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Description: Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 339 pages; Description: 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Kerouac, Jack (1922-1969) --Authors, American --20th century --Biography. Notes: Includes index and bibliography: p. 333-334. Summary: Here, in what has become a classic of its kind since its publication in 1978, is the fascinating story of Jack Kerouac, "King of the Beats" and American literary legend, recorded through the voices of his friends and lovers. Authors Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee retraced Kerouac's life at home and on the road and talked with the prophets, musicians, poets, socialites, and working people who knew Jack Kerouac. Some are famous like Allen Ginsberg, Gore Vidal, William Burroughs, Gary Snyder, among others; and some are not like Jack's boyhood buddies, his lovers, and his barroom companions. All, however, have contributed to a remarkably vibrant, riveting portrait of a life. We see Jack at Columbia University and on the scene of Greenwich Village; speeding across the tarmac of America with Neal Cassidy ("Dan Moriarty" in Kerouac's classic novel, On the Road) ; at home with his possessive mother; in California, drinking wine and talking Buddhism; and finally, in Florida, where his life ends tragically at forty-seven years old. Jack's Book, like Kerouac's novels, makes a unique contribution to our understanding of a man and a generation that shaped the dreams and visions of those who followed. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Lightly rubbed corners with one being slightly more advanced with fraying, no markings, clean and tight.
Seller: The Battery Books & Music, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good
Description: Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Condition: New
Description: Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978. A beautiful, pristine copy in perfect condition. Brand New. Still sealed in the publisher's clear plastic shrinkwrap. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. The standard bibliography. This is a full dress, fully descriptive bibliography in the Soho and Pittsburgh style. It covers first edition books and pamphlets, later editions and reprints, contributions to books and anthologies, contributions to periodicals, foreign editions, interviews, records and tapes, etc. Illustrated throughout with photos of book covers, title pages, dust jackets, etc. First printing, with "First published 1978" so stated on the copyright page. Limited to 2000 copies. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in shiny gold. From the introduction by Allen Ginsberg: "Burroughs's work has been logical patchwork, a series of psychophysical literate experiments on himself and the Word planet, advances and retreats, overnight flights, tunnelings, stopovers, exiles and homecomings to different areas of emotion and physical space, bewildering in variety but coherent as our solar system. I hope this book serves as a guide map for myself and others to locate his landmarks and side trips, interzones and galaxies -- where we'll find him lurking waiting for us with benevolent indifferent attentiveness, 'last of the Faustian men,' as Kerouac mythologized him in an earlier decade this century.". First Edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. Illus. by Taylor, Hydon (photography by). 8vo. xxvi, 242pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
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Description: Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 339 pages; Description: 339 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Kerouac, Jack (1922-1969) --Authors, American --20th century --Biography. Notes: Includes index and bibliography: p. 333-334. Summary: Here, in what has become a classic of its kind since its publication in 1978, is the fascinating story of Jack Kerouac, "King of the Beats" and American literary legend, recorded through the voices of his friends and lovers. Authors Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee retraced Kerouac's life at home and on the road and talked with the prophets, musicians, poets, socialites, and working people who knew Jack Kerouac. Some are famous like Allen Ginsberg, Gore Vidal, William Burroughs, Gary Snyder, among others; and some are not like Jack's boyhood buddies, his lovers, and his barroom companions. All, however, have contributed to a remarkably vibrant, riveting portrait of a life. We see Jack at Columbia University and on the scene of Greenwich Village; speeding across the tarmac of America with Neal Cassidy ("Dan Moriarty" in Kerouac's classic novel, On the Road) ; at home with his possessive mother; in California, drinking wine and talking Buddhism; and finally, in Florida, where his life ends tragically at forty-seven years old. Jack's Book, like Kerouac's novels, makes a unique contribution to our understanding of a man and a generation that shaped the dreams and visions of those who followed. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: VG+, tight, clean. No dj, as issued.
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New
Description: Mint copy in black cloth with no dust jacket as issued. Many illustrations of reproductions of front covers in the text.
Seller: Alan Angele Popular Culture, IOBA, Upper Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good clean copy.
Seller: Rob Warren Books, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in black cloth. No dust jacket, as issued.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
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Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in boards, no dust jacket.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: A complete index of the work of William S. Burroughs from 1953 to 1973. The cover has some surface wear over the top and bottom corner edges.
Seller: Oddball Books, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Issued without dust jacket,
Seller: Eliot Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Description: Fine, 242 pp
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: New
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Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good
Description: Book is in Used-Good 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 limited notes and highlighting.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: New
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Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New
Description: FIRST EDITION in black boards, without DJ - as issued. Stamped words on the front cover. FINE. Forward by Willam S. Burroughs; Introduction by Allen Ginsberg.
Seller: Monroe Stahr Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: 242 pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Corners bumped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Description: First edition Unlocking Inspector Lee's Word Hoard. Frontispiece portrait of William S. Burroughs photograph by Avedon, July 9, 1975. Fine and bright black boards with crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated with key selections from the author's works, titles, covers, contributions, small press journals, etc. A gold mine of its own. Gift quality and handsome all around
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good
Description: Black cloth boards with gilt lettering. Foreword by William Burroughs, introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Light bumping on corners and spine ends. No jacket (as issued) Condition very good +
Seller: Next Page Books, Lillian, AL, U.S.A.
