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GINSBERG, ALLEN. Broadside poem, "Birdbrain" and one related ALS. 3 versions of the poem which measures 635x419 mm; 25x16 1/2 inches. One Autograph Letter Signed by Ginsberg to Robert Reid, publisher of The Sign of the Gryphon press. 1 page, 8vo, on Sheraton University Inn, Syracuse letterhead (but crossed over by Ginsberg). 26 February 1988. Also laid in is a poem by co-publisher Terry Berger, and a color copy of a photograph of Ginsberg and his mother. (New Haven, 1988-89)
The letter shows Ginsberg's involvement in the printing of one of his works, Birdbrain. He mentions that he has corrected the proofs and that he takes issue with the comedic figures printed around the border of the poem, stating that they do not relate to the theme, but doesn't know which to exclude. Gryphon ultimately decided to print the poem without the figures. This lot contains both versions of the printed broadside plus another with the border color changed.
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