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lluminated Poems by Allen Ginsberg with paintings and drawings by Eric Drooker.  Copy #233/300 signed by both Allen Ginsberg and Eric Drooker.

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Illuminated Poems by Allen Ginsberg with paintings and drawings by Eric Drooker.  Copy #233/300 signed by both Allen Ginsberg and Eric Drooker. Ginsberg's signature includes his trademark circled "AH". (Ginsberg used "AH" as a public mantra to replace "OM" as more bright spirited and with a reference to Albert Hofmann, the Swiss scientist and founder of LSD). "First printing April 1996" stated  with complete number line from 1-10. ISBN-10: 1568580452. 8" x 10 1/4" 143 pages Hardcover with no dust jacket in slipcase. Black cloth with gilt image of a lightbulb on front board, and on front of black cloth slipcase. SLIPCASE: Gilt image is bright with little or no sign of wear. There are some signs of wear on the edges of the box. There is a there are a couple of small places where it appears particularly heavy at the bottom of the spine. BOOK: Gilt lettering and insignia on the spine is bright and unblemished. Gilt light bulb on the front cover does show some wear, probably from removal from the slip case. Otherwise, the cover shows minimal signs of wear. No previous owner markings. No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. KB27a