_________________ Herbert Huncke was the original Beat. A hustler, carny, addict, petty thief, street philosopher, and chronicler of the demimonde, he was the archetype on which a generation modeled itself. In the 1940s, Huncke befriended the young William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg, guiding them through New York's underground and introducing them to a world of volatile experience they had never imagined. His extraordinary ability to relate his life story in pared-down, unaffected prose inspired them to ...
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_________________ Herbert Huncke was the original Beat. A hustler, carny, addict, petty thief, street philosopher, and chronicler of the demimonde, he was the archetype on which a generation modeled itself. In the 1940s, Huncke befriended the young William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg, guiding them through New York's underground and introducing them to a world of volatile experience they had never imagined. His extraordinary ability to relate his life story in pared-down, unaffected prose inspired them to create a new type of literature, free of constraint and self-consciousness. Huncke's work is a vital part of Beat literature, but until now has remained relatively unknown. The Herbert Huncke Reader includes the full texts of Huncke's long out-of-print classics, Huncke's Journal and The Evening Sun Turned Crimson; excerpts from his autobiography, Guilty of Everything; and a wide selection from his unpublished letters and diaries. _________________
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Good. Some foxing and/or discoloration around edges. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages.
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Fair in Acceptable jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Hardcover. Stated first edition with full number line. Moderate to heavy shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Bumping to corners. Dust jacket has rubbing and edge wear. Binding square and tight. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Good reading copy. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. 1st edition, 1st printing, 1997. Corners of boards and spine head slightly bumped; otherwise a clean, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket not price-clipped.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 068815266X. A couple of small smudges/stains on a couple of pages.; Illus., jacket now in a clear protector; 374 pages.
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Foreword by William S. Burroughs. First Quill edition, second printing. 374 pp. Selected bibliography. Very Good condition (corners crisp, no markings; pages toning very lightly, ink name written on top edge of text block). A clean, solid copy.
