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Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$8.57 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: There is some crinkling to some of the pages possibly from water Pages are clean! There is a lot of wear and tear on the cover There are stains or residue on the cover There are some creases on the spine There are some tears on the corners of the spine but doesnt effect biding The books is bent and the pages are wavy and curved Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
Seller: Solr Books, Skokie, IL, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$9.95 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: There is water staining to the outer edge of the first part of the book. It does not affect the text. There is foxing to the oter edges.
Seller: Hoosac River Books, Adams, MA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$15.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, New York, NY, 1959.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 244 p. Evergreen Book. Audience: General/trade. good+ condition, corners a little worn and a crease on the cover. two lime written on the ffep, and some pen marks on the rear cover. (small circles but faded).
Seller: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues (An Evergreen Original; E-184). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$29.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In pictorial white wraps, 8vo [8], 244 pages. Original publication of the Beat classic (all 242 choruses, baby); "First printing, 1959" on title page verso. Charters A8b. (light shelfwear and toning to outer extremities).
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: Softcover, stated first printing of the paperback edition. Quite good with crease to front cover and endpaper, slight shelf wear
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Wear to corners, page block edges. Spine is creased with small chips at foot. Cover is rubbed and scuffed with small creases. ; Binding is tight and pages are clean and unmarked. Evergreen Original E-184 on cover. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 244 p.
Seller: Berkshire Books, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$59.83 + 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.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated 'First printing, 1959,' on copyright page. Trade size paperback. Large scratch to spine, light general wear.
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: White octavo; 244 pages ; 21 cm. Poems -- United States -- 20th century. || Series: An Evergreen book. Two small scuffs to spine head edges and foot edges, lightly sunned spine, faint soiling to covers, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, clean pages, tight binding, else Very Good(+).
Seller: BIBLIOPE by Calvello Books, Oakland, CA, 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.
KEROUAC, Jack. Mexico City blues (242 choruses).. New York, Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1959.
Price: US$82.42 + shipping
Description: Mm. 202x137. Pp. [10], 244, [2]. Brossura editoriale con titolo al dorso e alla copertina anteriore. Il volume appartiene alla collana "Evergreen original", E184. Ottimo esemplare. Edizione originale, "second printing".
Seller: Libreria Alberto Govi di F. Govi Sas, Modena, Italy
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$99.27 + shipping
Condition: New
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Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. MEXICO CITY BLUES. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$99.98 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.75
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack.. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses).. Grove Press [1959], New York, 1959.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Third Printing of the First Edition. A Near Fine copy in deep orange cloth, in a Near Fine dustwrapper, not price-clipped. Small rub to upper front board. Tiny spots to bottom edge of textblock. Jacket unfaded, with trivial rubbing to crown of spine. 244pp. Q09551
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press/Evergreen Books, 1959.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grove Press/Evergreen Books: New York, 1959. Sm 8vo (7 7/8" by 5 3/8"). 244 pp. White wraps with black illustration, and green and orange lettering. First paperback edition, Evergreen Books E-184, priced at $1.95. Very good with two faint creases to the top right corner of the front panel, and some staining/soiling to the edges.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, 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. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Moderate wear and soiling; a very good copy -- illus. wraps. Wraps original, no hardcover issued. 'First Printing' - copyright page. 'Evergreen Original E-184. $1.95' Photos available on request.
