A near fine copy of the 1986 First Edition of White Shroud signed and dated by the beat poet. White Shroud - Poems 1980-1985 is the 1986 First Printing with First Edition (stated), the full number line ending in "1" and published by Harper & Row, New York. Signed on the title page in ink, "Allen Ginsberg, 9/6/86." Tipped into the front of the book are two Ginsberg poems clipped from a magazine; "Paterson" and "The Poet for JK" (Jack Kerouac).  Condition: 8vo. 89 pages - In near fine condition with the spine tips lightly bumped and a Christmas 1986 gift inscription on the front flyleaf. The dust jacket is price clipped and in near fine condition with just light wear to the spine tips and a bit of toning to the white paper covers. Overall, a collectible signed copy of the 1986 First Edition signed by the "Beat Poet" himself in the year of publication.