A Coney Island Of the Mind
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
A Coney Island of the Mind is a collection of poetry by Lawrence Ferlinghetti originally published in 1958. It contains some of Ferlinghetti's most famous poems, such as I am Waiting, and Junkman's Obbligato, which were created for jazz accompaniment. There are approximately a million copies in print of A Coney Island, and the book has been translated into over a dozen languages. It remains one of the best-selling and most popular books of poetry ever published.
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A Coney Island of the Mind
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- Used - Fine in near fine slipcase. Please refer to photos
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- First hard cover edition, second printing
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Oakland, California, USA
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SGD 252.72
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New York: New Directions, 1968. First hard cover edition, second printing. Hardcover. Fine in near fine slipcase. Please refer to photos. Large octavo in yellow cloth and yellow photo-illus slipcase; 116 pages ; 21 cm; index of titles and first lines.
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A Coney Island of the Mind: Poems
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- First Printing
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- 1958
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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SGD 53.35
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New York: New Directions, 1958. First Printing. Wraps. Good. First edition, no subsequent printings listed. 8vo, wraps, owner's name on inside wrap, good to very good, rubbing and wear to covers, text quite tanned. Still, a nice enough copy of the author's best known book. 93 pp. Item Price
SGD 53.35
A Coney Island of the Mind
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- [1968]
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Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
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SGD 175.50
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New York: New Directions, [1968]. Twenty-Second Printing. Paperback, 93 [3] pp. SIGNED by Ferlinghetti on the half title. VG+ with light soiling and edgewear. Ferlinghetti died in February 2021. Item Price
SGD 175.50
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A Coney Island Of The Mind
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- Used - Very good
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- Later printing
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- 1958
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- Soft cover
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Jupiter , Florida, USA
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SGD 273.78
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New York: New Directions, 1958. Later printing. Soft cover. Very good. 8vo (20 x 14 cm). [8], 93, [3].16th printing. Original B/W printed wrappers. Signed by the author on half title, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Light wear to edges. Item Price
SGD 273.78
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A Coney Island of the Mind - Early Printing
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket Issued
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- 1st Edition
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- 1958
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- Paperback
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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SGD 386.10
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New York: New Directions , 1958. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo.. 1958. Early Printing. --'A Coney Island of the Mind"-- Signed, nicely inscribed & illustrated by Lawrence Ferlinghetti - 'To Ted & Esta with very best wishes & thanks for hospitality October 1959 and again April 1960' -- 'A Coney Island of the Mind'. … Read more about this item Item Price
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A CONEY ISLAND OF THE MIND
by FERLINGHETTI, LAWRENCE
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- Used - Minor Wear
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- No Jack`
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- Thirteenth Printing
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- 1958
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- Paperback
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Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
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SGD 49.14
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New York: New Directions Books, 1958. Two very small nicks front joint. 93pp. + 2-page advert. A crisp copy throughout. Louis Ferlinghetti (1919-2021) was an American poet and social activist. He was one of the founders of the Beat movement started in San Francisco in the mid-1950's. . Thirteenth Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Minor Wear/No Jack`. Thin Octavo. Item Price
SGD 49.14
A Coney Island of the Mind, Poems
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- Used - Very Good
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- 11th Printing
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- 1958-01-01
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0811202747
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N Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
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SGD 175.50
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New Directions, 1958-01-01. 11th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. New Directions Publishing; New York, 1968. Hardcover. First HC Edition. A Very Good, yellow cloth binding with black lettering on spine, binding firm, trace use/handling marks, deckle fore-edge, minimal scattered foxing top text block edge, trace spine fade, some rubbing to board/spine edges, bit of age toning to pages, without… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Coney Island of the Mind: Poems
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- Like New
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- 1968-01-16
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0811200418
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N Scituate, Rhode Island, USA
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SGD 140.40
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New Directions, 1968-01-16. paperback. Like New. 5x0x8. Signed by Author. New Directions Books; New York, 1958. Trade paperback. Thirty-Second Printing. Signed by author directly on title page. Gift Quality. A Near Fine, binding firm, trace handling/scuff marks to covers, mild cover edge/corner wear, bit of sunning to pages and pages, small rub mark bottom text block corner, a… Read more about this item Item Price
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A CONEY ISLAND OF THE MIND
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- Used - Fine in near fine dust jacket.
