Go by Holmes, John C - 1988

Thunder's Mouth Pr, 1988-10. Paperback. Good.

Thunder's Mouth Pr, October 1988. Paper Back. Very Good. Owner name inside, sharp & clean, binding still crisp.

Thunder's Mouth Press, 1988, 1988. Soft Cover. Very Good. Light thumbing/minor soiling to edges, else tight and clean.

Thunder's Mouth Pr, 1988-10-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thunder's Mouth Pr, 1988 Front cover has a warp. Minor staining to the top edge. Includes an afterward by Seymour Krim.One of the great works from the "Beat Generation". Unread copy.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued.

Thunder's Mouth Press, New York, 1988. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Near fine, light edge and corner wear, very light wear at spine.Published 5 years before On the Road, this candid and perceptive roman à clef chronicles the adventures of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady before they became literary icons. In dive bars and all-night diners, cabs racing across Manhattan and squalid apartments sticky with "tea" smoke, these would-be artists pursue the ecstatic experiences that shape their work and satisfy their restless desire to live beyond the limits of convention.At the heart of Go is Paul Hobbes, the alter ego of John Clellon Holmes. An aspiring novelist who shares the same creative interests as his friends, Paul frequently participates in their reckless, self-indulgent behavior. Yet his innate solemnness makes him an outsider, as does his commitment to his marriage. As Paul seeks to strike the right balance between experimentation and orthodoxy, freedom and obligation, he… Read More

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1988. 311 pages, multicolored with black ltrs, corners and edges are nicked,. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. G++ to VG.

New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1988. xxiii, + 311pp. plus (iii). Book clean and square, Spine firm, very soft reading crease there-on. Art-illustrated card wrapper mildly edge bumped on foredge corners. Minor flecks on half-title page, rear fly sheet, and textblock edges, else leaves clean. A title in the 'Classic Reprint Series', 'GO' is considered to be the first of the 'Beat Generation' titles, the term being suggested to the author by Jack Kerouac. First published in 1952, although a work of fiction the reader will have little trouble identifying the characters based on Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, Herbert Hunke and other personalities associated with the Beat generation. Holmes' introduction to this reprint makes interesting reading . . . Born 12 March, 1926 in Massachusetts, John Clellon Holmes died on 30 March, 1988. Book weight approx. 390g. *Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

Thunder's Mouth Pr, 1988-10-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!