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SAN FRANCISCO BLUES (IN 79 CHORUSES)
by Kerouac, Jack
- Used
- Near Fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco: Beat Books, 1983. First Edition. Wraps. Near fine. The first complete edition of Kerouac's first book of poems, written in 1954. "The complete text of SAN FRANCISCO BLUES, which Kerouac typed up from his notebooks for Don Allen in 1961, consisted of 79 jazz choruses. After reading over the finished manuscript at that time Kerouac came to see clearly that the complete work possessed a 'beautiful unity', and he therefore expressed a sincere hope that it could be published as a whole - without excerpting or the scattered use of individual choruses. Unfortunately this was not to be. Until the publication of this edition, bits and pieces of SAN FRANCISCO BLUES were available only in various scattered printed and recorded portions." Octavo. Original printed green paper wrappers. Just a hint of edgewear; else a fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75616
- Title
- SAN FRANCISCO BLUES (IN 79 CHORUSES)
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Beat Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Literature, Poetry, Beat Movement, Jazz, Jack Kerouac
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...