Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$4.49 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: mass_market The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
Seller: St Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$5.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$9.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 10th printing. An Evergreen original E-99. A very few underlinings and small notes.
Seller: Go4Books, St. Cloud, MN, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good softcover
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1958.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Age-tone text body. Covers have light general wear. First Zebra Edition.152 pages
Seller: Yes Books, portland, ME, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack.. The Subterraneans.. Grove Press,, NY:, 1958.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Evergreen Book (E-99). Stated tenth printing (paperback). Very good or better in illustrated wraps.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, NY, 1958.
Price: US$24.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 111pp. E-99. $1.45 cover price. Small owner's stamp on endpaper. Light edge wear, bottom of spine worn. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Seller: Valley Books, AMHERST, MA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$29.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library.
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$29.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within
Seller: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$29.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press Inc, New York, 1958.
Price: US$37.58 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 12mo. First edition, second state ("BY" on front cover is blue instead of white). Soft cover. 111 pp. Covers creased, rubbed and scuffed, wear to head of rear cover and spine head. Ink ownership stamp to half-title.
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans (Evergreen Original; E-99). Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Price marking on first page. No other writings or markings throughout. Clear text. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
Seller: SatelliteBooks, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, New York, 1958.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second printing. 8vo. 111 pp. Very Good. Slight wear to wraps. Evergreen E-99.
Seller: Zed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, New York, 1958.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Faintest touch of edge wear & rubbing thus near fine - illus. wraps. Attractive copy of the first printing of the softcover issue, simultaneous with the limited ed. and the hardcover. 'An Evergreen Original - E-99 - $1.45' - Note: this copy the issue with blue 'BY' front cover.
Seller: Tony Power, Books, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Kerouac, Jack. THE SUBTERRANEANS. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$99.39 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.45
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. THE SUBTERRANEANS. Evergreen/Grove Press, New York, 1958.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition, 2nd printing (stated), same year as 1st printing. Original color illustrated paper wrappers. 8vo, 111 pages. Evergeen E-99. The third of Kerouac's novels. "The Subterraneans is a 1958 novella by Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac. It is a semi-fictional account of his short romance with Alene Lee (1931-1991), an African-American woman, in Greenwich Village, New York. It was the first work of Kerouac's to be released following the success of On the Road. The Subterraneans and its following novel,The Dharma Bums, both proved to be popular when released in 1958, and are now seen as important works of the Beat Literature. A Hollywood film adaptation would be released in 1960" (Wikipedia). Owner's bookplate inside front cover. Smal scratch and light wear to cover, about Very Good- Condition. (KH-10-14).
Seller: Dan Wyman Books, LLC, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack.. Subterraneans.. Grove Press,, NY:, 1958.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Evergreen Book (E-99). First paperback edition (first state - "by" on front cover, Evergreen device along spine, and "An Evergreen Original" on rear cover all in white. Light crease to upper corner of front cover, minor edge wear at the crown of the spine, else very good in illustrated wraps.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$127.51 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers.
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. THE SUBTERRANEANS. Grove Press, NY, 1958.
Price: US$134.00 + shipping
Description: 111pp. A VG copy. The simultaneous paper edition. Charters A3. This is the first state with the word "by" and the device on the cover and spine in white. The bridge on the cover is also in a 2 dark shades of green, and the words "An Everygreen Original" on the rear cover is in white.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
KEROUAC, Jack. THE SUBTERRANEANS. Grove Press, NY, 1958.
Price: US$168.00 + shipping
Description: 111pp. Little rubbed and worn, a VG copy. The simultaneous paper edition. Charters A3. This is the second state with the word "by" and the device on the cover and spine in blue. The bridge on the cover is also in a lighter, lime green, and the words "An Evergreen Original" on the rear cover are in blue.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: On the Road: Signet Books. New York. 1958. 254 pages. Wraps. First printing stated. Book is clean and tight. Red page edges. Gently handled. Lonesome Traveler: Grove Press. Wraps. 1940. 283 pages. First printing stated. 1/4 inch seam-split at bottom front hinge not affecting integrity. The Subterraneans: Avon. New York. 1959. 126 pages. Light handling. binding and hinges are sound. Light handling and wear along edges. 3 Kerouac classics.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$212.86 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Library stamps and carrd pocket, but no sticker on spine. NOT the limited edition. Pages unmarked. . Covers moderately discolored and worn. Binding firm.
Seller: Books Do Furnish A Room, Durham, NC, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good stated 1958 second printing of a Kerouac classic. In textured cream cloth covered boards. One circular light stain smaller than a penny to front board above "Subterraneans". Interior unmarked. Textblock clean.
Seller: Normals Books & Records, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, Inc, New York, 1958.
Price: US$305.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No jacket. First Edition, Second Printing. Ex libris on pastedown. Spine is tight but boards are soiled otherwise nice clean condition.
Seller: Isle of Books, Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. New York: Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Octavo, beige linen lettered in brown; soiled covers. First trade edition, second printing (published shortly after the first printing). Charters A3a. Alfred Kazin's copy, with the noted critic's ownership signature on the front endpaper and scattered underlinings. A superb association.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, Inc., 1958.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1958. First edition, second printing. In good plus condition with ownership info written on the FFEP. Page info is hand-written on the half-title page, with underlining on those relevant pages. NOT ex-library. Spine is tight but boards are soiled and hinges are darkened (offset from the binding glue). DJ is not present. Kerouac's semi-fictional account of his short romance with an African American woman. Owned previously by a class of '62 journalism major at North Carolina University.
Seller: White Square - Fine Books & Art, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. Subterraneans. Grove Press, NY, 1958.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second printing after the limited edition. First trade edition. Broades have a brown linen look. Faint scratch to front boards. Boards show some light wear. Facsimile dj. Previous owner name to front end paper. Book is clean, square and tight. A faint tape impression top and bottom to front and back endpaper. Bottom of back enpaper slight rough spot. Still a good copy overall.
Seller: Bob Lakin Books, Chatfield, TX, U.S.A.
Jack Kerouac. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: #64/100cc. Limited edition published simultaneously with the trade and the softcover editions. Covers shelfworn with yellowing along the edges. Some foxing along the edges.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, 1958.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Second printing following the limited edition with the original and scarce jacket. A very good copy
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Grove Press, New York, 1958.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, One of 100 specially bound numbered copies. A magnificent copy. This copy is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's brown cloth. The book appears UNREAD and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy with a custom acetate dustjacket to protect the book. We buy Jack Kerouac First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. The Grove Press, New York, 1958.
Price: US$5800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, one of a limited 100 copies specially bound and numbers, this being copy 25. Bound in publisher's original off0white speckled paper over brown spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light fading to spine and toning to edges of covers, pages toned. Kerouac's first novel to be published after the success of On The Road. It was a semi-autobiographical account of his brief romance with Alene Lee, an African American woman in Greenwich Village, New York.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.