Door Wide Open
by Johnson, Joyce; Kerouac, Jack
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670890405
- ISBN 13
- 9780670890408
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Viking Adult, 2000-06-04. First Edition, first printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. Signed by Johnson on the title page. The binding is tight, top corners slightly bumped. Text unmarked. A tiny stain on the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket shows some sunning along the spine and a sticker ghost on the front panel, in a mylar cover. 8vo. xxvi, 182pp.
Synopsis
Door Wide Open: A Beat Love Affair In Letters, 1957-1958 is a collection of letters that were written in 1957-1958 between Joyce Johnson and Jack Kerouac. The letters depict the rather detached and absurd romance of the two writers, and they are supplemented greatly by Johnson's own narration and related letters between Joyce and her friends and relatives. Johnson is referred to in Kerouac's novel Desolation Angels as Alyce Newman, and she has written several introductions for his works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- PARSjohDW
- Title
- Door Wide Open
- Author
- Johnson, Joyce; Kerouac, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670890405
- ISBN 13
- 9780670890408
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000-06-04
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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