On the Collecting Road with Writers of the On the Collecting Road with Writers of the Beat GenerationBeat Generation

Donald W. Miller, Jr.Donald W. Miller, Jr.Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies Symposium Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies Symposium

Seattle, Washington May 13, 2006Seattle, Washington May 13, 2006

Mary Lyde Williams (1866-1958)Mary Lyde Williams (1866-1958)

The Wilson 50The Wilson 50     

The Fifty Most Important Books The Fifty Most Important Books of American Literature Published of American Literature Published After World War II (1945-1980) After World War II (1945-1980)

1980 1980 Robert WilsonRobert Wilson

Titles in the Wilson 50Titles in the Wilson 50

19631963 1953 1953 1960 1960

19491949 1948 1948 19461946 1953 1953

Beat Literature in the Wilson 50Beat Literature in the Wilson 50

Poetry:Poetry:

Allen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg Howl and Other Poems Howl and Other Poems (1956) (1956) Lawrence Ferlinghetti Lawrence Ferlinghetti A Coney Island of the Mind A Coney Island of the Mind (1958) (1958) Robert Creeley Robert Creeley Form of Women Form of Women (1959)(1959)Robert DuncanRobert Duncan Selected Poems Selected Poems (1959) (1959) Gregory Corso Gregory Corso GasolineGasoline (1961) (1961) Denise LevertovDenise Levertov Here and Now Here and Now (1961) (1961) Michael McClure Michael McClure Dark Brown Dark Brown (1961) (1961) William Everson William Everson The Poet is Dead The Poet is Dead (1964)(1964)Gary SnyderGary Snyder Regarding Wave Regarding Wave (1969) (1969)

Novels:Novels:

Jack KerouacJack Kerouac On the Road On the Road (1957) (1957) William BurroughsWilliam Burroughs The Naked Lunch The Naked Lunch (1959) (1959) Diane DiPrimaDiane DiPrima Memoirs of a Beatnik Memoirs of a Beatnik (1969)(1969)

Allen Ginsberg Allen Ginsberg Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac William BurroughsWilliam Burroughs (1926-1997) (1926-1997) (1922-1969) (1914-1997) (1922-1969) (1914-1997)

The Beat MovementThe Beat MovementUnderground Period -- 1944-1956Underground Period -- 1944-1956

Kerouac , Ginsberg, and BurroughsKerouac , Ginsberg, and BurroughsOn Riverside Drive, New York, 1944On Riverside Drive, New York, 1944

Burroughs tutoring KerouacBurroughs tutoring Kerouac

Neal CassadyNeal Cassady

Ginsberg, Cassady, and Ginsberg, Cassady, and HowlHowl

Six Gallery6 POETS AT 6 GALLERY --------------------

Philip Lamantia reading mss. of late JohnHoffman-- Mike McClure, Allen Ginsberg,Gary Snyder & Phil Whalen--all sharp newstraightforward writing-- remarkable coll-ection of angels on one stage readingtheir poetry. No charge, small collectionfor wine, and postcards. Charming event.

Kenneth Rexroth, M.C.

8 PM Friday Night October 7,1955

6 Gallery 3119 Fillmore St.San Fran

Six Gallery6 POETS AT 6 GALLERY

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Philip Lamantia reading mss. of late JohnHoffman-- Mike McClure, Allen Ginsberg,Gary Snyder & Phil Whalen--all sharp new

straightforward writing-- remarkable collection of angels on one stage readingtheir poetry. No charge, small collection

for wine, and postcards. Charming event.

Kenneth Rexroth, M.C.

8 PM Friday Night October 7,1955

6 Gallery 3119 Fillmore St.San Fran

Lawrence FerlinghettiLawrence Ferlinghetti

Jack KerouacJack Kerouac

Robert DuncanRobert Duncan

Allen Allen GinsbergGinsberg

Michael Michael McClureMcClure

Gary SynderGary SynderNeal Neal CassadyCassady

Philip WhalenPhilip Whalen

The City Lights BookstoreThe City Lights Bookstore

Ferlinghetti today, age Ferlinghetti today, age 86, in front of the store86, in front of the store

Morgan A3al.l (title page), printing of 1,000 copies, in EnglandMorgan A3al.l (title page), printing of 1,000 copies, in England

The City Lights Pocket Poets SeriesThe City Lights Pocket Poets Series

Titles in the Wilson 50Titles in the Wilson 50::

