An original in the Beat Generation movement. Howl upon its release would gain national attention and propel Allen Ginsberg into his career. The City Lights publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti would face trail for the book's obscenity but ultimately win. The case would become an important piece in the history of censorship and freedom of speech.
Howl: and other poems, by Allen Ginsberg, Introduction by William Carlos Williams.
San Francisco: The City Lights Pocket Bookshop. 1957, Third printing. 44 pages. Bound with staples on spine. In good condition, with slight staining on outside cover as well as one annotation on page 24.