On the Road

first edition 310 pp. 8vo

1957 · New York

by Kerouac, Jack
New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. 310 pp. 8vo. Black cloth, spine cocked but otherwise near fine, unclipped dust jacket rather shaken. First Edition. 310 pp. 8vo. The roman à clef that represents the Beat Generation in all its glory. William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and Kerouac himself are all represented here. The composition of the work is almost as famous as the book. Kerouac typed the entire first draft over three weeks on a single roll of paper. He then spent the next six years revising it for publication. Charters A2a (Inventory #: 352879)
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