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Jack Kerouac. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$153.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jack Kerouac, Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses), Grove Press, New York, 1959. 208 x 142mm. 244pp. Hardback copy with glossy wraps. Third printing. Large item, extra postage may be required. Condition: light wear to glossy dust jacket, some light spotting to the outer edges of the pages but overall internally Very Good+/Near Fine. Overall Very Good+
Seller: William Allen Word & Image, London, United Kingdom
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Grove Press: New York, 1959. 8vo. 244 pp. Stated 3rd printing. Orange cloth with gold lettering to the spine. Unclipped jacket priced at $5.50, "GP-682" on the spine. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Light soiling to the top edge and a little rubbing to the front panel of the jacket.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses). The Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$199.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The DJ is unclipped, $5.50 also with the GP- 682 notation. Very bright orange boards with the wording on the DJ in red and green. Bright gilt spine lettering. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wayward Books, south dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack.. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses).. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: The Third Printing of the First Edition. A Very Fine copy, as new in orange cloth, in a Very Fine white, green orange and black dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 244pp. Kerouac intended these declamatory poems to be considered as trumpet or saxophone solo jazz riffs, rather like Miles Davis or Charlie Parker. Q04936
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
William Burroughs. Naked Lunch. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$239.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD DUST JACKET: Wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps. Minor chipping to top and bottom of spine, primarily top. Very minor chipping to top and bottom outside corners, front. Stressing along fold, front flap. One and ½ inch closed tear, top edge, back panel. BOARDS: Very good condition. No issues. BOOK: Very good condition. Nice topstain. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. ************************************* Here on offer is a very nice copy of William Burroughs controversial novel: Naked Lunch. It's a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by Grove Press in 1959. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Brodart sleeve. ***************************************Say hello to Bradley the Buyer, the best narcotics agent in the business. Check yourself into the hospital where Dr Benway works - but don't expect adrenalin if you need it (the night porter shot it up for kicks). Meet Dr Fingers' Schafer, the Lobotomy Kid, and his greatest creation, The Complete American De-anxietized Man', a marvel of invasive psychiatry who has been reduced to nothing but a spinal cord. Told by an Ivy League-educated narcotics addict, Naked Lunch' juxtaposes two journeys: the narrator's physical progress from America to North Africa, via Mexico, and a terrifying descent into his own altered consciousness. ***** In this 'Interzone', loosely based on Burroughs' temporary home of Tangier, sex, drugs and murder are the most basic of commodities, and the basest desires have become completely banal. Provocative, influential, morbidly fascinating and mordantly funny, Naked Lunch' takes us on an exhilarating ride through the darkest recesses of the human psyche - a ride which stunned the literary world when first published in the 1950s, and is still guaranteed to shock. ///////////////////////////////////// William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays, and five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences; he was initially briefly known by the pen name William Lee. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, made many appearances in films, and created and exhibited thousands of visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art". ///// . . . In 1942, Burroughs enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve during World War II. After being turned down by the Office of Strategic Services and the Navy, he developed a heroin addiction that affected him for the rest of his life, initially beginning with morphine. In 1943, while living in New York City, he befriended Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac. Their mutual influence became the foundation of the Beat Generation, which was later a defining influence on the 1960s counterculture. Burroughs found success with his confessional first novel, Junkie (1953), but is perhaps best known for his third novel, Naked Lunch (1959). Naked Lunch became the subject of one of the last major literary censorship cases in the United States after its US publisher, Grove Press, was sued for violating a Massachusetts obscenity statute. ///// . . . While heavily experimental and featuring unreliable narrators, much of Burroughs' work is semiautobiographical, and was often drawn from his experiences as a heroin addict. . . . ///// Burroughs' work also features frequent mystical, occult, or otherwise magical themes, which were a constant preoccupation for Burroughs, both in fiction and in real life. ////////// The above text was taken from, respectively, Baker & Taylor
Seller: Second-handsome Books, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Stated first printing in the first issue black and white dust jacket. This is an ex-library copy with the usual markings, the remnants of a library pocket on the rear end-paper and edgewear and corner fraying to the boards. The dust jacket has considerable wear along the top edge with a one-inch tear along the front lower spine and a three-inch tear along the center of the back of the spine.
Seller: Proteus Bound, Chesterton, IN, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, 1959.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, so stated on copyright page. Very good in a very good later edition (third?) dust jacket (with lettering in color).
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, 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. 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.
Jack Kerouac. Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses). Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8VO. Original grey and silver cloth fine in a very good though with repairs dust jacket, this is the first ed, First issue dust jacket that is black and grey by Kuhlman. original price on front flap of 3.95 and the photo portrait of Kerouac is by William Eichel, some chips repaired but overall handsome in a mylar brodart. 242 poems quite beat and quite spontaneous a rare book, could only locate one other true 1st edition and that lists for 6,000 in fine. Our copy is only 4,000 this is one of the difficult title of Jack to find in dj, there were issued 26 signed hard covers as well, all of which are accounted for. a true Beat treasure. stated First Edition. on verso
Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Mexico City Blues. Grove Press, New York, 1959.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First hardcover trade edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original grey cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to corners and spine ends. In a Near Fine with light toning and light edge wear, and a small nick near the center of the front spine fold.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.