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KEROUAC, Jack. The Scripture of the Golden Eternity. Totem Press/Corinth Books, [New York], 1960.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third printing [Charters A11, covers printed "in black"]. Stapled wrappers. Wraps toned and moderately soiled, small stains on interior cover, half-title and title page, very good.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. The Scripture of the Golden Eternity. Totem Press / Corinth Books, [New York], 1960.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third printing, with the cover art by Jesse Sorrentino.printed in black. Slim small octavo. [24]pp. Printed wrappers very lightly soiled, cover and first two leaves with a small corner crease, staples a bit oxidized, very good or better. Charters A11.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, undetermined printing lacking the original wrappers and with no evidence that this copy ever had the covers present, and with no publisher's address on the title page [see Charters A11-- printing is based, in part, upon color of wrappers, but this copy consists only of stapled sheets with no covers present]. Octavo. 20pp. Text only, beginning with the title page, measuring 7 7/8 by 5 3/8 inches. Faintly browned along edge of spine and extremities of covers, else a near fine copy. A bibliographical mystery.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. The Scripture Of The Golden Eternity. Totem Press /Corinth Books, New York, 1960.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Softcover. [20 pages] First issue with the cover illustrations by Jesse Sorrentino printed in purple. A very good copy in stapled wrappers with some toning to the edges and some other minor wear. Internally a clean copy of this slim booklet from the author of "On The Road. Charters A11.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Scripture of the Golden Eternity. Totem, 1960.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Totem Press/Corinth Books: New York, 1960. First edition, first issue. Sm 8vo. 10 leaves. Stapled wrappers. Cover drawing by Jesse Sorentino (white wrapper with purple drawing). Very good: toning to the edges, both front and rear. Stain (about 1" by 1 1/2") on the front panel, also affecting the verso. Priced at 95 cents on the rear panel. According to Ann Charters, Scripture was written in 1956 after some prodding from Kerouac to write a sutra. Scarce. Ref: Charters A11.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.78 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 6" x 9" First edition, first state. Cover drawing in purple by Jesse Sorentino. Original printed wrappers, staple bound. Unpaginated, [18] pp. Age toning to edges, else fine. A collection of 66 prose poems by Kerouac that are meditations on Buddhist philosophy.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Kerouac, Jack.. The Scripture of the Golden Eternity.. Totem Press in assn with Corinth Books, 1960.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Issue, with the lavender tinted design on front cover, and 95cent price on back. About Fine in stapled wrappers nearly perfect with just a hint of toning to spine. Unpaginated. Uncommon copy. Q14765
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the First Issue lavender tinted design on front cover and 95cent price on back. A wonderful copy bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL wrappers. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A beautiful copy in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing of both books. A wonderful copy of "The Scripture of the Golden Eternity" published in New York, 1960 in the First Issue purple printed wrappers. The second book "Pull My Daisy" published in New York and London Grove, 1961 is also in excellent condition. A lovely set of these two books.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.