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New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Kerouac, Jack. ON THE ROAD. Signed. New York: Viking Press, 1957. 8vo., 310pp. A very good or better copy, the white spine lettering partially rubbed, evidence of a bookplate having been removed from the front free endpaper otherwise the book block is clean & free of blemish. Kerouac has signed in black ink at the top of the second blank page which has likely been added later to this copy. Notwithstanding it is indeed signed & as such not to be toyed with as there are only a handful of really top-of-mind modern titles & right beside Catcher & Mockingbird sits OTR or is it the other way round? The dustwrapper is very good or better having been professionally restored with work done primarily at the spine heel & crown. An extremely good copy.

Viking FIRST EDITION, Signed by previous owner, no dust jacket, pages underlined with crayon, front cover taped on with duck tape, slight burned smell, but could be just cigarette smell which almost hides the musty odor, minor Kool-ade spill on last 30 pages (cherry I think), top edges magic markered with devil symbol, owner's name stamped on first 17 pages, bookplate, states 3rd printing, 1 signature slightly loose and stapled in, rear cover detached, otherwise fine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket.

New York: Viking. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 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. .

New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original black cloth stamped in white with red topstain. Near Fine with faint spotting to cloth at the foot of the spine, else binding is sharp and bright. Former owner name and date to front free endpaper; faint tape ghosts to endsheets and jacket flaps and pages gently tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with faint rubbing to the extremities and light yet pervasive waviness to panels but still very bright and sharp with no fading. A stunning copy of the defining work of the Beat Generation.

1957: Viking Press. First Edition . First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in a near fine Dust Jacket, with slight wear. Jacket priced at $3.95. Bright unrubbed copy and the cornerstone of Beat literature. Uncommon in this condition. Housed in a clamshell case.

New York: Viking, 1957. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket with just a touch of restoration.. First printing, a review copy, of Kerouac's landmark novel, and a defining work of the Beat Generation - in exceptional condition. 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. One of the nicest copies of this classic we've handled, and the first review copy. A stunning example. 8" x 5.25" Original black cloth titled in white. In original unclipped ($3.95) color pictorial jacket designed by Bill English. 310 pages.… Read More

New York:: The Viking Press,, 1957.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket, preserved in a custom quarter morocco folding (chamshell) box.. 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.. 8vo,.

New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 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.

New York: The Viking Press, 1957. 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,… Read More

New York:: The Viking Press,, 1957.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. 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. . 8vo,.

Viking, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. 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… Read More

ON THE ROAD, Viking, 1957, first edition., fine in like dust-wrapper with a bit of professional restoration to the head of the dust-wrapper spine area. The cornerstone book when putting together a collection of beat literature. (For hype and accolades, see Peter Stern list February-March, 1998 new arrivals). 1/7500 copies.

Viking Press, 1957. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition, with 1957 on title and copyright page. Book near fine, some faint spots on covers. Dust jacket very good, some wear and chipping, tear along rear length of spine. Housed in custom-made slipcase.

New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First edition of Kerouac's classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a closed tear and light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Bill English. A nice 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… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. 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… Read More

Viking Press, 1957. first. hardcover. fine/very good. First edition, 1957 stated on title and copyright page. Book fine. Dust jacket very good, minor wear, a couple of small water stains on inside of dj spine. Housed in custom-made slipcase.

The Viking Press, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in a very good dust jacket. First edition with no mention of later printings on the copyright page. Jacket has original price of $3.95 printed on front flap; very good with some chipping and rubbing along edges and at corners. Book fine. Comes housed in a custom slipcase.

Viking Press, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in a very good dust jacket. First edition, 1957 stated on title and copyright page. Book fine, tiny spot on bottom of rear cover and also at bottom page ends. Jacket has original price of $3.95 printed on front flap; very good with some chipping and rubbing along edges and at corners; small piece missing towards top of rear panel. Comes housed in a custom slipcase.

New York: Viking Press, 1957. 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.

New York: Viking Press,, 1957. Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road First edition, first printing. Kerouac's second book became the defining work of Beat literature and propelled the author from an obscure writer to "King of the Beats". Short sections of what would become On the Road appeared in several literary magazines, attracting early attention; even as a manuscript, the book garnered early cult fame. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in black morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, single rule to sides in gilt, twin rule to turn-ins in gilt, black and white patterned endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy.