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ANGELHEADED HIPSTER: A Life of Jack Kerouac by Turner, S
- Bookseller: Cornhill Books
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 008079
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: As New
- Jacket condition: Fine
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- ISBN 10: 0670870382
- ISBN 13: 9780670870387
- Publisher: Viking Penguin
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1996
- Pages: 224
- Size: 8 x 8.75 x 0.75 inches
- Weight: 1.6 pounds
Description
New York: Viking Penguin, 1996. Black boards; titles in yellow on spine; decorative endpapers.Contains Jack Kerouac Bibliography. Illustrated. A crisp unread copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes. crisp : A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp will not have 'well-read' pages, i.e., where the book will naturally open to certain pages or sections. endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book. As New/Fine : "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., with a dust jacket that approaches the condition of As New, but without being crisp. For the use of the term Fine there must also be no defects, etc., and if the jacket has a small tear, or other defect, or looks worn, this should be noted." Condition definition from AB Bookman's Weekly.
Book summary
New interviews with people from his Lowell, Massachusetts hometown and schoolmates from his days at Horace Mann highlight this book. The portrait of Kerouac is further augmented by conversations with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, as well as selections from the increasing body of scholarly writings on the Kerouac canon. Turner includes photos and literary artifacts, documenting Kerouac's devotion not only to his work, but also to the spiritual nature that played such a vital role in it.
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