Ginsberg's second book, the title poem lamenting the death of his mother Naomi in 1956. City Lights Books (1961), San Francisco. First edition, first issue, with Villiers noted as the printer on page 100, and the publisher's 10-line statement on the rear cover as called for. (Later printings replaced this with a 23-line statement by the author.) Perfect bound oftcover. Pocket Poets Series, Number 14. 32mo (over 4" - 5" tall). 100pp. 2,500 copies printed.

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A nice square copy, contents clean and unmarked, with mild soiling and light wear to covers, would be very good, or better, but for small, but dark stain, to front cover, slightly bleeding through to title page.