The Beat Scene
New York: Corinth Books, 1960. First Edition.
Photographs by Fred McDarrah. Original photographic wrappers, strongly attached. Rubbing to wrappers, minor fading along upper front spine, slight lightening to spine, rubbing at edges. Original $1.95 price intact on front and rear. Old pencil '40' on top right corner of title page, some pages with small dog-ears. Generally very clean and clear internally.
An important collection of early beat generation poetry and photographs including the works of Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, O'hara, and many others. This was Marlon Brando's personal copy; sold at auctions: Christie's "The Personal Property of Marlon Brando," held on June 30th, 2005; Alexander Khochinsky's Marlon Brando Library Collection held on November 10th, 2018 [with a bokmark noting these first 2 sales]; and, Fine Literature - with Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror - Mysteries & Thrillers - Beats & the Counterculture, held on September 21, 2023.
Pages: 192 Dimensions: 8 x 5(3/8) x ½
Price: $375.00