[Rarebooks] FS: Jack Kerouac's First Book: 2 copies including the uncommon Advance Review Copy

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced:    Was $1200   Now  $900:

KEROUAC, John. THE TOWN AND THE CITY. New York: Harcourt, Brace and 
Company, (1950). First Edition. Advance Review Copy in printed wraps, 
and the only advance copy as there was no proof for this title, of 
Kerouac's first book, one of the more important literary debuts of the 
latter half of the twentieth century. Slight wear at the head of the 
spine. Near Fine.         $900.00

Price reduced:    Was $1250   Now  $950:

KEROUAC, John. THE TOWN AND THE CITY. New York: Harcourt, Brace and 
Company, (1950). First Edition. An attractive copy of Kerouac's first 
book. Slight offsetting to endpapers from dustwrapper which has no chips 
and except for some mostly internal foxing has only a couple of small 
razor cuts to the spine and two one-inch closed tears connected by a 
crease at the top of the rear panel. Near Fine in a Very Good 
dustwrapper.         $950.00

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