Price: US$34.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Slight rubbing to covers (cloth; chiefly to extremities); slight internal browning to edges. xxiii, [3], 242 pages. 7-sectioned bibliographical study (including interviews and recordings); "Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia" (title page). Foreword by Burroughs; introduction by Allen Ginsberg; authors' preface and notes, plus index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (tall)
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Description: Hardback. No Dustjacket, as issued. First Printing. A detailed listing of all Burroughs' published, and some unpublished works, along with numerous photographs of cover art of various editions. A lot of information about publication points, as well as interesting biographical information relating to many of the author's works. etc. A must-have reference for any serious Burroughs collector. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. Near Fine to As New condition. ISBN 0-8139-0710-1.
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ISBN 0-8139-0710-1. Hardback. No Dustjacket. No Statement Of Later Printing On Copyright Page. Near Fine Condition. Tight Bright Attractive Copy With No Markings To The Book. Copy One.
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
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Condition: New
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Seller: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.37 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: black cloth, gilt lettering, no dust jacket, 242 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Price: US$48.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Hardback. 8vo. pp xxiii, 242. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Issued without dust jacket. ISBN: 0813907101 Very good indeed. Excellent condition.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: black c w/gilt titles; in mylar protective wraps; 242 clean, unmarked pages Size: 8 Vo; 2 Pounds
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.78 + shipping
Description: Gr.8°, Frontispiz, XXIII,242 S.m. Reg. u. Abb., dklgrauer OLwdbd.m. goldgeprägt. RTitel; schönes Expl. Erste Ausgabe dieser maßgeblichen Bibliographie: "published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia by the University Press of Virginia Charlottesville". Sprache: Englisch.
Seller: Rödner Versandantiquariat, Den Haag, Netherlands
Price: US$67.25 + shipping
Description: Portrait frontispiece, illustrations Very nice copy
Seller: Bertram Rota Ltd, Kintbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$68.84 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.57
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$74.29 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind-stamped lettering to the front board. Clear, removable, archival protective cover fitted to the book. Octavo. pp. [xxvi], 242, [4]. Photographs by Hydon Taylor and Barry Miles. A book in Very Good condition with a push to one corner. Issued without a dust-jacket.
Seller: OJ-BOOKS ABA / PBFA, SOLIHULL, United Kingdom
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: viii, [4], 339, [1] pages. Character Key to the Duluoz Legend (Bibliography of Books by Jack Kerouac). Bibliography. Index. Inscription on fep signed by Barry. DJ has some moisture rippling and some wear and soiling. Jack Kerouac (born Jean-Louis Kérouac (though he called himself Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac); March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian descent. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his method of spontaneous prose. Thematically, his work covers topics such as Catholic spirituality, jazz, promiscuity, Buddhism, drugs, poverty, and travel. He became an underground celebrity and, with other beats, a progenitor of the hippie movement, although he remained antagonistic toward some of its politically radical elements. In 1969, at age 47, Kerouac died from an abdominal hemorrhage caused by a lifetime of heavy drinking. Since his death, Kerouac's literary prestige has grown, and several previously unseen works have been published. All of his books are in print today, including The Town and the City, On the Road, Doctor Sax, The Dharma Bums, Mexico City Blues, The Subterraneans, Desolation Angels, Visions of Cody, The Sea Is My Brother, and Big Sur. From the dust jacket: "With the voices of the men and women who populate the Kerouac novels, including: William Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Malcolm Cowley, Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, Gore Vidal, & others." Here, in what has become a classic of its kind since its publication in 1978, is the fascinating story of Jack Kerouac, "King of the Beats" and American literary legend, recorded through the voices of his friends and lovers. Authors Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee retraced Kerouac's life at home and on the road and talked with the prophets, musicians, poets, socialites, and working people who knew Jack Kerouac. Some are famous like Allen Ginsberg, Gore Vidal, William Burroughs, Gary Snyder, among others; and some are not like Jack's boyhood buddies, his lovers, and his barroom companions. All, however, have contributed to a remarkably vibrant, riveting portrait of a life. We see Jack at Columbia University and on the scene of Greenwich Village; speeding across the tarmac of America with Neal Cassidy; at home with his possessive mother; in California, drinking wine and talking Buddhism; and finally, in Florida, where his life ends tragically at forty-seven years old. Jack's Book, like Kerouac's novels, makes a unique contribution to our understanding of a man and a generation that shaped the dreams and visions of those who followed.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$87.70 + shipping
Description: 1 Portr., XXIII,242 S. m. Abb., OLwd. Erstausgabe. Maßgebliche Bibliographie. Vorwort von Burroughs. Einführung Allen Ginsberg.
Seller: Antiquariat Knut Ahnert Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Burroughs on the dedication page. Bound in cloth. Unmarked.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.