# 4# 4 ALLEN GINSBERG, ALLEN GINSBERG, Howl and Other Howl and Other PoemsPoems

# 6# 6 DENISE LEVERTOV, DENISE LEVERTOV, Here and NowHere and Now# 8# 8 GREGORY CORSO, GREGORY CORSO, GasolineGasoline#10#10 ROBERT DUNCAN, ROBERT DUNCAN, Selected Poems, Selected Poems,

Allen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg

19561956 1960 1960 1963 1963

Siesta in Xbalba Siesta in Xbalba and Return to the and Return to the StatesStates

(56 mimeographed copies)

Dedication:Dedication:

Jack Kerouac,Jack Kerouac, new Buddha of American prose, who spit new Buddha of American prose, who spit forth intelligence into eleven books written in half the number forth intelligence into eleven books written in half the number of years (1951-1956) -- On the Road, Visions of Neal, Dr. of years (1951-1956) -- On the Road, Visions of Neal, Dr. Sax, Springtime Mary, The Subterraneans, San Fransisco Sax, Springtime Mary, The Subterraneans, San Fransisco Blues, Some of the Dharma, Book of Dreams, Wake Up, Blues, Some of the Dharma, Book of Dreams, Wake Up, Mexico City Blues, and Visions of Gerard -- creating a Mexico City Blues, and Visions of Gerard -- creating a spontaneous bop prosody and original classic literature. spontaneous bop prosody and original classic literature. Several phrases and the title of Howl are taken from him.Several phrases and the title of Howl are taken from him.William Seward Burroughs,William Seward Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch, an author of Naked Lunch, an endless novel which will drive everyone madendless novel which will drive everyone mad. . Neal Cassady,Neal Cassady, author of The First Third, an autobiography author of The First Third, an autobiography (1949) which enlightened Buddha. (1949) which enlightened Buddha. All these books are published in Heaven.All these books are published in Heaven.[Lucien Carr, recently promoted to Night Bureau Manager of [Lucien Carr, recently promoted to Night Bureau Manager of New York United Press.]New York United Press.]

Cassady, Kerouac, and Cassady, Kerouac, and On the Road On the Road

On the RoadOn the Road

Charters A2aCharters A2a

Twenty 10-foot longTwenty 10-foot longrolls of Japanese rolls of Japanese

tracing paper taped tracing paper taped togethertogether

Scroll for Scroll for On the RoadOn the Road

3” x 5”3” x 5”Pocket Note BookPocket Note Book

Book Covers for Translations of Book Covers for Translations of On the RoadOn the Road

Portugal 1960Portugal 1960 Sweden 1965Sweden 1965 Germany 1968Germany 1968 Argentina 1977Argentina 1977

Holland 1978Holland 1978 France 1980France 1980 Greece 1981Greece 1981 Japan 1983Japan 1983

Book Covers for Translations of Book Covers for Translations of On the RoadOn the Road

Hungary 1983Hungary 1983 Yugoslavia 1988Yugoslavia 1988 Norway 1992Norway 1992 Poland 1993Poland 1993

Czech Republic 1994Czech Republic 1994 Russia 1995Russia 1995 China 1998 China 1998 Finland 2000 Finland 2000

The Duluoz Legend (The Duluoz Legend (Book 1)Book 1)

1950 1950

The Duluoz Legend The Duluoz Legend (Books 2 and 3)(Books 2 and 3)

19571957

19721972

KEROUAC, JACK, Doctor Sax. New York: Grove Press, 1959. First Edition. Stamped on the blank and title page “Uncorrected Page Proof,” stitch bound, laid into the dust jacket for the bound edition, and also the wrapper for the paper edition. Kerouac’s own copy, containing seven full page drawings (some signed “Jean Louis Kerouac”), a small drawn map, and fourteen textual corrections.

The Duluoz Legend The Duluoz Legend (Book 4)(Book 4)

Paintings and Line Drawings in the Kerouac EstatePaintings and Line Drawings in the Kerouac Estate

New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2004New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2004 Kerouac. Kerouac. Van Gogh at WorkVan Gogh at WorkPencil, notebook, 3” x 5”Pencil, notebook, 3” x 5”

The Duluoz Legend The Duluoz Legend (Books 5-7)(Books 5-7)

1960 1958 19601960 1958 1960

The Duluoz Legend The Duluoz Legend (Books 8-11)(Books 8-11)

1963 1958 1960 19651963 1958 1960 1965

The Duluoz Legend The Duluoz Legend (Books 12-14)(Books 12-14)

““I had come to France and Brittany just to look up this old name of mine which is I had come to France and Brittany just to look up this old name of mine which is just about three thousand years old and was never changed in all that time, as who just about three thousand years old and was never changed in all that time, as who would change a name that simply means House (Ker), In the Field (Ouac)." would change a name that simply means House (Ker), In the Field (Ouac)."

