Jack's Book: an Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac Tapa dura - 1978

xii+339 pages with photographs, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards in original pictorial Jacket. First edition. Jack's Book gives us an intimate look into the life and times of the "King of the Beats." Through the words of the close friends, lovers, artists, and drinking buddies who survived him, writers Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee recount Jack Kerouac's story, from his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, to his tragic end in Florida at the age of forty-seven. Including anecdotes from an eclectic list of well-known figures such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Gore Vidal, as well as Kerouac's ordinary acquaintances, this groundbreaking oral biography—the first of its kind—presents us with a remarkably insightful portrait of an American legend and the spirit of a generation. Condition: Page ends dusty. Jacket spine head closed tea+, verso taped, spine sunned else better… Leer más

St. Martin's Press, 1978. Reliable and presentable hardcover in a full dustjacket. Slight edge in a few chips wear to the dustjacket. Suntanning to the dustjacket. Nice rough cut edges. Book is that the dusty. Some scuff to the dustjacket. Well preserved and solid.. Hardcover. Good.

St. Martin, 1978. Jacket in plastic, but plastic has been taped to boards.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Photographs.

Hard Cover. St. Martins Press 1978. With Lawrence Lee. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

St. Martin's Press. Hardcover. 0312439423 1978 St Martins hardcover. Fine minus with very slight sunning the top edge in a Fine dust jacket. No wear, no markings of any kind. The voices of the men and women who populate the Kerouac novels, including: William Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Malcolm Cowley, Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, Gore Vidal and others. . Fine.

St. Martin's Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

St. Martin's Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

St. Martin's Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Previous owner name blacked out on the ffe..

St. Martin's Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good.