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$72.00
Starting bid: $1.00
This large vintage headshop poster features a poem by the late great Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The poem was part of his 1958 landmark work "A Coney Island of the Mind". The booked contained some of Ferlinghetti’s most famous poems such as “I Am Waiting” and “Junkman's Obbligato” which were created for jazz accompaniment. It remains one of the best-selling and most popular books of poetry ever published.
The poster exhibits a photograph by Ron Raffaelli and was produced in 1970 by Poster Prints Conshohocken PA. Ferlinghetti was essential to the Beat generation. He co-founded the iconic City Lights bookstore in San Francisco’s North Beach and was responsible for publishing some of the work of his fellow Beat poets including Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems for which he and Ginsberg faced obscenity charges in a famed trial. Ferlinghetti passed away just a few months ago at the age of 101.
Poster – Ferlinghetti Sometime During Eternity...
Grade – PAE Near Mint 89
Date – 1970
Dimensions – 24" X 37 1/4"
Printing – Original First Printing
Condition Details - 100% Original with no restoration. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00pm eastern.
Note: This oversized poster will be rolled and shipped without our standard archival holder. Shipping will be calculated accordingly.
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