on the road di jack kerouac, Prima edizione (165 risultati)

First edition. Stunning copy of this seminal Beat work which has been in the hands of and signed by no less than 10 highly influential figures in its publishing. 1. Sterling Lord, without whom the book may have never seen print, finally sold the work to Viking after numerous rejections over the span of 4 years. 2. Ed White, whom Kerouac met at Columbia University, suggested Kerouac carry a sketchbook to capture fleeting prose and start "sketching in the streets" in 1951. White is the inspiration for the character, Tim Gray. 3. Allen Ginsberg, Carlo Marx inOn the Road. 4. Al Hinkle, close friend of Neal Cassady in Denver, known as Ed Dunkel inOn the Road. 5. Helen Weaver, Kerouac's girlfriend in 1956-57, those crucial years just before the book was published. Weaver was introduced to Kerouac, Burroughs, and Ginsberg by her roommate in New York, Helen Elliott in 1955. Weaver and Kerouac's relationship was short, tumultuous, and occasionally violent. She earned the nickname "slugger" when Lucien Carr and Kerouac visited her apartment and she clocked Jack and pulled out a chunk of his hair. 6. Carolyn Cassady, Neal Cassady's second wife and mother of three of his children. Camille inOn the Road. 7. John Allen Cassady, Neal and Carolyn's son who was named after Kerouac and Ginsberg. 8. Cathy Cassady, eldest daughter of Neal and Carolyn, Amy Moriarty inOn the Road. 9. Jami Cassady, daughter of Neal and Carolyn, Joanie Moriarty inOn the Road. 10. Incredibly, this book is also signed by Lucien Carr, childhood friend of William S. Burroughs in St. Louis. Carr later befriended Ginsberg and Kerouac while at Columbia, and introduced the two, and then both of them to Burroughs. Ginsberg said "Lou was the glue." Damion in On the Road. Carr was also present at the incident that would give Helen Weaver the "Slugger" nickname. That is how he addresses her in the accompanying letter, which illustrates how he came to sign this book: "Dear Slugger, How cheery to hear from you and how sad to hear about Helen Elliott. As for your soon-to-be-rejected suitor with the Kerouac books, it all depends on how much you want to please the gent. Seems like a pain in the butt, particularly since the guy may be just trying to step up the value of the books. Seems far-fetched, but remember the two mil for Jack's "On the Road" manuscript. Shit, I just realized you sent along your phone number and I didn't have to write all this. Your letter brought back a lot of warm memories. Hope all is well then on Munchkin Lane [Helen's address in Kingston N.Y.] (Christ!). Lucien." This copy of On the Road is truly a unique cultural artifact from Kerouac's circle and the larger Beat generation of writers. . 8vo, 310pp. Signed by Lucien Carr, Allen Ginsberg, Al Hinkle, Ed White, Sterling Lord, Helen Weaver, Carolyn Cassady, John Cassady, Cathy Cassady, and Jami Cassady on the title and opposite pages. Publisher's black cloth boards lettered in white, top edge stained red, in jacket designed by Bill English. Former owner's gift inscription to ffep, boards rubbed at corners. Jacket with heavy rubbing at folds, chipping and wear to edges, spine faded. A very good copy in good, well-traveled jacket. Accompanying the book is a double-sided, handwritten letter on United Press International stationary from Lucien Carr to Helen Weaver discussing the signing of this and other books, with hand-addressed envelope.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Jack Kerouac on a publisher's limitation page tipped in. A beautiful First Issue dustjacket that is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner personalization on title page. Rubbing along panel edges. Light chipping at spine crown/heel. Shelf wear on front/rear boards and spine. ; Check signed by Jack Kerouac laid in.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Black cloth book stamped in white on front cover and spine. Slight wear to the jacket edges, without rubbing to the jacket. Jacket in black, blue and red, priced at $3.95 A cornerstone of Beat Literature, scarce in this condition. Housed in a clamshell case. Charters A2.a.

