On The Road; Text and Criticism

New York: The Viking Press, 1979. First edition thus. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo. Clothbound book in dustwrapper. 605 pp. A new edition of the Keoruc classic with essays by John Tytell, Norman Podhoretz, John Clellon Holmes and Kerouac himself (so-called "critical commentary"). Edited by Scott Donaldson. Part of the Viking Critical Library. Light wear to very base of spine else a handsome near fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. A book that is usually found either in well worn condition or most likely in the simultaneous paperbound edition. Very nice copy. (Inventory #: 35746)