JACK KEROUAC: A Chicken-Essay
by Beaulieu, Victor-Lévy
- Used
- Condition
- Very good plus.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
(Toronto): The Coach House Press, 1975. Second printing. Very good plus.. Second printing of this argument for the persistent cultural influence of Quebec on Jack Kerouac. Beaulieu's impressionistic essay on Kerouac's "desperate and unsucessful flight from the Quebec gloom which was his inescapable heritage." Originally published as ESSAI-POULET in Québec by Éditions du jour in 1972. 8'' x 4.25''. Translated by Sheila Fischman. Original blue printed wrappers. Second printing of 1000 copies. 170 pages. Binding somewhat brittle. Light scuffing to edges and front cover; spine lightly sunned.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40636
- Title
- JACK KEROUAC: A Chicken-Essay
- Author
- Beaulieu, Victor-Lévy
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second printing
- Publisher
- The Coach House Press
- Place of Publication
- (Toronto)
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- 20th century,Biography & Memoir,Criticism,Canadian,Beats
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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