Arthur and Kit Knight's "The Beat Vision: A Primary Sourcebook" (1987)

New York City: Paragon House (book, anthology, 1st, signed), 1987.
9" x 5.875" x 0.75", 292 pages, softcover, ISBN 0-913729-41-8.

The Beat Vision: A Primary Sourcebook, edited by Arthur Knight and Kit Knight, published by Paragon House (New York City) in 1987. Cover photograph by Paul Chevannes.

Chapter 14 is a long interview of William S. Burroughs by Gerard Malanga, pp. 193-224, with photographs of Burroughs by Malanga throughout.

Chapter 15 is a letter from William S. Burroughs to Jack Kerouac from Tangier, May 21, 1955, at pp. 225-230 – this includes the text “Dream of the City”.

This copy is signed by Joanna McClure and Lawrence Ferlinghetti for Sore Dove Press publisher Soheyl Dahi, and was acquired from Soheyl Dahi.

Not in Shoaf.

Contents:

• Arthur Winfield Knight:
• Introduction
• photographs
• James McKenzie and Gary Snyder: "Chapter 1: Moving the World a Millionth of an Inch" (interview)
• Dennis Sorenson: photographs
• Laverne H. Clarke: photographs
• Carolyn Cassady:
• "Chapter 2: Life with Jack and Neal" (essay)
• photographs
• drawing of Neal Cassady
• Yves Le Pellec: photograph
• Allen Ginsberg:
• photographs
• "Chapter 13: A Version of the Apocalypse" (essay)
• Steve Dossey and Donna Wood: photograph
• Pierre Delattre: "Chapter 3: Pierre Delattre Remembers Neal Cassady" (interview)
• Ron Bevirt: photographs
• Herbert Gold: "Chapter 4: From My Last Two Thousand Years" (essay on Ginsberg)
• John Clellon Holmes:
• photographs
• "Chapter 5: Crazy Days, Numinous Nights: 1948-1950" (journal entries)
• Ann Charters: photograph
• Jack Kerouac:
• "Chapter 6: Jack Kerouac Letter to John Clellon Holmes" (letter)
• "Chapter 7: Jack Kerouac Letter to Allen Ginsberg" (letter)
• "Chapter 8: Jack Kerouac Letter to Neal Cassady" (letter)
• David Markson: photographs
• Debra L. Edwards and Amiri Baraka: "Chapter 9: LeRoi Jones in the East Village" (interview)
• Ken Regan: photograph
• Gordon R. Robotham: photograph
• Gerard Malanga: photographs
• Anne Waldman and Diane di Prima: "Chapter 10: Anne Waldman Talks with Diane di Prima" (interview)
• Alan Marlowe: photograph
• Robert LaVigne: drawings
• Philip Whalen: "Chapter 11: Chanson D'Outre Tombe" (poetry)
• Chris Challis: photograph
• Robert King and Gregory Corso: "Chapter 12: Gregory Corso" (interview)
• Gerard Malanga and William S. Burroughs: "Chapter 14: William Burroughs and Gerard Malanga Talk" (interview)
• William S. Burroughs: "Chapter 15: William Burroughs Letter to Jack Kerouac" (letter)
• Peter Orlovsky:
• "Chapter 16: Lepers Cry" (poetry)
• photograph
• Michael McClure: "Chapter 17: Love Me for the Fool I Am" (poetry)
• Annie Liebowitz: photograph
• John Tytell and Carl Solomon: "Chapter 18: John Tytell Talks with Carl Solomon" (interview)
• Ed Buryn: photograph
• Eileen Kaufman: "Chapter 19: Laughter Sounds Orange at Night" (on Bob Kaufman)
• Kit Knight: photographs
• Ted Joans: "Chapter 20: The Wild Spirit of Kicks" (poetry)
• Gerald Nicosia and Ted Joans: "Chapter 21: Gerald Nicosia Talks with Ted Joans" (interview)
• Index