Research Catalog

Title

The Portable Beat reader / edited by Ann Charters.

Publication

New York : Viking, 1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Charters, Ann.
• Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
• Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.
• Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
• Ferlinghetti, Lawrence.
• Snyder, Gary, 1930-
• Charters, Nora.
• Kaye, Michael Ian.

Description

xxxvi, 642 p.; 21 cm.

Series Statement

The Viking portable library

Subjects

• Dust jackets (Binding)
• American literature > 20th century
• Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 > Portraits
• Authors' presentation inscriptions (Provenance)
• Presentation insertions (Provenance)
• Authors' autographs (Provenance)
• Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 > Portraits
• Beats (Persons) in literature
• Typefaces (Type evidence) > Times Roman
• Embossed stamps (Provenance)
• Beats (Persons) > Literary collections

Genre/Form

• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Times Roman.
• Dust jackets (Binding).
• Authors' presentation inscriptions (Provenance).
• Authors' autographs (Provenance).
• Presentation insertions (Provenance).
• Embossed stamps (Provenance).

Note

• "First published in 1992"--T.p. verso.
• Set in Times Roman.
• Bound in black quarter cloth over boards with black paper covers. Printed dust jacket.
• Jacket design by Michael Ian Kaye.
• Jacket photograph of William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac by Allen Ginsberg.
• Photograph of editor on rear flap of dust jacket by Nora Charters.
• Contributions by William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, Neal Cassady, Kenneth Rexroth, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and others.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Provenance (note)

• Berg Coll. copy 1 inscribed by Ann Charters for the Berg Collection, "18 June 1993".

Call Number

JFD 92-4738

ISBN

0670838853

LCCN

91016155

OCLC

• 23649998
• NYPG92-B22211

Title

The Portable Beat reader / edited by Ann Charters.

Imprint

New York : Viking, 1992.

Series

The Viking portable library

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Provenance

Berg Coll. copy 1 inscribed by Ann Charters for the Berg Collection, "18 June 1993".

Local Note

Berg Coll. copy 1 contains printed invitation to a publication party, Feb. 6 [n.y.], Gotham Book Mart, N. Y.; blank presentation insertion; publisher's press release--laid in.

Berg Coll. copy 2 signed in ink by the author on t.p.

Berg Coll. copy 2 contains "ADC" embossed stamp on t.p.

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Added Author

Charters, Ann.

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.

Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969.

Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence.

Snyder, Gary, 1930-

Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Photographer

Charters, Nora. Photographer

Kaye, Michael Ian. Bookjacket designer

Research Call Number

JFD 92-4738

Berg Coll Beats P76 1992