The Statue of Saint Francis; from "A Coney Island of the Mind"
n.p. Sore Dove Press, 2009. Limited Edition. No binding. No. 67 of 100 copies, signed by Ferlinghetti. Fine. Item #19120903
The co-founder of San Francisco's landmark progressive book store and publisher City Lights, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021) is associated with the San Francisco Renaissance and the Beat movement in poetry that emerged there.
This poem from "A Coney Island of the Mind", first published in 1958 by New Directions, which is Ferlinghetti's most famous work. It has been translated into nine languages and has sold over a million copies, likely a response to the refreshing good humour and anti-establishment spirit it possesses.
Here printed broadside by the Sore Dove Press in honor of his 90th birthday, signed by Ferlinghetti.
___DESCRIPTION: Broadside measuring 12.5" by 6", bottom edge uncut, signed by Lawrence Ferlinghetti below the colophon, this no. 67 of 100 copies.
___CONDITION: A fine copy: clean, with a hint of bend to the upper corners, else as new.
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Price: $200.00