The Subterraneans
by Kerouac, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Grove Press, 1958. Limited First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, one of a limited 100 copies specially bound and numbers, this being copy 25. Bound in publisher's original off0white speckled paper over brown spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light fading to spine and toning to edges of covers, pages toned. Kerouac's first novel to be published after the success of On The Road. It was a semi-autobiographical account of his brief romance with Alene Lee, an African American woman in Greenwich Village, New York.
Synopsis
The Subterraneans was generated out of the same ecstatic flash of inspiration that produced many of Kerouac's other works. This book centers on the tempestous relationship of Leo and Mardou, and it was written over the course of three days and three nights.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942011
- Title
- The Subterraneans
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- The Grove Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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