The Town And The City.
by KEROUAC, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Slight insect damage to rear pastedown, else fine, in a jacket which has a lot of insect damage to the spine.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Harcourt, Brace and Company,, [1950]. First edition of the author's first book.. Publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Slight insect damage to rear pastedown, else fine, in a jacket which has a lot of insect damage to the spine.. 8vo..
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
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8575
- Title
- The Town And The City.
- Author
- KEROUAC, John
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight insect damage to rear pastedown, else fine, in a jacket which has a lot of insect damage to the spine.
- Edition
- First edition of the author's first book.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1950]
- Pages
- 499 pp.
- Size
- 8vo.
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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