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Jack's Book; An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac
by Gifford, Barry; Lee, Lawrence
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312439423
- ISBN 13
- 9780312439422
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.95), faded at the spine, bumped at the top edge. Quarter grey cloth with beige paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, some foxing at the edges, clean internally. A touching portrait of Kerouac drawn from conversations with the likes of Ginsberg and Burroughs as well as Kerouac's childhood friends and Denver pool hustlers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9461
- Title
- Jack's Book; An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac
- Author
- Gifford, Barry; Lee, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312439423
- ISBN 13
- 9780312439422
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Beats, 20th Century Literature, American Literature, Modern Literature, On the Road, Dharma Bums, Ginsberg, Burroughs
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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