Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. [Doctor] Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$2.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Trade paperback, later printing thus (c1969/70), 245 pages; age toned, showing the shelf wear of five decades, tiny crease and a couple of tiny chips to back cover, but spine flat/uncreased, tight in binding, very gently read, if at all, all pages toned but very clean and unmarked, sadly flawed by severe creasing to the front cover.
Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, Canada
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press Inc., New York, 1959.
Price: US$6.59 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good paperback copy. 245pp
Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust, Part Three. Grove Press [1959], N.Y., 1959.
Price: US$6.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: In wraps. 8vo [6],245pp (shelfwear and light soiling to outer extremities, name ink). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
jack kerouac. doctor sax. grove press, 1959.
Price: US$9.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: dj: none. book: trade pbak, avg or less. 1) some shelfwear 2) sticky label scar, 3/4" x 3/4" l edge f cover. 3) slight bump to lower point 4) remainder mark bottom page edges
Seller: Thylacine Books, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax. Grove Press, 1959, 1959.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: Quite good reading copy wraps with strong spine. The original Evergreen edition
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax [Evergreen Original E-160]. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Stiff black wraps, lettered in red and white. Evergreen Original E-160, 1st thus. Rubbed joints and corners, several creases, some surface rubbing to covers. Fore-edge a bit dulled from use. Firm binding, unmarked interior. 245 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack.. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$17.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: It was published simultaneously in paperback and cloth. It is a nice collectable edition.
Seller: Northmont Books and Stamps, Farmington Hills., MI, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax; Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 245. 8vo. Light shelfwear, age toning, crack to spine, some ink lettering to first page; very good.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Third printing, trade paperback, has a mild lean to the binding, light bumps to spine ends and cover corners with small creases to corners, delamination starting to the cover corners, rubbing with areas of smudging and soiling to the covers and spine, minor foxing with some spots and smudges to the edges of the text block, and a previous owner's embossed stamp to the lower corner of the first free end page. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight Good+ copy.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack (Jean-Louis). Doctor Sax. Grove Press, NY, 1959.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: an Evergreen original (E-160); ownr's name clipped from flyleaf, lite rubbing; in mylar protective wraps 245 clean, unmarked pages. Size: 8 Vo; 1 Pound
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, JACK. DOCTOR SAX Faust Part Three. GROVE PRESS/EVERGREEN ORIGINAL E-160, NY, 1959.
Price: US$29.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: light wear to covers, clean copy. spine lettering is 5 1/16.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. DOCTOR SAX - Faust Part Three. New York Grove Press/Evergreen 1959., 1959.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Description: VG w/wear to edges of covers, bookplate. 1st Paperback edition. Binding is Paperback.
Seller: Penn and Ink Used and Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack.. Doctor Sax.. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: 245 pp. 8vo, publisher's wrappers. Evergreen Original E-160. A fine, bright copy with virtually no wear.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paperback published simultaneously with the hardcover and the limited edition. name written on front endpaper. Wraps shelfworn.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. Doctor Sax Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Pp. [2], 3-245. Bound in stiff coated wraps printed in black, read and grey. A notably bright copy, well preserved. The publishers "Evergreen Original E-160" offered here with spine bright, corners sharp. Now protected with a removable, clear archival jacket.
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press Inc., New York City, 1959.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 245 pages. Exterior has abrasions along the edges and spine, most likely caused by shelf wear. Minor wear to the front cover. Binding is still sturdy and holding nicely. Interior text has some underlining throughout. A story of awakening youth in a grey, colorless New England mill town. It is the story of Jack Duluoz, like Kerouac himself a French-Canadian, growing up among the shadowy doorways and brown tenements of Lowell, Mass. Above all, it is the story of mystery and terror of an intensely felt adolescence.
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax [Evergreen Original E-160]. Grove Press, N Y, 1959.
Price: US$40.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear to black cover. 246 pages.
Seller: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Beats - Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Evergreen Original E-160 published at same time as the limited hardcover. Light spine roll, else a very good trade paperback with light sunning to spine, but basically unrubbed, and uncommon thus. Beat literature.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press New York, 1959.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition ~1st Printing Softcover true softcover first edition (Evergreen Original E-160) published simultaneously with hardcover; gentle rubbing/soiling to covers else a tight square unmarked copy in uncreased covers
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: light fox spotting to exterior page edges (as book is closed). very, very lightly bumped back dj cover/spine edge, very, very faint wrinkles to a few dj edges.
