printing, stated.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Corso, Gregory. Gasoline. Pocket Poet Series Number 8.. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$54.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Seventh printing. Price on back cover of wraps is $1.00.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Square pocket paperbound book. 48 pp. A volume of poetry by Corso with introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Published as Pocket Poets Series Number Eight. This was Corso's second volume of poems following The Vestal Lady of Brattle. Internlly clean. Covers somewhat soiled and worn. A good to very good example in stapled wrappers. $1.00 price on rear cover. Second printing of this early work by the beat cowboy.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Gregory Corso, (Introduction) Allen Ginsberg. Gasoline. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (1958). 12mon. First edition. Creasing to leaves and back cover. Toning and soiling to covers. Smudging to leaves. G in wrappers.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Gregory Corso. Gasoline. City Lights (pocket poets 8), 1958.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. $1 price; no additional printings indicated. Clean text; former owner's name written-in; a bit of shelfwear cover.
Seller: Trip Taylor Bookseller, Boise, ID, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stapled paperback, white & orange cover, 6-1/4" tall, 48 pp, rear blurb by Jack Kerouac, $1.00 cover price, no additional printings listed. Rust to stapled, rubbing to spine, light rubbing to covers. Ownership inscription of Merry Prankster associate William Gambell to title page.
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Corso, Gregory. BOMB. San Francisco:City Lights Books, 1958.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: San Francisco:City Lights Books. (1958). 1st edition, 2nd issue, with ad for Gasoline only on rear cover. Folding broadside. 25 cents on rear cover, with .35 cents stamped in red over original price and then again, underneath. Front cover soiled, with age-toning to edges of covers, and along folds.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
CORSO, Gregory. BOMB. City Lights,, San Francisco,, 1958.
Price: US$115.44 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Wraps. 7.5" x 24" 8 page (sections) broadside poem folded twice to 7.5" x 6". Second issue with '25 c' and ad for 'Gasoline' (only) on verso. A bit age-toned . slight handling wear, complete VGe
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Corso, Gregory. Bomb. City Lights, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A bit age-toned else an unmarked fine copy -- 7.5" x 24" broadside folded twice to 7.5" x 6". Second issue with '25 c' and ad for 'Gasoline' (only) on verso. A very nice copy.
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Corso, Gregory. Bomb. City Lights, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Age-toned and fragile; light vertical fold line; complete split on first horizontal fold. otherwise an intact copy with no chipping or wear or marking -- 7.5" x 24" broadside folded twice to 7.5" x 6" in protective mylar envelope. First issue with '25 c' and ad for both 'Gasoline' and 'Vestal Lady of Brattle' on verso. Photos available on request.
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Corso, Gregory. Bomb. City Lights Books, SF, 1958.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paperback. Single long sheet folded concertina style. Paper darkened with some light crinkling to the bottom rear, otherwise very good. First printing with both Gasoline and Vestal Lady advertised on back.
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
Gregory Corso. Gasoline (signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti). City Lights, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$384.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This slim volume of poems on a wide variety of subjects is probably Beat poet Gregory Corso s most famous work after Bomb. As was so often the case, the young poet was supported by Lawrence Ferlinghetti at City Lights, Gasoline being issued as number eight in the now iconic Pocket Poets Series. This is a lovely clean copy of the first issue and has been signed by Ferlinghetti as editor .
Seller: CASSIUS&Co., London, United Kingdom
Corso, Gregory. Gasoline. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: A scarce and attractive first printing of Gregory Corso's "Gasoline," his second collection of poetry. Priced at 95 cents on the back cover, this collection was Number Eight in City Lights' Pocket Poet Series. According to the standard bibliography on City Lights, 1,500 copies were printed (Ralph T. Cook, City Lights Books: A Descriptive Bibliography).Corso's good friend Allen Ginsberg has written an introduction in his usual theatrical way: "But what is he saying? Who cares?! It's said!"By the late 1950s, Corso's renown as a Beat writer "was second only to Kerouac's and Ginsberg's." (Steven Belletto, The Beats: A Literary History, 2020, page 193). The poems range over a wide area geographically, reflecting Corso's frequent travels: Greenwich Village, San Francisco, Paris, Memphis, Rotterdam, Mexico, Italy.PHYSICAL DETAILS: 16mo (6 1/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 158 x 125 mm), 48 pages, in perfect-bound red and white wrappers (soft cover).CONDITION: Some sunning and soiling to wrappers but internally clean, bright, and unmarked. Easily Very Good or better. An attractive, collectible copy that's nicer than often encountered in the market.
Seller: Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA, Hopewell, NJ, U.S.A.
CORSO, Gregory. Gasoline. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1958.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first issue pried 95c on rear wrap. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Wrappers. A little offsetting on the wrappers and a very faint spot on front wrap, near fine. Number 8 in the Pocket Poets Series.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Corso, Gregory. GASOLINE AND OTHER POEMS. San Francisco, City Lights, 1958.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo, slightly soiled, 95 cents on back cover, SIGNED by Corso and dated 1991.VV2/2
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.