The Town and the City
by Kerouac, John (Jack Kerouac)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Cover
- Seller
-
Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. Hardcover 1950 stated first edition, Library binding, stamps on bottom edge and endpapers and spine First novel by Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road (second novel). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Cover.
Synopsis
The Town and the City is a novel by Jack Kerouac, published by Harcourt Brace in 1950. This was the first major work published by Kerouac, who later became famous for his second novel On the Road (1957). Like all of Jack Kerouac's major works, The Town and the City is essentially an autobiographical novel, though less directly so than most of his other works.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 150726-M214
- Title
- The Town and the City
- Author
- Kerouac, John (Jack Kerouac)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, Rare, on the Road, First Book American, Beat, Writer
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book House - St. Louis
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Maplewood, Missouri
About The Book House - St. Louis
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- First Edition
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