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Ginsberg, Allen. Kaddish and Other Poems: 1958-1960 (Signed). City Lights, 1961.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Softcover, 12mo. 21st printing. Signed & dated on title page. 64 pp. Black & white wraps. Scarce signed copy.
Seller: David Morrison Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Allen Ginsberg. Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960. City Lights Books, 1961.
Price: US$420.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by Ginsberg on title page, dated 3/12/85, L.A. Cook's first issue with Villiers listed as the printer on page 100, and ten lines of text on the rear cover. Tanning to spine, minor edge wear, very minor dust wear along spine on front cover. Otherwise VG, NO major stains, NO rips. Pages/covers clean, binding sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good plus copy. A poem about the death of Allen Ginsberg's mother, Naomi. Number fourteen in the series. Signed by Allen. Dated 2/6/92. First edition. Second issue with 7 lines of text on rear panel, no Villers imprint on page 100. Near fine with a touch of rubbing at the edges. No marks or writing. Very Good plus. Some age toning. last third of book appears to be unread. See photos.
Seller: Rob Warren Books, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
GINSBERG, Allen.. Kaddish And Other Poems. 1958-1960.. San Francisco, City Lights Books, 1961, 1961.
Price: US$430.53 + shipping
Description: San Francisco, City Lights Books, 1961 Kl.-8°. 99 Seiten, 2 Bl. OKarton. "WE ARE WELLKNOWN FOR BOOKS ONLY IN BEST CONDITION!" WIR SIND BEKANNT FÜR SOLIDESTE VERPACKUNG! First Edition. Not signed (rare). Very fine copy. Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact me always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***
Seller: Antiquariat CoBrA, Oberrohrbach, Austria
Ginsberg, Allen. Kaddish and Other Poems, 1958-1960. City Lights, Pocket Poets Series, 14, 1961.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: 100 pp. a little rubbing to the extremities else a very good copy. Inscribed and signed with a drawing by Ginsberg on the dedication page
Seller: stephens bookstore, scranton, PA, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1961.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, later issue, with 7 lines of text on rear panel, no Villers imprint on p.100. This copy SIGNED by Ginsberg on the title page and dated 1978. His second collection and becoming difficult to find signed in this early printing of the first edition. Spine is slightly rolled and tanned, and the first few pages are holding but gently sprung; it appears an earlier owner used double-sided tape to reinforce the binding. The Pocket Poets Series Number Fourteen, with $1.50 on rear panel. Despite flaws, a collectible copy, especially signed.
Seller: a cool of books, Mastic, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pocket paperbound book. 100 pp. First printing, second issue of this poetry collection highlighted by the inclusion of Kaddish. One of Ginsberg's best known poems. In very good condition. This copy has been SIGNED by Ginsberg, dated 1964 and he has added a small ink drawing next to his signature. Quite uncommon thus.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$516.57 + shipping
Description: First editions, first printings, of all except two of Ginsberg's contributions to the City Lights Pocket Poet Series, these the copies of fellow poet Kenneth Irby, each signed, dated, and located by him on the front pastedown or title page, often in mimicry of a bookplate, and with his pencilled annotations giving the sources of the epigraphs in Kaddish and Reality Sandwiches. Irby (1936-2015) was a poet frequently associated with the Black Mountain School. His work is concerned with the psychic interactions of humans and landscapes, particularly the landscapes of the western USA. The locations of his inscriptions chart his travels across the USA, through Albuquerque, New York, Berkeley, and Lawrence. In 1958 he attended Harvard as a PhD student and heard Ginsberg and Charles Olson read at a local bookstore: this was his introduction to their poetry. He later became friends with Ed Dorn, Robert Duncan, and Robert Creeley. First printings of The Fall of America exist in both black and white wrappers, with no priority. "According to the publisher's memory", notes Morgan, "the white cover with black print is the true first printing. Bob Wilson, an authority on modern first editions through his Phoenix Book Shop in New York City, remembers that half the first printing was with the white covers and half with the black. He received both these issues simultaneously. The compiler has found Wilson's memory to be much more accurate than City Lights' records and it seems likely that they had the first 10,000 printed with 5,000 of each cover". Mind Breaths is the paperback issue, published simultaneously with the scarce hardback issue. The first and final of Ginsberg's Pocket Poet titles are not present here: the rare and infamous Howl (1956) and Plutonian Ode (1982). A4 a1.1; A6 a1.1; A15 a1.1; A26 a1.1b; A37 a1. 5 works, small octavo. Original black and white wrappers. Wrappers generally rubbed, first three works lightly toned with a few marks, Reality Sandwiches a little worn at spine ends, Kaddish with slight loss at spine ends, 3 cm split at head of rear joint, rear wrapper slightly creased. A very good set indeed.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Ginsberg, Allen. Kaddish and Other Poems. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1961.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed by Allen Ginsberg and inscribed "To Tom" on the title page. First edition, Bill Morgan's second printing; Cook's first issue with Villiers listed as the printer on page 100, and ten lines of text on the rear cover. Good. Wraps show light edge wear, several small stains, light browning and foxing. Lean to spine. Front inner hinge over opened. Poem written in unknown hand to inside of rear cover. Uncommon signed.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960. City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1961.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed first edition, likely second issue. Ginsberg's signature on title page along with circled "AH" and the date 5/27/94. Black and white wrappers. Some toning, especially to spine; mild soiling; wear along edges and hinges. One signature is detached (title page to page 22) but all content is present. Interior is clean. Overall good condition. Identified as second issue by seven line statement and price of $1.50 on rear wrapper as well as the lack of an imprint for Villiers on page 100.This poetry collection by counterculture icon and Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg was number 14 in City Lights' famed Pocket Poets Series. The lead poem "Kaddish," considered one of Ginsberg's finest, is a stunningly emotional and confessional celebration of his mother's life and lamentation of her death. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 100 pp; Signed by Author
Seller: Back of Beyond Books, Moab, UT, U.S.A.
GINSBERG, ALLEN. Kaddish and Other Poems 1958 - 1960. San Francisco City Lights 1961, 1961.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Description: Early printing. Paperbound. Signed by the author, Allen Ginsberg, on the title page with an original ink drawing by him of a skull and crossbones crowned with a glowing halo. Fine fresh copy in printed wrappers.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Soft cover. Signed by Author. "downtown Manhattan, clear winter noon, and I've been up all night, talking, talking, reading the Kaddish aloud, listening to Ray Charles blues shout blind on the phonograph". Ginsberg, Allen. KADDISH AND OTHER POEMS 1958-1960. Signed. San Francisco: City Lights, (1961). First Edition, second printing with the correct points present, according to Morgan A1.2. Signed and dated 5/22/88 by Allen Ginsberg with a drawing. Just about fine or better in black and white wrappers. 12mo. 100 pp. Next to Howl, Ginsberg's most important book. The Pocket Poet Series, Number Fourteen. Cook, pp. 32-33. Bill Morgan. The Works of Allen Ginsberg, 1941-1994: A Descriptive Bibliography.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Ginsberg, Allen. Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960. City Lights Books, [San Francisco], 1961.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, Second Printing, with $1.50 price on the rear wrapper. 100pp. 1 vols. 12mo. True First, Presentation Copy to Matthew Monahan. Inscribed to Mathew Monahan of the Gotham Bookmart on the title-page, with some ephemera laid-in, including: 1) Checklists of Separate Publications of Poets at the First Berkeley Poetry Conference 1965 (Cody's Books) 2) Post-card written from Peter Orlovsky to Kathy Keskey, ordering books from Gotham, to be billed to Allen Ginsberg 3) An order form for three Ginsberg titles by Lospecchio Press, with annotations on the verso about buying (for Gotham) 4) Two postcards for Ginsberg events or artwork. Wrappers, soiled but in nice condition First edition, Second Printing, with $1.50 price on the rear wrapper.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Allen Ginsberg. Kaddish. City Lights Books, 1961.
Price: US$1272.06 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Alongside Howl , this is perhaps Ginsberg s most important book, containing the masterpiece Kaddish (for Naomi Ginsberg) , which is often cited as the poet s finest work. The poem was begun in Paris in 1957 and finished in New York by 1959, and is about the death of his mother, as well as his spiritual estrangement from the Judaism that was his heritage. A powerful and beautiful work. Signed first printing of the first edition, published by City Lights Books, San Francisco in 1961, in Fine condition.
Seller: CASSIUS&Co., London, United Kingdom
GINSBERG, Allen.. Kaddish and Other Poems. 1958-1960.. San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1961, 1961.
Price: US$1614.29 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Allen Ginsberg, for Vance Morgan, inscribed '81". The recipient was likely the American book collector Vance Morgan. Kaddish is widely considered one of Ginsberg's masterpieces alongside Howl. He wrote the poem after the death of his mother Naomi, during a consequentially dark period of his life. Morgan A4 a1.1. Small octavo. Original black and white wrappers lettered in black and white. Short closed tear at foot of spine, wrappers faintly foxed and toned, extremities a touch rubbed. A very good copy indeed.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom