![Item #162 Herald of The Autochthonic Spirit [Signed]. Gregory Corso](https://columbusrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/162.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1758133004)
New York: New Directions, 1981. Fine. 57, [1]pp. Wrapped in mylar. Signed by author on the book's front endpaper. A rare first edition chapbook showcasing Corso’s bold, artistic voice at the height of his Beat-era experimentation. A must-have for collectors of Beat Generation poetry, vintage New Directions titles, and avant-garde.....
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1958. Second Printing. 48 pp. Original paper wrappers; saddle-stitched. Minor toning to white panels and light shelf-wear to extremities. Binding loose. The second printing of Corso’s seminal collection, issued in the same year as the first. This volume represents a quintessential piece of Beat Generation.....
New York, NY: 1986-1990. A large brown kraft mailing envelope, approximately 12 x 12 inches (305 x 305 mm), once used to ship a book and subsequently transformed into a spontaneous work of art. The recto is covered by a flowing pen-and-ink drawing: a contemplative face crowned with laurel leaves.....