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Four original poetry manuscripts by Gregory Corso Author: Corso, Gregory Place Published: Various places Date Published: [Early 1960s] Description: Original manuscripts for 4 poems: 3 typescript, 1 holograph. Comprises: For Black Mountain - 2. Single page typescript poem in red ink, signed and titled in holograph. Dream of a Baseball Star. Single page typescript poem on thin typing paper. "Gregory Corso (poem") is written in pencil at the top of the page, and it is signed in pen at the bottom. The Concourse Didils! 2 pp. typescript poem on 2 sheets of thin typing paper. "Gregory Corso (poem") is written in pencil at the top of the page, and Corso's "c/o American Express / Paris France" address is typed at the top edge. I Am Colors: Fragment from Epic in Progress. Single page manuscript poem written in blue ink on a sheet of ruled notebook paper. At the top, Corso has written, "Especially for [?] Review. Dear [sir?] - hope this makes it. G.C." The poem is signed at the bottom. With original mailing envelope hand-addressed to poet/publisher Kirby Congdon, datestamped "20-IX-62" from Paris. The manuscripts are not dated, but were likely all mailed to poet/publisher and Corso's unofficial agent, Kirby Congdon, in the early 1960s. Condition: Envelope torn along edges; poems with general light wear and toning, some foxing, thin sheets with creasing, chipping, and small tears to edges; very good. Item#: 331040 Headline: 4 Gregory Corso manuscript poems 1960s