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[000735] Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. The Secret Meaning of Things. New York: New Directions, 1968. First Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. Six poems, including Assassination Raga, After the Cries of the Birds, and four others; forty-eight pages. Photo of the poet on the front cover. Covers show light wear & rubbing, small scuff as bottom of front cover. Nicer than it sounds. $10.00

[002594] Ferlinghetti, Lawrence. Who Are We Now?. New York, NY: New Directions, 1976. 2nd Printing. Wrappers. Very Good +. Laid in is a printed note with the New Directions logo & address, which reads "With the compliments of the author." From the back cover: "Ferlinghetti takes a look at the changes in the American psyche during the 1960s & early 1970s. The title comes from the first line of the first book in the collection, "The Jack of Hearts," which is dedicated to, and is about, Bob Dylan. Also includes the poem "Populist Manifesto." Slight toning, a bit of soiling on the back cover, else fine. $20.00

books about Lawrence Ferlinghetti - biography & photos

[000496] Felver, Christopher (Lawrence Ferlinghetti). Ferlinghetti Portrait. ill. Christopher Felver. Layton, UT: Gibbs-Smith, 1998. First Edition. SIGNED. Hard Cover. Fine. / Fine. This copy has been signed by Felver. This is Felver's collection of portraits of the poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, taken over a span of twenty years. The photos show Ferlinghetti in places such as City Lights Bookstore, his Hunter's Point painting studio, his famed Bixby Canyon cabin in Big Sur (which figures prominently in Kerouac's "Big Sur"), Nicaragua, Bolinas, and a variety of other places. Some photos feature some of Ferlinghetti's friends and fellow poets: Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Ted Joans, Nancy Peters, Michael McClure, John Cage, William Burroughs, David Gascoyne, Gregory Corso, Father Ernesto Cardenal, Andrei Voznesensky, as well as photos of LF and his family. Interwoven between the photographs is Ferlinghetti's long poem, "Autobiography." This is a new, unread copy. Slight shelfwear at extremities. $34.99

[000496] Felver, Christopher (Lawrence Ferlinghetti). Ferlinghetti Portrait. ill. Christopher Felver. Layton, UT: Gibbs-Smith, 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. / Fine. As above, but unsigned. $17.00 [004117] Cherkovski, Neeli (Lawrence Ferlinghetti). Ferlinghetti: A Biography. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / Good. Book is in good condition; silver lettering on spine is still bright. Remainder mark on bottom edge (speckle), bump at top corner, slight sunning at edges, cloth at spine ends pushed. Pages somewhat yellowed. Dustjacket is somewhat soiled with toning at edges, small chips at extremities, 1" tear adjacent to spine. A good solid reading copy. $25.00 [002985] Silesky, Barry. Ferlinghetti: The Artist in His Time. New York: Warner Books, 1990. First Edition. Near Fine / Fine. Biography of poet & publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, with 14 pages of photographs. 294 pages, including an index. Just slight shelfwear, else fine. The dustjacket is protected in a Brodart. $20.00

other items

[001152] Pezzella, Vincenzo with a Preface By Emilio Isgro. Poesia Di Transito. Santa Maria Degli Angeli : Diecidue, 1995. First Edition. Wrappers. ASSOCIATION COPY - initialed. Very Good+ This copy bears Lawrence Ferlinghetti's initial and his handwritten date "'99" on the first page. 32 pages. Small bend to cover & first few pages (not a crease), else fine. $20.00

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