On the Road: Text and Criticism
by Kerouac, Jack; Donaldson, Scott (editor)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Temecula, California, United States
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About This Item
The Viking Critical Library, 1979. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. The Viking Press: New York, 1979. Sm 8vo (about 8" by 5 3/4"). 605 pp. First edition of this edition with Commentary from nine critics, and sections authored buy John Clellon Holmes, John Tytell, Norman Podhoretz, and Kerouac himself discussing the Beat Generation. Also includes an introduction by the editor, a chronology, a bibliography, and "Topics for Discussion and Papers." Red cloth with gold lettering to the spine. Light soiling and faint staining to the text block. Jacket is fine but for a couple of creases to the rear flap.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Johnson Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 570
- Title
- On the Road: Text and Criticism
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack; Donaldson, Scott (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- The Viking Critical Library
- Date Published
- 1979
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Paul Johnson Fine Books
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Temecula, California
About Paul Johnson Fine Books
I sell mostly literature including many signed books, poetry, and mysteries.
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