JACK KEROUAC: A Chicken-Essay
Second printing of this argument for the persistent cultural influence of Quebec on Jack Kerouac.
Second printing of this argument for the persistent cultural influence of Quebec on Jack Kerouac.
Striking early Bukowski drawing, executed in vibrant purple, grey, and black.
First edition, association copy, with an extraordinary inscription and drawing from Bukowski at a pivotal moment in his career to Hal Norse, perennial literary scenester and author of the classic cut-up novel BEAT HOTEL.
Signed first printing of the "first complete and unexpurgated edition" (cover) of Burroughs's classic semi-autobiographical novel of addiction.
First US edition, first printing of the Beat masterpiece, also containing the first book appearances of Burroughs's "Deposition: Testimony concerning a Sickness," and "Letter from a Master Addict to Dangerous Drugs."
First printing of the third novel in Burroughs's Nova Trilogy.
First printing of this collection of early letters from the Beat icon.
First edition, first issue of Burroughs' drug-fueled Beat masterpiece — in exceptional condition.
Second issue of BIG TABLE, founded by Carroll and Irving Rosenthal after the suppression of the Chicago Review in late 1958 for printing excerpts from NAKED LUNCH.
Signed second printing of the essential Kerouac biography.
Limited edition of Clark's essay, with a supplement of three articles by Jack Kerouac.
Third printing (stated) — and first produced in the U.S. — of Ginsberg's landmark poem, number four in the Pocket Poets Series.
Signed second printing — the issue confiscated by authorities for obscenity — of Ginsberg's landmark poem.
First hardcover edition of this late-career collection from the Beat legend, published by the same house that printed his first: City Lights.
First edition of this sequel of sorts to DHARMA BUMS, in which Kerouac weaves Buddhist themes through memoir.
First printing of this "experimental, florid, and wild" (LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, 61) tale of dreams and childhood fantasies – in excellent condition.
First printing of Kerouac's collected writings on travel: on foot, by railway, aboard ship, and on the road.
First edition, first printing of Kerouac's sojourn to France to research his genealogy.
Italian translation of Kerouac's ON THE ROAD.
First printing of Kerouac's final novel, his last work published before his death in 1969.
First printing of Kerouac's autobiographical novel of his brother's death.
Uncommonly well-kept first printing of Burroughs's first book, a paperback original Ace Double printed tête-beche with Maurice Helbrant's NARCOTIC AGENT.
Wide-ranging Beat anthology, with a foreword by Allen Ginsberg.