Seller: Peasant Birch Booksellers, Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1959 Kerouac, Jack DOCTOR SAX: FAUST PART THREE NY: Grove Press, c1959 Evergreen Original #E-160 First State Title Letters on Spine Measure 6 7/16" Bound in black, red & white printed wraps 8vo shelf wear and creasing, otherwise clean and unmarked
Seller: Suibhne's Rare and Collectible Books, Newbury, OH, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, variant state with spine lettering measuring 5 1/16 inches. Trade paperback. 245pp. Light wear at edges of spine and extremities, else a very good copy. Evergreen original, E-160.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First trade paperback edition, Evergreen Books catalog is laid in, has a mild lean to the binding, slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners with very small creases to corners, some minor shelfwear to cover edges and along hinges, very slight rubbing to covers with a small smudge to the back, a tiny stain to fore edge of p. 95, a few tiny smudges to edges of text block, and faint sunning to the spine, otherwise a solid Near VG copy.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1959.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Printing. An Evergreen original #E-160. Light wear to edges, bump to top and bottom of spine with light spider web creases, diagonal one inch crease to outside bottom corner of rear panel, rubbing to spine edges, light crease up from bottom of front panel near spine, dots of soiling on page edges. Previous owner name in ink on FFEP.
Seller: Rio Bound Books, San Marcos, TX, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$59.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. First Evergreen Original (E-160). Paperback. [6] 3-245 p.p. Light soiling to covers with rubbing to spine and edges. Some creasing to front and rear cover, otherwise interior clean, crisp. A very good copy of Jack Kerouac's fifth novel, written while staying with William S. Burroughs in Mexico City.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax, Faust Part Three. Grove Press/Everfreen, NY, 1959.
Price: US$63.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Softcover, Evergreen original (E-160), issued simultaneously with the first hardcover edition. It was written in 1952 when Kerouac was living with William S. Burroughs in Mexico City but not published until 1959. Very good condition though the front endpaper is toned from laid in newspaper reviews, which are of some interest. One is by Julian Monynahan, writing in the London Observer, who trashes Kerouac's previous novels including On the Road but goes on to praise Doctor Sax. The second review is from Die Welt, is in German and discusses Ein amerikanischer Buddah. (box 171)
Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$63.70 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good covers with very slight edge wear. Very good run of page.
Seller: The Sentinel Books, Hythe, KENT, United Kingdom
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax Faust Part Three (Evergreen Original E-160). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: trade paperback in black covers with 6 7/16 spine titles in very good condition, original publication (Evergreen, cloth bound and 30 numbered copies) as stated on copyright page, no markings, 245 clean pages, minor cover wear to spine edges, uncreased spine
Seller: Philosopher's Stone Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Jack. Kerouac. DOCTOR SAX: Faust Part Three.. Grove Press, (1959). January 1959, 1959.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: 3rd printing, 1959 Evergreen edition. Grove press. Very nice tight clean copy dj has a small tear on the back near sping.
Seller: Hennessey + Ingalls, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Faust Part Three. New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1959.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, Paperback issue, published simultaneously with hardcover and limited issues. In black, red, grey and white shiny paper wrappers. Three small abrasions on back cover. Early part of the book has under-linings in pencil and a few marginal notes. Some rubbing to the spine edges.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax : Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Touch of wear at spinal extremities; pages toned; else near fine-- illus. wraps. Solid copy of the first printing of the softcover issue, simultaneous with the limited ed. and the hardcover. 'Evergreen Original - E-160 - $1.75' Copyright page: 'This is the original publication of Doctor Sax'
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Kerouac, Jack. DOCTOR SAX: FAUST PART THREE. , 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: 1959 Kerouac, Jack DOCTOR SAX: FAUST PART THREE NY: Grove Press, c1959 Evergreen Original #E-160 First State Title Letters on Spine Measure 6 7/16" Bound in black, red & white printed wraps 8vo Fine unread copy with only the faintest hints of handling.
