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First published edition, first printing, inscribed by the author to his cousin on the title page, "Allen Ginsberg, for Jene Levy, cousin via my mother's brother Sam". A landmark collection, Howl is one of the principal works of the Beat Generation. It was Ginsberg's first regularly published book and was printed in an estimated run of 1,500. This copy has the requisite points of first printing, with "Lucien Carr" in the dedication and the eighth line of the second paragraph on the rear cover beginning "Harlem." (with a period rather than a comma). Morgan A3.a1.1. Duodecimo. Original wire-stitched black wrappers, white hand-pasted wraparound paper label printed in black. Toned spine superficially split, binding firm, small stain to white label, a few faint marks, slight crease to upper outer corner of rear wrapper: a very good copy.

Howl and Other Poems is a collection of poetry by Allen Ginsberg published in 1956. It contains Ginsberg's most famous poem, 'Howl', which is considered to be one of the principal works of the Beat Generation along with other notable poems.