1962 1966 19681962 1966 1968

Satori in ParisSatori in Paris

KEROUAC, JACK. Satori in Paris. Original typed manuscript with penciled copy editor markings, with galley proofs and correspondence between the Publisher and Kerouac, 2 ASL and 2 TSL by Kerouac and 10 TSL by the Publisher.

The Duluoz LegendThe Duluoz Legend by Jack Kerouacby Jack Kerouac

Written Published Publisher (all in NY)

The Town and the CityThe Town and the City 1946-1949 1950 Harcourt, Brace

On the RoadOn the Road 1948-1955 1957 Viking

Visions of CodyVisions of Cody 1951 1972 McGraw-Hill

Doctor SaxDoctor Sax 1952 1959 Grove

Maggie CassidyMaggie Cassidy 1953 1959 Avon

The SubterraneansThe Subterraneans 1953 1958 Grove

TristessaTristessa 1955 1960 Avon

Visions of GerardVisions of Gerard 1956 1963 Farrar, Straus

The Dharma BumsThe Dharma Bums 1957 1958 Viking

Lonesome Traveler Lonesome Traveler 1958 1960 McGraw-Hill

Desolation AngelsDesolation Angels 1956, 1961 1965 Coward-McCann

Big SurBig Sur 1961 1962 Farrar, Straus & Cudahy

Satori in Paris 1965 1966 Grove

Vanity of DuluozVanity of Duluoz 1967 1968 Coward-McCann

Other Books by KerouacOther Books by Kerouac

Poetry

Mexico City Blues Mexico City Blues (1959)

Scattered PoemsScattered Poems (1971)

Trip Trap: Trip Trap: Haiku Along the Road Haiku Along the Road from San Francisco to New from San Francisco to New York, 1959York, 1959 (1973)

Heaven, and Other PoemsHeaven, and Other Poems (1977)

Pomes All SizesPomes All Sizes (1992)

Book of BluesBook of Blues (1995)

Book of Haikus Book of Haikus (2003)Philosophy/Religion

The Scripture of the Golden The Scripture of the Golden Eternity Eternity (1960)

Some of the Dharma Some of the Dharma (1997)Play/Screenplay

Pull My Daisy Pull My Daisy (1961)

Beat GenerationBeat Generation (2005)

Dreams

Book of DreamsBook of Dreams (1961)Letters

Selected Letters 1946-1956 Selected Letters 1946-1956 (1995)

Selected Letters 1957-1969 Selected Letters 1957-1969 (1999)Other Prose Works

Pic Pic (1971)

Two Early Stories Two Early Stories (1973)

Old Angel Midnight Old Angel Midnight (1973)

Home at Christmas Home at Christmas (1973)

Good Blonde and Others Good Blonde and Others (1993)

Atop an Underwood: Atop an Underwood: Early Stories Early Stories and Other Writings and Other Writings (2000)

Orpheus Emerged Orpheus Emerged (2002)

Windblown World: Windblown World: The Journals of The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954 Jack Kerouac 1947-1954 (2004)

Book of Sketches Book of Sketches (2006)

Specially Bound and Signed EditionsSpecially Bound and Signed Editionsof Kerouac’s Books of Kerouac’s Books

Visions of CodyVisions of Cody Doctor Sax Doctor Sax The Subterraneans Mexico City Blues The Subterraneans Mexico City Blues 750 750 26 26 100 100 2626

Maynard & Miles A2a (jacket) A2a (cover)Maynard & Miles A2a (jacket) A2a (cover)

A2a (back cover)A2a (back cover)

Lolita back coverLolita back cover

William BurroughsWilliam Burroughs

William BurroughsWilliam Burroughs

19531953 1961 1961 1981 1981

19551955 1958 1958 19601960

19521952 1958 1958 19591959

University of California Press, 2004 Route (Pontefract), UK, 2005 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY, 2006 University of California Press, 2004 Route (Pontefract), UK, 2005 Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY, 2006

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