Allen Ginsberg Howl Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated By Author, With Contemporaneous Correspondence, Account of First Public Reading, Legal Skirmishes, Precursor Texts & Bibliography No. 143 of 250 copies Signed by Allen Ginsberg – cloth bound in slipcase

The deluxe edition of the Original Draft Facsimile of Howl, being No. 143 of 250 copies Signed by Allen Ginsberg; includes the Final Text of Howl, followed by facsimile images of Original Drafts – showing drafts 1-5 of Part I, 1-18 Part II, 1-5 Part III, and 1-7 Part IV; a section of texts and commentaries by Carl Solomon, Author’s Annotations, and extensive Appendices [correspondence between Ginsberg and Kerouac, William Carlos Williams, Eugene Brooks, Ferlinghetti, Pound, and others]; documents the first reading of Howl at Six Gallery Oct 7 1955, and covers the legal history and controversies surrounding the poem; Appendix V is a comprehensive Bibliography of Howl compiled by Bill Morgan; includes a number of b&w photo illustrations; edited by Barry Miles; First Edition stated (1st printing thereof: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1); “Of the first edition of Howl two hundred and fifty copies have been specially bound and slipcased. Each copy is signed by the author and numbered.”, beneath which is Ginsberg’s autograph and edition number; purple cloth boards with motif in gilt to front board, gilt titling to spine; same cloth slipcase; foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block, light scattered foxing in text, gilt titling dulled to spine, o.w. Very Good; slipcase lightly rubbed, and with mild scuffing, o.w. Very Good.