The MEXICAN NIGHT. - Travel Journal - A New Directions Paperbook. NDP300. $1.50;
New York: New Directions Books, 1970. 1st Printing. [6], 58 pp. A few illustrations. 8vo. 8" x 5-3/8". Black glossy paper wrappers, printed in white. General wear & soiling to covers. Age-toning. A VG - VG+ copy. Item #51573
Ferlinghetti "was an American poet, painter, social activist and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers in San Francisco. An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind [1958], which has been translated into 9 languages and sold over a million copies. Ferlinghetti achieved some noteriety for publishing Allen Ginsberg's influential collection Howl and Other Poems [1956]."
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