First edition of this lurid cult classic, adapted into the 1995 film of the same name starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio.<br />
Near fine.
Price: $850.00
"We've just mastered the life of doing nothing, which when you think about it, may be the hardest thing of all to do."
Based on the diaries he kept from 1963-1966, Carroll's most famous book details a remarkable double life: private high school basketball star by day, resident of the underground NYC worlds of sex, heroin, poetry, and the countercultural by night. He began publishing excerpts shortly thereafter in little magazines like Anne Waldman's THE WORLD and THE PARIS REVIEW, and the book has since been issued in numerous editions (including a 1980 mass market edition that cemented its reputation and popularity), but the true first, especially in such nice condition, remains uncommon.
First printing. Bolinas: Tombouctou, (1978). Original black-and-white photographic wrappers featuring an image of the author by Rosemary Klemfuss. Blue endpapers. Introduction by Tom Clark. [2], 150, [8] pages. Minor edgewear, rubbing. Small bump to top of spine. Overall, clean and sharp
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