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Doctor Sax. Grove Press Inc, 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1st edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Boards show wear. Former library copy. Numerous library stamps & card pocket. Library ink stamp on page edges. Front dust jacket flap taped to front free end page, otherwise good.
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 245 p. 22 cm. A solid, straight and clean text copy. A favorite among Kerouac collectors. Nice collectible book. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light foxing to page edges. Light wear to book and dust jacket edges with some slight discoloration. First edition. Third Printing. (1976 publication date for third print.)
Seller: Outrider Book Gallery, Lacey, WA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax - Faust Part Three. Grove Press & Evergreen (1959), NY, 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: A dark friendly entity hallmarked by his black cape black slouch hat, and eerie laughter. He used Kerouac's stream -of- consciousness writing sstyle or "spontaneous prose" that he attempted to inser into On the Road and would later publish in Visions of Cody although it was not criticallyl usccessful. Kerouac maintained that Doctor Sax was' the gretest book I ever wrote or that I will write. This first ediiton. Carl Sandburg disguised with a dark hat I saw one night in the Jamaica Long Island Negro neighborhood, the Down Stud Disrict, back of Sutphin, walking a long tragic lit up boulevard of islands and mortuaries not far form Long Islad railroad tracks just come inoff a Montana freight train Kerouac wrote Doctor Sax in 1952 while living with William S. burroughs in Mexico City bu tthe novel wa snot published until 1959 after the success of On he Road (1957). It features the author's fictional alter-ego , Jack Duluoz, who repreeswnts a younger Kerouac and make appearances in subsequent novels including Big Sur, The Vanity of Duluoz and Visions of cody. It takes place in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. In the text, Kerouac mixes his childhood memories with his youthful fantasies. The central fanasy centers on the mythical Great World Snake, a villainous, slumbering creature who is predicted to decour the whole world upon its awakening. Stream of consciousness writing style o spontaneous prose. Photo enclosed with Kerouac's books spread on the grass next to flower, perhaps his grave site. Fair PB highlighting some underlining
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First paperback edition. Original wrappers, some creases. This was John O'Brien's copy. O'Brien was the author of Leaving Las Vegar and committed suicide shortly after publication of the book. This is a nice association item.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax : Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Ex-owner name stamp on title page else near fine -- illus. wraps. Attractive copy of the first printing of the softcover issue, simultaneous with the limited ed. and the hardcover. 'Evergreen Original - E-160 - $1.75' Copyright page: 'This is the original publication of Doctor Sax'
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press/Evergreen, 1959.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Trade paperback. VG. Small crease in lower right corner of cover. 245pp.
Seller: Doodletown Farm Books, Ancram, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. DOCTOR SAX. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$92.80 + shipping
Description: DOCTOR SAX, Grove Press, 1959, 1st ed. (third printing), just about fine in like dust-wrapper.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press/Evergreen Books, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grove Press/Evergreen Books: New York, 1959. First softcover edition, published in the same year as the trade hardcover and the deluxe limited edition. Sm 8vo. 245 pp. Black, red, and grey wrappers. Kerouac's drawing of Doctor Sax on the half-title page. Evergreen Original E-160. Priced at $1.75. Very good with a small split at the bottom of the spine and front wrap. Light wear to the spine ends, faint writing of a name and address on the rear wrapper, and a faint "10" in ink on the top edge. Ref: Charters, A5b.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press/Evergreen, New York, 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Evergreen edition. Trade paperback. Very good in wrappers with a crease at the bottom front corner.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Grove Press: New York, 1959 (but reprinted circa 1970). 8vo. 245 pp. Black cloth with bright green lettering to the spine. Unclipped jacket with price of $5.50. Third printing. Minor soiling to the top edge else fine in a near fine jacket with a 2" crease to the front panel near the spine and mild toning to the extremities.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. DR. SAX. Grove Press, Inc, New York, 1959.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 245 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price cut. Minor shelf wear. Light rubbing to front and rear covers. Textblock clean. Shelved in Case 6. 1373171. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Dr. Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press Inc, New York, 1959.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: This near-fine copy of the third printing--first Evergreen edition, stated--is housed in a nearly perfect dust jacket marred only by what looks suspiciously like a cigarette burn on the front cover right-edge. Almost makes it look more hip, more Kerouac-like. $5.50 price intact, third printing dj has a better design than the first.