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- 1959
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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SGD 280.80
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London: Hutchinson & Co, 1959. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First UK edition of this collection of lyrical, evocative, and often humorous poetry, by the co-founder of City Lights Booksellers - in remarkably sharp condition. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's accessible style and subject matter gives his poetry wide appeal - A CONEY ISLAND STATE OF MIND is one of… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 280.80
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A Coney Island of the Mind
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- Used - Fine
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- First Thus
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- 1968
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- Slipcased
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La Mesa, California, USA
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SGD 119.34
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: New Directions, 1968. First Thus . Slipcased. Fine. A handsome First Hardcover slipcased edition of this book of poems from the owner of City Lights Bookshop in San Francisco & longtime publisher/friend of the Beat poets. In 116 pages with Index to Titles & First Lines in rear. Orig. published in various magazines… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 119.34
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A Coney Island of the Mind
by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1969
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- Softcover
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Pueblo, Colorado, USA
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SGD 32.29
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New York: New Directions. Very Good. 1969. Softcover. Nineteenth Printing. A stain to the back cover, else unmarked. Publisher's price of $1.00 on the back cover. ; 93 pages . Item Price
SGD 32.29
Coney Island of the Mind
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket As Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1958
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- Trade Paperback
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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SGD 421.20
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New Directions, 1958. First Edition. Trade Paperback . Good/No Jacket As Issued. Moderate shelf wear. Significant rubbing on the spine and on the front cover adjacent to the spine. Pages toned. Nice bold author's signature with no dedication on the half title page. Binding still tight. No underlining or marginalia. Item Price
SGD 421.20
A Coney Island of the Mind
by FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence
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- Used
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- 1968
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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SGD 119.34
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New York: New Directions, 1968. First edition thus. Hardcover. The first clothbound edition of Ferlinghetti's best known book. Published ten years after the publication of this classic as a paperback original. An about very good copy in yellow cloth boards with some slight toning to the pages and a black "6" written on the rear board. No dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 119.34
A Coney Island of the Mind
by FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence
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- Used
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- (1968)
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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SGD 84.24
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New York: New Directions, (1968). Second printing of the 1968 hardcover reissue. Octavo; yellow cloth hardcover in publisher's slipcase; 116pp. Spine cloth just a bit dull, else a fine copy. In the original pictorial slipcase, lightly rubbed and soiled, Near Fine. A new edition of Ferlinghetti's third book, originally published in 1958; per Lepper, "...Further expanded" from the expanded… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 84.24
A Coney Island Of The Mind.
by FERLINGHETTI, LAWRENCE.
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Somerville, Victoria, AUS
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SGD 133.08
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London, Hutchinson, (1959).. First UK Edition; 8vo; pp. 94; original illustrated boards, cloth spine; browned dustjacket, price clipped, flecking to page edges, a good copy. First printing of Ferlinghetti's most famous volume. Rare with dustjacket. Item Price
SGD 133.08
A Coney Island of the Mind
by FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1958
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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SGD 70.20
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Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1958. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (20.5cm). Black and white pictorial paper wrappers; 93,[3]pp; one page of publisher's ads at rear. A tight, firm copy, externally rubbed, heavily toned, with minor foxing to lower cover: around Very Good. Item Price
SGD 70.20
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A Coney Island of the Mind
by FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence (1919-2021)
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, GBR
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SGD 301.35
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London: Hutchinson, 1959. [Poetry] FIRST LONDON EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.94 [2]. Publisher's pictorial orange paper over boards, black cloth to spine with white and orange titles. With the dust jacket of the same design priced at 15s to flap. Newspaper articles from 1959 discussing the book and Ferlinghetti are loosely inserted between paste-down and flyleaf. Minimal toning… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Coney Island of the Mind
by FERLINGHETTI, Lawrence
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- Used
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- 1968
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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SGD 70.20
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New York: New Directions, 1968. First edition. Softcover. 93 pages. Ferlinghetti's best known book, a paperback original. A very good copy in wrappers with the usual toning to the pages, some other light wear and the former ownership signature/address, to the verso of the front cover, from author and museum curator Thomas Garver. Item Price
SGD 70.20
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A Coney Island Of The Mind
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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- Used - Shows mild wear around edges of cover and spine.Also some very mild bumping on both the front and back cover.
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- 31st
- Published
- 1968
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- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0811200418
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MANASSAS, Virginia, USA
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SGD 8.42
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A Coney Island Of The Mind
Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
New Directions Books 31st printing, 1968
Softcover
Wonderful read, great add to your collection!!
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SGD 8.42
A Coney Island of the Mind
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1958
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- Paperback
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Diamond Springs, California, USA
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SGD 21.06
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New York: New Directions, 1958. Very good, close to very good plus soft cover. Twentieth printing, 1958. Pages are clean and unmarked. Sewn binding is a little weak in a few places but holding well. Wraps are in good shape with mild shelf wear. Carefully packaged in a padded box for safe shipping. . Soft… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 21.06