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. Huncke's work is a vital part of Beat literature, but until now has remained relatively unknown. This volume includes the full texts of Huncke's long out-of-print classics, excerpts from his ...
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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. Huncke's work is a vital part of Beat literature, but until now has remained relatively unknown. This volume includes the full texts of Huncke's long out-of-print classics, excerpts from his autobiography, and a wide selection from his unpublished letters and diaries. 16-page photo insert.
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Add this copy of The Herbert Huncke Reader to cart. $19.72, good condition, Sold by St. Vinnie's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by William Morrow & Company.
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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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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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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. First Edition. Stated first edition. Dust jacket has a mylar plastic cover which shows some light scuffing and shelf wear. Dust jacket itself shows some very light shelf wear. Edges of book itself shows some light shelf wear. Top page edge shows some foxing and dusting. Overall this book is in great condition.
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Near Fine Plus in Near Fine Plus jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket. mini-wrinkle of cloth overhang at foot of spine-negligible impact. no other flaws, clean, unmarked, no writing, price intact, tight binding.; xxv-374pp., 22 b/w photos., foreword by william burroughs. intro. by raymond foye. edited by benjamin scafer. contains journal writings, published and unpublished material. essential.
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Large collection of published and unpublished writings by one of the legends of the beat generation who was a major influence on Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg and others. Illustrated with 16pgs. of photos on plates. Gift inscription on the 1/2 title pg., otherwise fine/fine.
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