Tear and creases at foot of backstrip of dustwr. Assurance of Quality. Original owner, who worked for Viking, said it was one of the original DJs off the line while they calibrated the press, hence pc. It was, therefore, not surprising that he distanced himself from the young Beatniks almost immediately upon the publication of On the Road.
In very fine condition with only very light rubbing & browning to front, esp. In so doing, we consistently inspect and grade each book using professional standards. A1 - The Great North Road was Paul Graham's first book, published in 1983. The trips followed a similar pattern with stopovers in Denver (Cassady's home town), Louisiana (Burroughs' new home), San Francisco (center of west coast Beat culture), and Mexico City. "ON THE ROAD" is printed in white on the front of the book. Near fine book with a touch of bumping to the corners and very slight tanning to the white lettering on the spine in a near fine first issue dust jacket with slight rubbing to the edges and corners with no loss of paper or tears. Some publishers will print the words 'First Edition', 'First Printing', 'First Impression' or similar on their copyright page to make it easier to identify which printing a book was part of. It is a harrowing journey that will push Teig beyond endurance and force him to confront the sins of his past. Rinkitink in Oz (c. 1916).
First edition points are: First Edition is stated on the copyright page. The original stunning first edition dust jacket has benefited from some very slight restoration to the outer spine tips, and repair to one intact tear on the back panel by an expert paper conservator and as such and presents as a fine/near fine example. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. To be sure, the novel contains many of these stylistic features but the scroll better illustrates Kerouac's use of them. In a like unclipped wrapper with slight wear to the spine tips and corners. Lost Princess of Oz (c. 1917).
Unclipped with price 15s. Share your knowledge of this book with other customers... Be the first to write a review. In archival dust jacket and custom-made slipcase. New York: 1959First edition, sole printing, number 613 of 750 copies signed by the author, here retaining the original acetate jacket.
2022 Book Highlights. Gnome King of Oz (c. 1927). The binding is tight with light rubbing to the spine. The information is compiled from the experience of reputable collectors and dealers in the industry. His father refused to post bail, claiming that his son had disgraced the family name. Overall, a collectable copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with all the first issue points. ROAD OF BONES by Christopher Golden. Everything Else Oz related. This literary document, which was purchased for a record sum of $2.
A small amount of chipping to dust jacket, mostly to spine; very good plus condition. Jean Louis (Jack) Kerouac was born to parents Leo and Gabrielle in Lowell, Massachusetts, on March 12th, 1922. An American documentarian travels a haunted highway across the frozen tundra of Siberia in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden s Road of Bones, a tightly wound, atmospheric, and creepy as hell (Stephen King) supernatural thriller. First Edition Book: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. A first edition, first printing published by Picador in 2006. Has a light erasure mark on flyleaf and some very light rubbing to cloth of bottom corners.
T-shirt details: Weight: 200 g/m2. Written in the mode of ecstatic improvisation that Allen Ginsberg described as "spontaneous bop prosody, " Kerouac's novel remains electrifying in its thirst for experience and its defiant rebuke of American conformity. Clean contents with light spotting to the page edges. Custom Clamshell Case. Crease to base of jacket at front panel. The Road by Cormac McCarthy [FIRST EDITION / 2ND PRINTING]. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or creases. This semi-autobiographical work was Kerouac's second book. Front hinge almost imperceptibly strengthened. It's worth keeping in mind that every book published has a first edition, but not every book is desired by collectors. Book Collecting 101: Signed Tip-ins. Very clean and tight throughout.
A very good or better. If you spot a mistake, drop us an e-mail and we will do our best to investigate and correct it. Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( c. 1899). Contains "Published in 1957 By The Viking Press, Inc. " on copyright page. With blue and red bars of color at the top and bottom of the real panel. He loves to impovise. First Edition, First Printing, First State: Clean, crisp near fine book with a stunning near fine original First Edition, First State dust jacket. 25" Original black cloth titled in white. With Copyright of 1955, 1957 by Jack Kerouac. The Road to Oz takes Dorothy and her friends on an adventure in Oz to a grand party in honor of Ozma's birthday. An extremely good copy. Watch our BookBreak video for some tips and tricks on second-hand book shopping below: He then spent the next six years revising it for publication.
What is a first edition book? Pursued by the otherworldly beasts, Teig s companions confront even more uncanny and inexplicable phenomena along the Road of Bones, as if the ghosts of Stalin s victims were haunting them. "Shaking My Confidence". Make sure to double-check your address, so there are no additional delays! If you are a collector of banned books this novel is one you want on your library Shelf. This ORIGINAL first state dustjacket, with a BLUE AND RED LINE printed on back of the dustjacket, has the $3. Not a first edition point, but for collectors trying to gauge price, this book had a first printing of 250, 000 copies. In 1950, Harcourt, Brace published Kerouac's The Town and the City, an autobiographical novel written under the influence of the novelist Thomas Wolfe.
Once again in the Land of Oz, Dorothy and her friends encounter a number of new fantasy characters: some good, some bad, some amusing, and all entertaining. Very good condition, dust-jacket has slight shelf-wear, some tearing and creases around the edges, corners and spine. Although he met Timothy Leary and even tried LSD, Kerouac did not share Ginsberg and Cassady's affinity with sixties youth culture. Collectible Advance Reading Copies.
New York: 1958First edition, first printing, of the author's fourth book and novel, which outlines "the equipment and attitudes it took to live Kerouac's way, including both the spiritual equipment Zen Buddhism as well as ordinary equipment like prosaic tents and Oakland store sleeping bags" (Charters, p. 270). Binding tight, pages clean. Anderson, Kevin J. Anderson, Taylor. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. Yellow Knight of Oz. Orchestra In My Mind – Mariusz Goli - Orchestra In My Mind.
Back covers & spine; very slight wear & a few tiny bumps at edges & corners of same; sparse, light rubbing to lower edge of text block. A wonderful copy of this landmark of American fiction. 43 million, has taken on a mythology befitting its scripture-like appearance. According to the legend, after three furious and Benzedrine-fueled weeks in April 1951, Kerouac emerged from a New York City apartment with a complete novel of more than 120, 000 words. This title outlines "the equipment and attitudes it took to live Kerouac's way, including both the spiritual equipment Zen Buddhism as well as ordinary equipment like prosaic tents and Oakland store sleeping bags" (Charters, p. Excerpts from Visions of Cody. He slashes through the everyday and in doing so lets in a little metaphorical ray of light to illuminate the subject. ' A book that has left its permanent mark on American culture and the idea of taking road trips across America. Light shelf wear to rear panel. Book Collecting 101: Advance Reading Copies (ARC) and Uncorrected Proofs. Purple Prince of Oz (c. 1932). The trauma of 2020 could not possibly be repeated, or so we believed.