First edition. First printing, a review copy, of Kerouac's landmark novel, and a defining work of the Beat Generation a beautiful copy. Kerouac's novel of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty (literary stand-ins for the author and Neal Cassady) traveling across the United States was famously written in a drug-fueled mania on a long scroll of paper and became a surprise bestseller. It quickly went through multiple printings and made Kerouac not only a celebrity (famously appearing on the Steve Allen Show), but an unwilling spokesman for a movement. His style both literary and personal came to influence postwar youth culture, from rock-and-roll to Marlon Brando. The first review copy of this classic we've handled. Presents beautifully. 8" x 5.25" Original black cloth titled in white. In original unclipped ($3.95) color pictorial jacket designed by Bill English. 310 pages. Original typed Viking review slip loosely laid in, noting publication date of "September 5, 1957." Front hinge almost imperceptibly strengthened, tiny subtle tear repairs. Some expert touch-up to the color of the jacket, predominantly to front panel. Else remarkably bright, sharp, crisp, and clean. Presents fine. Near fine in near fine jacket with just a touch of restoration.

A near fine copy handsomely bound in finely woven black cloth stamped in crisp, bright white lettering on the front boards and on the spine. Red top staining. Very clean and tight throughout. In a crisp, colorful first issue dust jacket with the original price of $3.95 at the top of the inside front flap. With blue and red bars of color at the top and bottom of the real panel. Merest touch of rubbing and a few tiny nicks at the top and bottom of the jacket ends; rubbing at the corners. A closed 1/2" tear at the top edge of the spine adjacent to the rear panel. A striking example of this elusive first edition in collector's condition, and with a signature of "John Kerouac" laid in. On the Roadis a 1957 novel by American writerJack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwarBeatandCounterculturegenerations, with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and drug use. The novel is aroman à clef, with many key figures of the Beat movement, such asWilliam S. Burroughs(Old Bull Lee),Allen Ginsberg(Carlo Marx), andNeal Cassady(Dean Moriarty) represented by characters in the book, including Kerouac himself as the narrator Sal Paradise.The idea forOn the Road, Kerouac's second novel, was formed during the late 1940s in a series of notebooks, and then typed out on a continuous reel of paper during three weeks in April 1951. It was published byViking Pressin 1957.The New York Timeshailed the book's appearance as "the most beautifully executed, the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat,' and whose principal avatar he is."[1]In 1998, theModern LibraryrankedOn the Road55th on its list of the100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The novel was chosen byTimemagazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. (Wikipedia) First Edition with matching dates of 1957 on the title and copyright pages, and with "Published in 1957 by the Viking Press" on the copyright page. No subsequent printings listed.

First edition of Kerouac's classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author's daughter, "For Allen MacGuire Best wishes, Jan Kerouac." ÂJan Kerouac was a writer and the only child of Jack Kerouac and Joan Haverty Kerouac. She published three semi-autobiographical novels, Baby Driver: A Story About Myself in 1981,ÂTrainsongÂin 1988 and posthumously publishedÂParrot FeverÂin 2005. Near fine in a very good original price-clipped dust jacket with expert restoration to the extremities. Jacket design by Bill English. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed. The raucous, exuberant, often wildly funny account of a journey through America and Mexico, Jack Kerouac's On the Road instantly defined a generation on its publication in 1957: it was, in the words of a New York Times reviewer, "the clearest and most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat.'" Written in the mode of ecstatic improvisation that Allen Ginsberg described as "spontaneous bop prosody," Kerouac's novel remains electrifying in its thirst for experience and its defiant rebuke of American conformity. In his portrayal of the fervent relationship between the writer Sal Paradise and his outrageous, exasperating, and inimitable friend Dean Moriarty, Kerouac created one of the great friendships in American literature; and his rendering of the cities and highways and wildernesses that his characters restlessly explore are a hallucinatory travelogue of a nation he both mourns and celebrates. "On the Road has become a classic of the Beat Movement with its stream-of-consciousness depiction of the rejection of mainstream American values set in a physical and metaphysical journey across America" (Book in America, 136). It is the basis for the 2012 film featuring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Alice Braga, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, and Viggo Mortensen. The executive producers were Francis Ford Coppola, Patrick Batteux, Jerry Leider, and Tessa Ross. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century and on TIME Magazine's list of the 100 best English language novels from 1923-2005.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "Published in 1957 by the Viking Press, Inc." An attractive dustjacket with minor wear to the panels. This original First Printing dustjacket has NO chips or tears and has benefitted from some restoration. The book is in nice shape. The binding is tight with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a collectable copy of this First Edition at an affordable price.