Seller: Kaleidoscope Books & Collectibles, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, wrappered issue, variant with spine lettering measures 5 1/16" long (no known priority). Evergreen Original E-160. Remainder line top edge and stamped mark on front fly, else a fine, and bright, unread copy, with just a touch of rubbing.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. New York: Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing, Evergreen Book issue. Publisher's paper wrappers, lettered in red, gray, and white over black. Near fine, with light rubbing to spine and extremities, light stain to the bottom edge, date stamp inside the front wrapper. A handsome copy. Kerouac wrote Doctor Sax in 1952 while living with William S. Burroughs in Mexico City, but the novel was not published until 1959 after the success of On the Road (1957). It features the author's fictional alter-ego, Jack Duluoz, who represents a younger Kerouac and makes appearances in subsequent novels. Throughout the text, Kerouac mixes his childhood memories with his youthful fantasies, the two of which have become inextricably intertwined. The central fantasy centers on the mythical Great World Snake, a villainous, slumbering creature who is predicted to devour the whole world upon its awakening. Similarly, the fictional Doctor Sax, a dark yet friendly entity who is hallmarked by his black cape, black slouch hat, and eerie laughter, spends his days preparing a poison that will destroy the snake should it ever awake. Doctor Sax utilizes Kerouac's steam-of-consciousness writing style or "spontaneous prose" that he attempted to insert into On the Road and would later publish in Visions of Cody (1972). Although it was not critically successful, Kerouac maintained that Doctor Sax was "the greatest book I ever wrote, or that I will write." This first Evergreen Book soft cover edition was issued simultaneously with the first hard cover edition.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax; Faust Part Three. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Description: First Evergreen Edition, 1959. Book is fresh, bright and clean with no markings. Tight and square. Green Lettering to spne bright and fresh. Jacket is as new. Size: 245 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller: LEA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS, Jamaica, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax; Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 245 pp. Cloth in dustwrapper, bkplt removed, npc, very good. (40658).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Dr. Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press (GP-680), US, 1959.
Price: US$210.00 + shipping
Description: Excellent example of this third printing of the first edition. First Evergreen Edition. No marks, not price clipped. 245pp.
Seller: alsobooks, Cupertino, CA, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$377.76 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Grove Press 1959 evergreen original (E-160). Softcover rebound into a hardback with purple bords. Card wraps turned into dust jacket. Tight binding. Condition: Good to Very Good. Some ex-library marks, please see pictures. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
Kerouac, Jack.. Doctor Sax. Faust Part Three.. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. About Fine in dark grey cloth, lacking the scarce dustwrapper. 245pp. A clean copy with no writing or marks, slight crimping to spine-ends. Q17814
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 245 pp. First hardcover edition, first printing. Bound in contemporary pebbled cloth. Very Good or better, with light rubbing at corners, a few small spots to the top edge of the page block, front and rear innter hinges repaired and paged toned, lacking the dust jacket. Scarce.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, Incorporated, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1959.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The book is near fine with very slight edge wear and previous owner's name on ffep. Has all first issue points but unfortunately no dust jacket. Less than 1000 copies of the first edition, first printing were printed.
