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[001862] Dorfner, John J. with a Foreword by Allen Ginsberg. Kerouac: Visions of Lowell. SIGNED. Raleigh, NC: Cooper Street Publications, 1993. First Edition. Wrappers. SIGNED. Fine. The publisher says: "Kerouac: Visions of Lowell takes readers on a mystical journey back to "ti jean" Kerouac's childhood- back to his birthplace, back to the streets and neighborhoods of Centralville and Pawtucketville, back to the fantasy-filled houses, castles and tenements that made up Kerouac's unique psyche."

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[001558] Cherkovski, Neeli. Whitman's Wild Children. Venice, CA: Lapis Press, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine / Fine. This is an unread copy. It's bound in bright blue cloth with silver lettering, 261 pages. The poets profiled are Charles Bukowski, Allen Ginsberg, John Wieners, William Everson, James Broughton, Gregory Corso, Philip Lamantia, Harold Norse, Bob Kaufman, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. From the dustjacket: "Whitman's Wild Children is a first person, anecdotal, riotous collection of profiles of ten of America's most celebrated maverick poets. Take a wild ride on the L.A. freeways with Charles Bukowski, the legendary 'barfly' and 'dirty old man" of contemporary poetry; explore Manhattan with Allen Ginsberg, one of New York's more rebellious offspring; travel with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, defendant in the famed 'Howl' obscenity trial, a 'beatnik rabble rouser' to the FBI, a revered poet and influential diffident." Includes a bibliography. $40.00

[003992] Kherdian, David. Six San Francisco Poets. Fresno, CA: The Giligia Press, 1969. 2nd Printing. Wrappers. Good / Good. This book includes biographical info, interviews & photos of Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, David Meltzer, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Brother Antoninus (William Everson). Wear to dustjacket with small tears at flap folds, chip at head of spine, some toning. Book is about very good with some toning, bump/small bends at lower corners. $11.95

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