The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady Tapa dura - 1981

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Press, 1981 162pp. Spine ends are bumped. Edges of text block have dust smudges. Top edge of front board has a spot of rubbing. Lower tip of front board is heavily bumped. Spine panel, flap folds and edges of jacket are sunned with correlating toning to the inside of the jacket. Spine head is chipping and missing tiny pieces. Text is unmarked. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus/Good Plus Jacket.

Prentice Hall,, 1981, 1981. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, book is near pristine except that publisher's binding is foxed at spine edge of endpaper, else as new and probably the new ones look the same. Clean, unmarked. Octavo, hardcover, in turquoise pictorial dj. 162 pp. Cassady was a genius of life lived on the edge of the abyss. Now, William Plummer strips away the mystery surrounding this enigmatic figure. Plummer brings Cassady to life: his coming of age in a Denver flophouse, his hustling across America, the car thefts that landed him in jail, his meeting with Kerouac and their mad-cap cross-country adventures, his experiments with sex and drugs, his second marriage to Carolyn Cassady, his teaming with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on an epochal acid trip, and finally his bizarre death.

Prentice Hall Direct, 1981-10-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. Prentice-Hall, Inc.; Englewood Cliffs, 1981. Hardcover. First Edition. A Very Good, brown binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some crimping to spine edges, crease bottom front board corner, some discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, bit of age toning to pages, mild spine lean, some scattered foxing to text block edges, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, sunned spine and verso, bit of sunning to flaps, mild scattered foxing to panels/flaps/spine and verso, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 162pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

The Holy Goof: A Biography Of Neal Cassady by William Plummerfirst edition / first printing hardcoverPublisher:Prentice-Hall, 1981Condition: book - Near Fine dust jacket - Very Good+

New Jersey: Prentice- Hall Inc., 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 162 pages, with photographs. Plummer strips away the mystery surrounding this enigmatic figure and traces Cassady's development into the Beat Generation original icon he became. Former owner's name & date in small ink on top of front freepaper. A touch of scuffing to the top back board corner, and a little wear to the extremities, otherwise a nearfine dj over a near fine book. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box..

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Prentice Hall Direct, 1981-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!