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paperback. Allen Ginsberg (1926-97) was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a poet-teacher father and Russian emigre mother. When "Howl and Other Poems" was impounded by San Francisco customs in 1956, the subsequent trial for obscenity catapulted Ginsberg and his publisher City Lights to national fame and helped to define the Beat Generation. Editor(s): Ford, Mark. Series: Poet to Poet. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 120 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main - Poet to Poet
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571238101
ISBN
9780571238101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A collection of works of a poet who as chief figure among the Beats, fomented a social and political revolution, yet his groundbreaking verse also changed the course of American poetry with its freewheeling spontaneity, rawness, honesty and energy. It features works such as "Howl", "Kaddish" "White Shroud" and "Cosmopolitan Greetings". Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 1216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190181
ISBN
9780141190181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 35.08

Hardback. Broadisde published in Formula Series #5, 1967. Printed on brown paper in black ink. 61cm x 38.2cm. Keywords: Poetry - Broadsheet - Poster
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
T Williams
Publication date
1967
SKU
KHS0071189
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 145.00

Paperback. A new edition of Ginsberg's famous poem "Kaddish," and other selections. Num Pages: 128 pages, ill. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 125 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865112
ISBN
9780872865112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. 'I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked' Beat movement icon and visionary poet, the author broke boundaries with his fearless, pyrotechnic verse. This book brings together the famous poems that made his name as a defining figure of the counterculture. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 9. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190167
ISBN
9780141190167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.31

Hardcover. First US edition. Bound in red cloth with gilt titled spine. Keywords: Poetry, Drama & Criticism
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First English Edition
Publisher
VIKING
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KHS0057440
ISBN
9780670815982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 96.00

paperback. Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential cultural and literary figures of the 20th century, his face and political causes familiar to millions who had never even read his poetry. This book attempts to offers a portrait of this poet by bringing together his poetry, journals, music, photographs and letters, much of it never before published. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141398990
ISBN
9780141398990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Berkeley: Oyez, May 7, 1965. Folio. Broadside poem on cream paper with black printing and drawings. Limited edition of 350 copies. Features a Robert LaVigne illustration of a nude Ginsberg in black silhouette within a penis-shaped outline. Fine. 52cm x 38cm. Keywords: Poetry; poster
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oyez
Publication date
1965
SKU
KHS0071186
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 452.00

Hardcover. 1st edition. 89pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First English Edition
Publisher
VIKING
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
SKU
KLN0008247
ISBN
9780670815982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 65.00

Hardback. Framed. Large color broadside designed by Wes Wilson featuring a photo of Ginsberg by Larry Keenan Jr. and printing the poem Who Be Kind To. Printed in many colors. 78.5cm x 41cm. Keywords: Poetry - Poster
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cranium Press
Publication date
1965
SKU
KHS0071193
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 195.00

Paperback. A collection of New Zealander Alan Curnow's works from 1997-2001, looking at places, lifetimes, personal accidents and infinite spaces. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 126 x 5. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
62
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857545388
ISBN
9781857545388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892640973
ISBN
9780892640973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. Compares the discourses of indigeneity used by Maori and Native American peoples and proposes the concept treaty discourse to characterize the relevant form of postcolonial situation. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBN; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329473
ISBN
9780822329473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. This counter-cultural collection of American verse fits in Robert Lowell's famous definition of the raw in American poetry. Contributors include: Olson; Duncan; Creeley; Guest; Ashbery; Ginsberg; Kerouac; Levertov; O'Hara; Snyder; and Schuyler. Editor(s): Allen, Donald. Num Pages: 479 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
479
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520209534
ISBN
9780520209534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.40

Hardcover. The Story of Manu, by poet Allasani Peddana, is the definitive literary monument of Telugu civilization and a powerful embodiment of the imperial culture of Vijayanagara, the last of the great premodern south Indian states. It is a book about kingship at the time of Krishnadevaraya, who was a close friend and patron of the poet. Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674427761
ISBN
9780674427761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.17

Hardcover. "8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Cloth. A good clean copy. Jacket condition is described as - Good. First UK Edition".
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
The Bodley Head, London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
SKU
KON0519670
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 79.79
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Alan Hollinghurst and the Vitality of Influence proposes a striking approach for reading the influences that interlace twentieth-century gay British writers. Focusing on the role of the textual image in literary influence, this book moves toward a new understanding of the interpenetration of literary and visual culture in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSA; DSK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362025
ISBN
9781137362025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

paperback. Alan Hollinghurst and the Vitality of Influence proposes a striking approach for reading the influences that interlace twentieth-century gay British writers. Focusing on the role of the textual image in literary influence, this book moves toward a new understanding of the interpenetration of literary and visual culture in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349472505
ISBN
9781349472505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 301.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349056309
ISBN
9781349056309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349181667
ISBN
9781349181667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.97

Paperback. Brings together a substantial number of Elizabeth Bowen's ungathered and unknown radio broadcasts, interviews and public lectures. Editor(s): Hepburn, Allan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DNS; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press Edinburgh
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748640423
ISBN
9780748640423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Pasco analyzes innovative nineteenth- and twentieth-century French works to suggest a definition of the novel, in all of its variations and difficulties: a relatively long, artistically designed, prose fiction. He permits literary aficionados to reevaluate novels through comparisons with other genres and both recent and former traditions. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230106987
ISBN
9780230106987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardback. Sick Heroes examines the cultural practices that created those remarkably offensive, though strangely appealing, romantic heroes that appeared in European and especially in French literature in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895491
ISBN
9780859895491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.62

Paperback. Sick Heroes examines the cultural practices that created those remarkably offensive, though strangely appealing, romantic heroes that appeared in European and especially in French literature in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895507
ISBN
9780859895507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.30

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