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Big Sur

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Big Sur

by Kerouac, Jack

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  • near fine
  • first
Condition
Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's blue marble-affect boards over black spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with faint tape stains to endsheets and top and bottom edges of boards, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light wear, light toning and light tape stains to flaps. A lovely copy.

Synopsis

Big Sur is a 1962 novel by Jack Kerouac that recounts the time when the author (called by the name of his fictional alter-ego Jack Duluoz) visited a cabin in Big Sur owned by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.  Duluoz stayed for a few days, struggling through a nervous breakdown complicated by alcoholism.

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Bookseller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
140944224
Title
Big Sur
Author
Kerouac, Jack
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1962
Bookseller catalogs
Literature;

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About the Seller

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon

About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA

Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.

Glossary

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First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Flap(s)
The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...

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