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Allen Ginsberg. White Shroud: Poems 1980-1985. Harper & Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED BY ALLEN GINSBERG on the title page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1986 stated 1st edition (and with the correct number bar below it). Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud: Poems, 1980-1985 (SIGNED). Harper & Row, U.S.A., 1986.
Price: US$98.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition/1st Printing (complete number line). SIGNED by Ginsberg on title page- signature only, dated 5/1/87; wrote 'AH' above Harper Row and 'Camden' at bottom. $14.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. Pp. [viii], ix-xi, 89. Index. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. In the dust jacket that shows price of $14.95 intact on the front flap. Signed by Ginsberg in ink on the title page, dated 1/15/87, Dallas. First printing of the first edition. Dust Jacket is now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud: Poems 1980-1985. Harper & Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A clean copy in excellent condition. Dust jacket unclipped in excellent condition. Mylar cover. Inscribed and signed on title page. 89 pages.
Seller: Yes Books, portland, ME, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud: Poems, 1980-1985. Harper & Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 89pp. Red Cloth, Gilt lettering. As new. Author signed and dated "Allen Ginsberg 5/1/87 Camden, AH(circled)" in black ink on the title page. Unclipped pictorial white jacket with red lettering lightly toned, otherwise fine in mylar sleeve. Size: Octavo
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud: Poems, 1980-1985. Harper & Row Publishers, 1986.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, with only a previous bookstore's small price sticker to the back panel. SIGNED, inscribed, and dated by the author to the title page. An outstanding copy. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. WHITE SHROUD: Poems 1980-1985. Harper & Row, 1986.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Description: Octovo hardcover, unworn, crisp pages, Signed by author on title page, "Seton Hall" on bottom, else FINE+ in FINE+ DJ, now in clear mylar wrap. Very fresh copy. Ginsberg at age 60, better than ever.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: Mossback Books, hartland, MI, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud. Poems 1980-1985. Harper & Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First trade edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Signed. Signed and dated on the title page by the Author. Red cloth. Fine in fine white dust jacket
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. WHITE SHROUD: Poems 1980-1985. Harper & Row (1986), New York, 1986.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. REVIEW COPY with publisher's photograph of Ginsberg laid in. SIGNED BY GINSBERG on title page with his circled "AH" symbol and dated by him "4/27/96." Near fine with boards gently splayed; in slightly rumpled but otherwise fine dust jacket.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Allen Ginsberg. White Shroud: Poems, 1980-1985. Harper & Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1986). 8vo. First edition INSCRIBED by Ginsberg with elaborate drawing. Subtle bowing to covers. Mild toning to edges of dust jacket. VG/VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud Poems, 1980-1985. Harper & Row Publishers, 1986.
Price: US$274.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Publisher's gilt-titled cloth. Limited edition #137 of 200 signed by Ginsberg to the limitation page. Fine condition in the red cloth slipcase, which has just a hint of wear. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 89 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud: Poems 1980-1985. Harper & Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Signed by Ginsberg on title page, dated 8/23/94. xi, [ii], 89 pp. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Very Good+ with boards slightly bowed, a little foxing and wear to edges, in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, slightly toned.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Allen Ginsberg. White Shroud (Signed Limited Edition). Harper & Row, 1986.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed. In FINE condition, pristine in plastic. Red slipcase, white cloth cover with red gilt lettering, no dust jacket as issued. One of 200 copies SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Trade paperbound volume of poems by Ginsberg. This is the simultaneous first paperbound edition. 89 pp. A handsome very good copy. This copy has been nicely INSCRIBED by Ginsberg to a friend and fellow poet Gerard Rizza. The inscription refers to a "reading together Snug Harbor, Staten Island. He dates the inscription 4/8/90. In addition, on the facing page Ginsberg has added a large elaborate full-page hand-drawing.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
GINSBERG, Allen. White Shroud: Poems, 1980-1985. Harper & Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Thin 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, (1986). First Edition. Signed on the title page, with the date 8/15/94
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen.. WHITE SHROUD, Poems 1980-1985.. Harper & Row: NY, 1986.
