Emergency Messages: An Autobiographical Miscellany de Solomon, Carl. Edited and with a Foreword by John Tytell - 1989

New York: Paragon House, 1989. Paperback. xvii, 235p., very good first edition stated trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Carl Solomon was the inspiration for Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" The first publication of his experiences with Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Ginsberg et al.

Brand: Paragon House, 0000-00-00. First Edition (US) First Printing. paperback. Used: Good.

Paragon House, 1988-11-01. Paperback. Good. 8x5x0. Good, clean text, paperback binding, light to moderate wear to corners and edges, may have previous owner's signature, remainder mark, sticker/residue, and/or other minor aesthetic flaws. Satisfaction guaranteed. Earthlight Books is a family owned and operated, independent bookstore serving Walla Walla, Washington since 1973.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Paragon House, 1979. First trade edition. Perfect-bound, octavo, pictorial wraps, [10], xvii, 235 pp. Very good signed book, top right corner half-title page inscription, light shelf wear and soiled edges. Carl Solomon spent many years in and out of psychiatric hospitals from the late 1940s through the mid 1960s, decrying the shams of societal values and institutions. He was a writer on the margins of all he opposed, and later in life eventually circling back to where he began with balance, becoming a devotee of his local Shul, steadying his mental state and holding a steady job as a messenger while still self-identifying as a Dostoyevsky character.