Seller: M. W. Cramer Rare and Out Of Print Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
KEROUAC, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, wrappered issue. Evergreen Original E-160. Modest rubbing, but a fresh, near fine copy. With the neat ownership Signature of author Larry McMurtry dated by him in 1959, when McMurtry would have been a graduate student in the writing program at Stanford. An interesting association, McMurtry also wrote a memoir called *Roads*, an arresting travelogue recounting his driving across the country possible influenced by Kerouac.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Doctor Sax. Grove Press, New York City, 1959.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gray cloth covers are mostly clean, with gilt text on spine. Boards show a little bumping at foot edge on back cover, some edgewear. Corners are sharp. See photos. Spine has gilt text and is bright with bumped ends. Binding is strong. Pastedowns and feps have some light staining. Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges have a few marks. DJ is nicely preserved behind Mylar and is backed with archival paper. DJ has edgewear, chipped corners, closed tears and 1/2" triangular chip along head edge, bumping and chipping along foot edge, some staining to back. See photos.** PS2023.0921** 245 pages. 5.25 x 8 inches** Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was thirty-six years old when Doctor Sax was published in 1959. As the author blurb on the jacket back notes, Kerouac had already published four books, including On The Road, before this, his fifth title. In a relatively brief span of years since leaving Columbia College, Kerouac had done a lot of rambling and a lot of writing.** First printing of the First edition, as noted on the copyright page.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009801"**
Seller: Panoply Books, Lambertville, NJ, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, hardcover issue. Fine in a modestly rubbed, very good dustwrapper with a couple of tiny tears, some very neat professional reinforcing at the folds, and a rubbed crease on the front panel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack.. Doctor Sax.. New York Grove Press Inc, 1959.
Price: US$1815.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first hardback issue; 8vo; Hudson's Bookshop label to rear pastedown, else unmarked internally; publisher's grey cloth, gilt lettering to spine, with the unclipped dustjacket, slight edge-wear, primarily to spine ends, else a clean and crisp copy. An exceptional copy of one of Kerouac's scarcer titles, written while living with William S. Burroughs in Mexico City.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax (1st printing in 1st DJ). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$2150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Grove Press, New York, 1959. 245 pages. First Edition, 1st printing. Original 1st issue DJ with $3.50 price intact on flap. Between 500 and 1,000 copies were printed in this format and famous dj. Gray boards are clean and bright as are gold titles on backstrip. Book is tight and crisp. Corners are sharp though barely pushed, gently (not bumped). Page edges show most minor, faint soiling. Endpapers are bright and clean with most minor faint spotting. Foot and crown of backstrip gently pushed. DJ is in lesser condition than the beautiful book. Highly sought after and preferred DJ version in red, gray, black and white coloring. Slightest fade to the red Jack Kerouac name on the DJ backstrip. $3.50 price intact on DJ flap. DJ shows rubbing around the edges, chipping at foot and crown and faint cloud stains on the rear and flaps. Light bleed to rear of DJ. DJ shows a couple of small textural scuffs. DJ verso shows tape reinforcement (not on exterior). These DJ flaws have no effect on the condition of the book whatsoever. Condition description is hyper-critical and flaws are overstated. This is an incredible near fine to almost NF book in a VG- to G+ dj.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack.. Doctor Sax.. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in dark grey cloth, in a Near Fine dustwrapper, not price-clipped, unfaded, with trivial rubbing to spine-ends. 245pp. Q11976
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. DOCTOR SAX. Grove Press, Inc, New York, 1959.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First printing of this "experimental, florid, and wild" (LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, 61) tale of dreams and childhood fantasies - in excellent condition. Written while living with William S. Burroughs in Mexico City, DOCTOR SAX is a prime example of Kerouac's "spontaneous prose" - a style of writing he compared to jazz music. Its setting and theme are unique among Kerouac's works, reflecting his own childhood through a "dark funhouse" mirror rather than the wild adult "years of Beats and bodhisattvas" (Lehman) he is best known for. This copy is in notably sharp condition, exhibiting very little of the dust jacket rubbing normally seen on first printings. 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey cloth boards. Original unclipped ($3.50) dust jacket. 246 pages. Small bookseller label to rear pastedown. Jacket with light wear to spine ends, one tiny closed tear; a touch of sunning to spine. Tight and clean.
Seller: Brian Cassidy Books at Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Dr. Sax. Grove Press Inc, New York, 1959.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 245 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Larry McMurtry's Copy. Larry McMurtry's copy, with his ownership signature to the ffep. Provenance: Larry McMurtry Gray cloth boards title in gilt. Some light foxing to endpapers and edges, near fine in a near fine dust jacket
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A spectacular dustjacket with a hint of wear to the spine ends. This original FIRST ISSUE DUSTJACKET is vibrant in color and seldom seen in this nice condition. The book is in excellent shape. The binding is tight, and the boards are fresh with slight wear to the panels. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a sharp clean copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. We buy Kerouac First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.