Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of On the Road: 40th Anniversary Edition by Jack Kerouac in a new archival wrap. Anniversary Edition described, 1997 Viking. First Printing with full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free endpaper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear. First state jacket with $24.95 price and 0997 date code on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Kerouac’s most famous book follows the counterculture escapades of a members of the Beat generation as they seek pleasure and meaning while traveling coast to coast.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
