Angelheaded Hipster; A Life of Jack Kerouac

Bloomsbury, London, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements, introduction by author, appendices: – Where Are They Now?, Sources, Jack Kerouac bibliography, picture credits and index. Illustrated endpapers, being multicoloured paint swirls. The text is illustrated with black-and-white and coloured photographs, reproductions of book covers, reproductions of documents and newspapers. Dark gray coloured boards with yellow coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic / illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. "In Angelheaded Hipster, Steve Turner examines the life and work of the man they called the leader of the fifties' counter-cultural revolution, and finds out why Kerouac's unique prose and his eternal search for some unspecified truth continues to inspire generation after generation of youth." -- from the rear panel blurb. The only damage was caused by the original bookseller who protected the book and used sticky tape which has subsequently leaked, and is only noted on the verso of the front and rear end pages as a pale shadow. There is no other damage to describe. Size: Landscape Octavo. I - VIII, 9 - 224 pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Book is in very good condition with minimal signs of age and wear.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0747524807. ISBN/EAN: 9780747524809. Inventory No: 0267978. . 9780747524809