79 / 146
166
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KEROUAC, JACK.
The Town
and the City.
8vo, publisher’s gilt-
stamped red cloth, hint of rubbing to
spine tips with minute split at head; dust
jacket, few subtle restorations, colors pre-
sent well with minimal toning; contents
clean.
FIRST EDITION OF KEROUAC
’
S FIRST
BOOK
. His follow-up novel would have to
wait a full seven years to see publication;
1957’s epochal On the Road.
NewYork: Harcourt Brace and Company,
(1950)
[800/1,200]
168
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KERRUISH, JESSIE DOU-
GLAS.
The Undying Monster.
8vo,
publisher’s cloth, thin line of toning to
upper extremities, light stain on rear
board; dust jacket, several old tape repairs
to recto and verso, corners clipped retain-
ing price, spine panel ends chipped with
no loss of letters;William Harry Hopkins
bookplate to front pastedown, endpapers
discolored.
FIRST EDITION
in the scarce
dust jacket.
NewYork: Macmillan, 1936
[400/600]
167
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KEROUAC, JACK.
Vanity of
Duluoz.
8vo, publisher’s
1
/
4
cloth-backed
grey and white patterned boards, spine gilt
dulled slightly; dust jacket, trace of rub-
bing to spine panel tips, few insignificant
surface marks.
FIRST EDITION
. A bright,
fine copy in like jacket.
NewYork: Coward-McCann, (1968)
[500/750]
168
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