310 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket, preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding (chamshell) box. First edition. Bookplate on pastedown; else a fine copy in a bright, unfaded jacket with two short closed tears to the bottom of the front panel. A very attractive copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing, First State A superior copy of this title. A Fine/near fine book in a Fine/near fine first state dust jacket. The book is in crisp near fine condition with black cloth boards. The book is clean with very sharp corners and no edgewear. Strong vibrant red top stain with the balance of the outer page block being bright without age toning. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no book plates. The internal pages are clean, crisp, bright and flat with No marks, No writing, No stains, No smudges, No inscriptions, No bent pages and No foxing. Beautiful clean book internally appearing as unread. The original stunning first edition, first state dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator and as such and presents as a fine/near fine example. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with NONE of the common fading to the spine. The dust jacket has no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no tears, no rubbing, no stains, and no foxing. The rear panel is unusually bright and without the more commonly found staining. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price $3.95. The jacket is now protected in a new clear removable archival cover. Please see detailed images. A stunning, handsome example of this title in beautiful clean, crisp collectible condition. There are only a handful of really top-of-mind modern fiction titles, with this one arguably among the top three. Scarce in this condition. Presents extremely well on the shelf. **Accompanied by an original 'New York Herald' Book Review newspaper clip dated from 1957 (please see images) ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark titles.

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black cloth stamped in white with red topstain. Front free endpaper lacking, else Near Fine with tanning to pages. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing, light edge wear, light spine toning. A lovely copy of this Beat cornerstone.

Hardcover. Condizione: Collectible - Like New. First Edition. 1957 Viking Press. First edition first printing. Red inking to top edge is slightly faded pages slightly tanned. Book other wise in fine as new condition with black boards and white stamping to front cover and spine. Corners are sharp. Binding is uncocked and tight. We've added a new fascimile 1st edition, 1st print, 1st state dust jacket to our offering. As new.

First edition of Kerouac's classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a bright very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Bill English. With the original New York Times article for On the Road laid in. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A sharp example. The raucous, exuberant, often wildly funny account of a journey through America and Mexico, Jack Kerouac's On the Road instantly defined a generation on its publication in 1957: it was, in the words of a New York Times reviewer, "the clearest and most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat.'" Written in the mode of ecstatic improvisation that Allen Ginsberg described as "spontaneous bop prosody," Kerouac's novel remains electrifying in its thirst for experience and its defiant rebuke of American conformity. In his portrayal of the fervent relationship between the writer Sal Paradise and his outrageous, exasperating, and inimitable friend Dean Moriarty, Kerouac created one of the great friendships in American literature; and his rendering of the cities and highways and wildernesses that his characters restlessly explore are a hallucinatory travelogue of a nation he both mourns and celebrates. "On the Road has become a classic of the Beat Movement with its stream-of-consciousness depiction of the rejection of mainstream American values set in a physical and metaphysical journey across America" (Book in America, 136). It is the basis for the 2012 film featuring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Alice Braga, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, and Viggo Mortensen. The executive producers were Francis Ford Coppola, Patrick Batteux, Jerry Leider, and Tessa Ross. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century and on TIME Magazine's list of the 100 best English language novels from 1923-2005.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with the words "Published in 1957 by the Viking Press, Inc." A magnificent copy of this FIRST PRINTING JACKET, WITH THE BLUE AND RED LINE ON BACK PANAL, AND from "On the Road." This ORIGINAL dustjacket has the $3.95 printed price present on the front flap with minor wear to the edges. The book is excellent shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with slight wear. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collector's condition. We buy Kerouac First Editions.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the spine and edges. This original First Printing dustjacket has the $3.95 price present on the front flap along with the correct back panel with a blue line on top, red on the bottom. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION in collectors condition. We buy Kerouac First Editions.

310 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Tiny bookseller's ticket to bottom of front free endpaper; very good or better in an attractive jacket which has had some restoration to the extremities of the spine and some other tears and small chips. The red on the spine is slightly faded as usual.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 310 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Bill English. His second book and classic stream-of-consciousness depiction of the rejection of mainstream American values set in a physical and metaphysical journey across America. Fine book in an almost fine first issue dust jacket with slight wear to the bottom of the spine & the bottom two corners. A beautiful copy!

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Jack Kerouac (1957) 'On the Road', US first edition, first printing, published by Viking. Beautifully rebound in full black leather and unique design. Bound by Richard Tong, a prize-winning binder and publisher from the UK to the highest standard. Accompanied is an original cheque, handwritten and signed by Jack Kerouac. Both items are housed in a buckram solander case lined with suede. The cheque is housed under a protective removable plastic sheet. About the design and materials used: The book is bound in finest black goatskin supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge, one of the finest suppliers of leather in Europe. The front board shows the title 'ON THE ROAD' in white and in perspective as if the letters were central road markings giving the viever the feel of being in the car and on the road with Kerouac. The spine shows Jack Kerouac in white letters. The black buckram solander case shows dividing road marking across both sides and spine with the title and author's name on opposing 'lanes' mimicking traffic on the road. The solander case in lined with black felt so that the book's leather will not rub against a hard surface. The book's top edge has been silvered. Marbled endpapers have been inserted with a design reminiscent of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream', somewhat appropriate given Kerouac's biography. The original cheque, is filled in by hand by Kerouac for the amount of USD 194.50 to the order of Macey's and signed by him. The date is 28 May 1958 and most likely the funds came from the royaltites of On the Road which became a bestseller. Perhaps Jack bought his mother a kitchen appliance with this cheque. Condition: the book presents in fine condition with no previous owner's names or scribbles throughout. An occasional stain on some of the pages only pronouces the authenticity of the book from 1957. One of the landmark books of 20th century litareture and the most important example of America's 'Beat Generation' (a term which Kerouac himself loathed). The original scroll which Kerouac typed in 1951 within three weeks in a frenzy was auctioned off in 2007 for the incredible amount of 2.43 million US dollars. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in white on spine; red topstain; dustjacket; [vi],310,[4]pp. Subtle fading to topstain, with a small moisture spot to same and some trivial rubbing to spine ends and center of front joint; still a tight, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.95), gently spine-sunned, showing wear along the edges and flap folds, mild dustiness to rear panel, with several short tears and attendant creases; an unrestored, Very Good+ example. The author's second book, the quintessential "road novel," and the book that more than any other defined the Beat Generation. Basis for a recent film adaptation by Walter Salles, starring Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, and Kristen Stewart. Charters A2.a. 7693.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.95 price intact). Published by Viking, 1957. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in white with red topstain. Book is very good plus with spine straight and sharp corners. Binding tight and pages crisp. Has a light erasure mark on flyleaf and some very light rubbing to cloth of bottom corners. Dust jacket is very good with some light shelf wear. Has several small closed tears on inside of jacket with small pieces of tape (not visible from front). Has some spine fading to the red of the spine illustration. Laid in are two publisher review materials (Viking Press review slip & publisher/agent business card of Barbar Burn from Viking). A wonderful copy of this landmark of American fiction. 310 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good First Edition copy in like original First State dust jacket . The seminal novel, travelogue, diary and treatise of the Beat Generation movement in American literature and certainly the defining book of its era.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing, First State: Clean, crisp near fine book with a stunning near fine original First Edition, First State dust jacket. The book is in crisp near fine condition with black cloth boards. The book is clean with very sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no book plates. The internal pages are clean, crisp, bright and flat with No marks, No writing, No stains, No smudges, No inscriptions, No bent pages and No foxing. Beautiful clean book internally appearing as unread. The original stunning first edition dust jacket has benefited from some very slight restoration to the outer spine tips, and repair to one intact tear on the back panel by an expert paper conservator and as such and presents as a fine/near fine example. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with slight fading to the spine, otherwise no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no tears, no rubbing, no stains, and no foxing. The rear panel is unusually bright and without the more commonly found staining. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price $3.95. The jacket is now protected in a new clear removable archival cover. Please see detailed images. A stunning, handsome example of this title in beautiful clean, crisp collectible condition. There are only a handful of really top-of-mind modern fiction titles, with this one arguably among the top three. Scarce in this condition. Presents extremely well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark titles.

First edition of Kerouac's classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Jacket design by Bill English. A sharp example. The raucous, exuberant, often wildly funny account of a journey through America and Mexico, Jack Kerouac's On the Road instantly defined a generation on its publication in 1957: it was, in the words of a New York Times reviewer, "the clearest and most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat.'" Written in the mode of ecstatic improvisation that Allen Ginsberg described as "spontaneous bop prosody," Kerouac's novel remains electrifying in its thirst for experience and its defiant rebuke of American conformity. In his portrayal of the fervent relationship between the writer Sal Paradise and his outrageous, exasperating, and inimitable friend Dean Moriarty, Kerouac created one of the great friendships in American literature; and his rendering of the cities and highways and wildernesses that his characters restlessly explore are a hallucinatory travelogue of a nation he both mourns and celebrates. "On the Road has become a classic of the Beat Movement with its stream-of-consciousness depiction of the rejection of mainstream American values set in a physical and metaphysical journey across America" (Book in America, 136). It is the basis for the 2012 film featuring Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Alice Braga, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, and Viggo Mortensen. The executive producers were Francis Ford Coppola, Patrick Batteux, Jerry Leider, and Tessa Ross. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century and on TIME Magazine's list of the 100 best English language novels from 1923-2005.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in black cloth stamped in white, in a Fine unfaded dustwrapper, not price-clipped--small professional mend to lower rear flapfold. 310pp. Classic Beat novel, a copy that shows as new. Q14467.

First edition. 8vo, 310pp; original cloth. A handsome copy of Kerouac's essential novel, his second book and a key work in modern American fiction. It would be inaccurate to characterize the first edition of On the Road as rare. It was, however, a popular success and copies were read to death. Copies in first rate collector's condition have become uncommon. The jacket has the original price of $3.95 and the colored bands at the top and bottom of the rear panel. The repair done to this copy was limited to the removal of small paint drip, filling in a shallow scratch, and reinforcing the edges in a couple of spots. There were no chips or tears and no reconstruction was indicated. Fine in a bright, first issue dust jacket that has undergone some neat, professional restoration; red on the spine slightly lightened, as usual.

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. First edition. A Near Fine copy with a small spot to the closed foredge of the text block, internally clean and unmarked. In a Very Good+ unrestored first issue jacket. Spine a bit faded, small chips and tears at the spine ends and extremities, otherwise an attractive example. Housed in a blue clamshell case. "It changed my life like it changed everyone else's," Bob Dylan said of On The Road. Jack Kerouac's classic Roman A Clef, published in 1957, was the defining work of the beat generation. It follows the travels of Sal Paradise, a stand in for Kerouac himself, and is based on a series of journeys Kerouac took from 1947 to 1950. The work was typed up on a continuous "scroll" of sheets that Kerouac had taped together. On The Road appears on both Modern Library's list of the 100 best novels of the century and on Time Magazine list of the 100 best English language novels from 1923-2005. "[I]ts publication is a historic occasion the most beautifully executed, the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat,' and whose principal avatar he is" (Contemporary New York Times review). Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.

HARD BACK BLACK. Condizione: VERY GOOD. JACKET: CREASED DJ. FIRST ED. Dj has the blue & red border on rear cover, the printed price of $3.95 on inner flap, creased at spine edges, and lightly rubbed cover. Book contains genersal shelf wear, and old tape on cover. Good binding, clean body and unmarked text. DATE PUBLISHED: 1957 EDITION: FIRST ED 310.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. BRIGHT COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. New York: The Viking Press, 1957; 8vo. black cloth; titles stamped in white to spine and cover; in near fine price clipped dust jacket, book in near fine condition in and out; clean and bright; a gift inscription dated 1957 (date of publication) and former owner's decorative bookplate present to front paste down. 310 pp. ; 310 pages.

First Edition. Small erasure on the front free endpaper; a very good copy in a dust jacket with the usual faded spine, and with four tiny tape mends on the blind side. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Hardcover. Pp. 310. First Edition, First Issue. Unclipped First Printing dust-jacket. Dust jacket design by Bill English. Very good condition, dust-jacket has slight shelf-wear, some tearing and creases around the edges, corners and spine. Bound in publisher's original black cloth boards lettered in white on cover and spine. Faint marking on the cloth spine. Pages themselves are clean and crisp, with no markings or annotations though some pages are slightly worn in the edges. On the Road is the acclaimed novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States in the 1950s. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and drug use. The novel is a roman à clef, with many key figures of the Beat movement, such as William S. Burroughs (Old Bull Lee), Allen Ginsberg (Carlo Marx), and Neal Cassady (Dean Moriarty) represented by characters in the book, including Kerouac himself as the narrator Sal Paradise.