John Suiter / Poets on the Peaks Gary Snyder Philip Whalen and Jack Signed 2002

Description: Poets on the Peaks: Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen and Jack Kerouac in the North Cascades SIGNED Author: Suiter, John Title: Poets on the Peaks: Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen and Jack Kerouac in the North Cascades SIGNED Publication: Washington DC: Counterpoint, 2002 Description: Hardcover. Signed by the author in ink at bookplate at front free endpaper. 9 3/4" X 8 3/4". 340pp. Rubbing, creasing, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Remainder mark to edge of text block. Rubbing and gentle bumps to corners and edges of green paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound.This book is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote.ABOUT THIS BOOK:With Poets on the Peaks, writer-photographer John Suiter has created a literary portrait of Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and Jack Kerouac centered around their experiences as fire lookouts in the early 1950s. Featuring Suiter's evocative photographs of the peaks, fire lookouts, and mountain vistas, as well as numerous historical pictures, the book is also a photographic homage to the Cascadian landscape.Based on scores of previously unpublished letters, journals, and recent interviews with Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, and others, Poets on the Peaks traces the early development of a community of poets, including the famous Six Gallery reading that took place in San Francisco in October of 1955. It contains cameos by fellow poets and mountain-climbers Allen Ginsberg, Kenneth Rexroth, Philip Lamantia and Michael McClure. It is also a book about Dharma and the years of Dharma Bums, from Snyder's 1951 road-side revelation in the Nevada desert that led him to drop out of academia and head for Japan, to Kerouac's lonely vigil with The Diamond Sutra on Desolation Peak, to Philip Whalen's ordination as a Zen priest.(Publisher). Good + / Good +. Seller ID: 12141 Subject: Biography & Memoir, Poetry, Signed Books & Materials You are buying from Underground Books, a brick & mortar bookshop specializing in used, rare, antiquarian, and out of print materials. We are a proud member of the Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association and the Independent Online Booksellers Association. If you are ever in the West Georgia area, please visit us in Carrollton at Underground Books or in Serenbe at Hills & Hamlets Bookshop. TERMS OF SALE Payment If you win an item in one of our auctions, if your offer has been accepted, or if you have chosen to buy an item now, please make your payment as soon as possible. We will not ship until we receive notice that the buyer has paid for the item. We expect payment within 3 days or reserve the right to cancel the order. Returns and Refunds We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described in our listings. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as Described/Damaged) or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please contact us, and we will respond promptly. If you are not satisfied for any reason you may return your book for a full refund, and if the error is ours, we will pay return shipping. SHIPPING Many of our items have free media mail shipping included! For larger, multi-volume sets, the cost is calculated by weight and will vary depending on package weight and buyer location. Please allow up to three business days processing time, although many of our orders require only one day to process and ship. Combined shipping is available for bidders who purchase multiple items. If you have special shipping or handling requests, please notify us before you make your payment. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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