On the Road - 1957 - 1st Edition, 2nd Printing - Jack Kerouac

Description: On the Roadby Jack Kerouac First edition, second printing, original dust jacket Publisher and Year: New York: The Viking Press, 1957-Edition: First edition, second printing (stated on the book and original dust jacket). -Condition and Description: Publisher's black cloth lettered in white, top edge dyed red, octavo (8.25" x 5.5"), 310 pp. The book is in very good condition. Very slight spine lean. Bump to the bottom right corner of the front board (refer to final picture for closeup). Hinges and binding tight. A trifle over-opened in a couple of places. The jacket retains the original price of $3.95 on the front flap. Compared to the book, the jacket comparatively more worn, with noticeable rubbing and a few closed tears on the extremities; it has been placed in a removable bordart cover for preservation. A presentable copy of Kerouac's beat generation classic.-“[...]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”― Jack Kerouac, On the Road-Inventory ID: 869 - 278 - 991

Price: 800 USD

Location: North Haven, Connecticut

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