Price: US$339.25 + shipping
Description: 9.5 x 6, cloth, 89 w/index, vg in slipcase. FIRST ED, ONE OF ONLY 200 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
GINSBERG, Allen. WHITE SHROUD: Poems 1980-1985. Harper and Row, New York, 1986.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: A later collection of the beat poet's work with a nice association. Inscribed to Ken Mikolowski, who with his wife Ann founded the Alternative Press. For more than 30 years, the Alternative Press published unbound letterpress-printed mail art, including the work of Beat and Black Mountain writers and poets from their native Detroit. Ginsberg was a frequent collaborator. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth in original dust jacket. INSCRIBED at title page, "For Ken Mikolowski/ Allen Ginsberg/ 11/20/86/ AH," with full page drawing of snake on opposing page. Trivial edgewear to jacket and touches of soil at rear panel. Boards slightly bowed. Interior bright and fresh. Near fine. 89pp. Near fine in a near fine jacket.
Seller: Brian Cassidy Books at Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: White Shroud Poems 1980-1985 by Allen Ginsberg. Signed first edition in dust jacket. Signed on the title page with AH in a circle and dated 10/12/90 Portland. Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, (1986). First edition so stated on the copyright page and number line starting with 1 . 89 pages including the index. Dust jacket is in fine condition with price of $14.95 on the flap. Binding is in fine condition. 6 ¼ x 9 ½ inches. Inventory #23-203. Price: $350.
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud: Poems, 1980-1985. Harper & Row Publishers, 1986.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Inscribed and dated by Ginsberg with a his characteristically charming drawing of a flower facing the title page. Some review material laid in.
Seller: 221Books, Westlake Village, CA, U.S.A.
Ginsberg, Allen. White Shroud Poems 1980-1985 (Limited/Signed). Harper and Row, 1986.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Fine Limited First edition in slipcase #143/200 Signed, Also inscribed by Ginsberg on title page
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Tall octavo. Presentation copy INSCRIBED on title page by Ginsberg to Norman Mailer, dated 1986. With lengthy inscription to facing page: "Dear Norman, It's all readable but title poem pages 47-50 straightforward narrative (epilogue to Kaddish). Best wishes on your new job (after moviemaking) i.e. writing, again." Fine copy in red boards, in bright jacket with Ginsberg's portrait to rear; very minor toning, near fine.
Seller: Harper's Books, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing, one of 10,000 copies. Octavo (24cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and decorative elements embossed onto front cover; dustjacket; xiv,89,[7]pp. Inscribed by Ginsberg to poet Denise Levertov on the title page: "For Denise Levertov from Allen Ginsberg / Here's a report on the last years / White Shroud (p.47) narrative is O.K. & maybe also the dream of W.C.W. (p.59) + Chinese poems / New York City." Additionally inscribed to Levertov on the opposing page, above the drawing of a snake whose tail has transformed into a flower: "February 3, '87 / Bonne Chance! Apparently Gary Snyder and Robert Creeley were voted into the Academy Institute (with Robert Bly) for whatever use that might be next, Duncan!? / Allen Ginsberg." Front board very slightly splayed, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $14.95). Ginsberg first met Denise Levertov in November of 1956. The first copies of Howl and Other Poems had just arrived at City Lights bookstore, and shortly after, Ginsberg and Gregory Corso hitchhiked down to Mexicali to meet up with Peter and Lafcadio Orlovsky. From there, they went to Guadalajara to see Levertov, where she lived with her husband and children. Ginsberg described her affectionately as "a pigtailed gap toothed busy crazy mother who mutually digs and knows William Carlos Williams and writes fine poems with ellipses and fine phrases too" (Morgan, I Celebrate Myself, p.227). He admired her work to the degree that he would recite her poems at readings, eventually reading with her in 1958 at NYU. Although they had gotten along, "Levertov was annoyed that the press had begun to link her with the beats when, in fact, she had little in common with them. Allen regretted that shew was upset by the beat label, but was also somewhat amused that she was so irritated" (ibid, p.285). At the invitation of Robert Creeley, Ginsberg was invited to participate in the 1963 Vancouver Poetry Conference, alongside Levertov, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, and others. Beyond being deeply impressed with his company, the event provided a spiritual breakthrough for Ginsberg, who had begun to practice the Hari Krishna mantra at every opportunity. The conference became one of the first times that mantras were chanted by a group of non-Hindus in North America (ibid, p.377). A significant copy. Morgan A50.a1.1.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.