Lot 95
Corso (Gregory) Autograph Manuscript notes on Vestal Lady and Gasoline, signed on first page, [1950s and later]
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Corso (Gregory) Autograph Manuscript notes on Vestal Lady, Gasoline and others, signed on first page "Gregory Corso on Books & Poetry through the years" c.40pp. pen and ink on lined notepad, some creasing, large, 8vo, [1950s and later].
⁂ A remarkable early manuscript of Corso poems, essays and thoughts with significant portions of both published and unpublished works. Accompanying the lot is a letter of provenance from the poet and author Lee Ballentine, stating that he acquired the manuscript through the dealer Roger Richards, with whom a penniless Corso was then staying, in 1991.
Description
Corso (Gregory) Autograph Manuscript notes on Vestal Lady, Gasoline and others, signed on first page "Gregory Corso on Books & Poetry through the years" c.40pp. pen and ink on lined notepad, some creasing, large, 8vo, [1950s and later].
⁂ A remarkable early manuscript of Corso poems, essays and thoughts with significant portions of both published and unpublished works. Accompanying the lot is a letter of provenance from the poet and author Lee Ballentine, stating that he acquired the manuscript through the dealer Roger Richards, with whom a penniless Corso was then staying, in 1991.