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Ginsberg, Allen. Collected Poems 1947-1980. Harper Perennial Library, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Soft cover edition inscribed and signed by Ginsberg on the title page. Name on front endpaper and a second inscription along with Ginsberg's from the owner (?) on the title page.
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. Collected Poems 1947-1980. Harper & Row, New York, 1984.
Price: US$235.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Near Fine in black cloth boards with gilt lettering & design, 837 pages. The dust-jacket has very minor wear to edges including a quarter inch closed tear at the foot of the spine. This copy is SIGNED by the poet on title page, which also includes his penned date (1985) , location (New York), his "AH" and three red square Buddhist stamps. Further images upon request.
Seller: DIAMOND HOLLOW BOOKS / MILES BELLAMY, ANDES, NY, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Alan. Collected Poems, 1947-1980. Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1984.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Complete number line from 1 to 10; inscribed and dated Vancouver, 5/3/85 by Allen Ginsberg on the title page with the letters A-H below the date; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; 837 pages; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover
Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, Canada
Ginsberg, Allen. Allen Ginsberg Collected Poems1947- 1980. Harper and Row, New York, NY, 1984.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1984. Signed by Ginsberg on Title page with Buddhist stamp + AH, with date + place. 'for Henry Pinardi / Allen Ginsberg / 2/2/85 / AH / Cambridge / Happy Birthday! / from Berrien.' Henry Pinardi was a sculptor. Nice Firm Clean copy ! Light general wear. Jacket has edge wear, short tears. 837 pages. 0414
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. Collected poems, 1947-1980. Harper & Row, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 837pgs. Previous inscription on the front endpaper. Black Cloth. embossed gilt decoration on front panel and gilt lettering on the spine. Minor rubbing to the boards, light foxing to the top edge, otherwise a fine, internally clean copy. In black ink Allen Ginsberg's inscription reads for Mike Petriano, Allen Ginsberg 2/2/85 AH Cambridge" on the title page The Unclipped red jacket is bright well preserved in a mylar sleeve. Size: Thick Octavo
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Allen Ginsberg. Collected Poems 1947-1980. Harper & Row, 1984.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing. Inscribed by Ginsberg on the title page, with a doodle of the flower on the facing page.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
GINSBERG, Allen. Collected Poems 1947-1980. Harper, New York, 1984.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 837pp., d.w. N.Y.,: Harper, (1984). First Edition. Review copy with publicity photo. Signed with initials on the title page, where Ginsberg has also written "March, 1985/ St. Mark's Place".
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen.. Collected Poems 1947-1980.. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1984.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in black cloth, in a Fine glossy red dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with two tiny closed tears rear top panel. 837pp. with Index and a brief authorial Preface, and illustrated Appendix. This copy is INSCRIBED by Ginsberg on the title page, "for [_______] 3/18/85 SF California Street" with a full-page drawing (by AG) on the facing page with his red chop. Q16407
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. Collected Poems 1947 - 1980. Harper & Row, 1984.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Extravagantly illustrated by Ginsberg and inscribed to his old friend, NY Times columnist Kennett Love. This book also comes with Love's copies of White Shroud and Cosmopolitan Greetings. These extra books have Love's notes about meeting Lucien Carr to attend Ginsberg's funeral at the Shambala Center in New York. Also included is an original photo of Ginsberg made at the time the book was signed.
Seller: Blue Sky Rare Books, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.