New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Gary Snyder as "Japhy Ryder" Published the year after "On the Road" catapulted Jack Kerouac to literary fame, "The Dharma Bums" is the story of "....two ebullient young men engaged in a passionate search for truth- a search that involves them, together and separately, in a series of free-wheeling explorations, both sacred and profane."(front flap) The 2 prinicipal... Item #1472

New York, NY: Portents (Ann & Samuel Charters), 1967. First edition. Folded broadside. A limited edition broadside, one of 200 copies (no sequence #). Large sheet of orange-rust stock folded to make a 4-page booklet, with a poem by Jack Kerouac, "An Imaginary Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant/Edgar Allen Poe", & on the facing page a tipped-in photograph by Ann Charters of a painting by Hugo Weber, shown on its... Item #1474

1969? (nd). First Edition. Broadside. Sealed In Shrinkwrap. A poetry broadside featuring a haiku by Jack Kerouac and a 1956 line drawing of Kerouac by Robert LaVigne. Published "As a memorium _J.K., March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969" by Sam and Anne Charters. Measures 12" x 14. " Printed on patterned white card stock. Among the earliest tributes printed in the immediate wake of Jack Kerouac's death. A most rare & beautiful item. Near Mint. Item #1188

Cardiff, Wales: Second Aeon Publications, 1970. First edition. Stapled Wrappers. This 28-page mimeographed booklet is the first UK small press reaction to Jack Kerouac's death in 1969. With poems by Kerouac (from Mexico City Blues), Iain Sinclair, William Wantling & many others, & an essay by John Rowan. A very scarce & significant Kerouac item, in very fine condition with only very slight wear to covers, & faint crease at... Item #1533

Clements, Marshall. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1973. Signed Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Signed by Author A very special look at Jack Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts on the second anniversary of his death - With photographs by Kerouac scholar and collector, Marshall Clements. One of 125 numbered copies signed by Barry Gifford and handbound in boards. This is copy# 124/125. Near mint condition with only very slight wear to... Item #1190

London, England: Andre Deutsch, 1974. First British Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author This is the first British hardcover edition of the first biography of Jack Kerouac written by top Beat scholar Ann Charters. This copy has been signed by Ann Charters on the title page. Book in fine condition, with loosening of binding at p. 308, spotting to edges & circle-with-rays bump on back cover. Price- clipped dj fine with... Item #1192

New York, NY: The Phoenix Bookshop, 1975. First Revised Updated Edition. Blue Cloth. Signed by Compiler This is the revised, updated edition of the first major bibliography of Jack Kerouac by top Beat scholar Ann Charters, first published in 1967 during Kerouac's lifetime. Beautifully published in gilt-stamped blue cloth by the late, great Phoenix Bookshop in NYC, part of its series of "The Phoenix Bibliographies." Signed by Ann Charters on... Item #1194

Palo Alto, CA: Fels & Firn Press, 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. Subtitled "a Bohemian Pilot Detailed Navigational Instructions", this is a book of reminiscences & commentary by John Montgomery, close friend of Jack Kerouac & co. One of 300 copies hardbound in pictorial boards, of a total edition of 2300. No sequence #. A scarce item in very fine condition except for very minor edgewear to boards & crunching... Item #1195

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. "With the voices of the men and women who populate the Kerouac novels, including: William S. Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Malcolm Cowley, Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, Gore Vidal, & others." (front dj) A mosaic of memories & perspectives on Jack Kerouac, by those who knew him best & were immortalized in his works. In near fine condition with some... Item #1197

Bernhardt Fudyma Design Group. New York City, New York: Penguin Books, 1979. First Printing. 16 1/2" x 22" Poster. Mounted on stiff board, in protective shrinkwrap. A large promotional poster announcing the publication of the first paperback edition of the acclaimed Jack's Book: "An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac", by Barry Gifford & Lawrence Lee. With a bold, colorful illustration based on a much-reproduced photograph of Kerouac by Allen Ginsberg... Item #1662

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. First Edition. Hard Cover. First edition of Johnson's memoir about her love affair with Jack Kerouac, beginning 9 months before the publication of On the Road. Book in very fine condition except for moderate spotting to top edge, small smudges to front board & blister with smudge to inside of front board. Dj also in very fine condition with only minor tears at top &... Item #1199

New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc. 1983. First Edition, review copy. Hard Cover. A lengthy, intense study of the life & work of Jack Kerouac, among the best & most comprehensive works about him ever published. From the rear flap: "Nicosia's special achievement is to find the way back to Kerouac's writing from his public life. From The Town and the City to On the Road, from Doctor Sax to... Item #1201

San Anselmo, CA: Fels and Firn Press, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Edited by Kerouac's close friend & scholar, John Montgomery, this is a tribute collection of essays, interviews, and other observations about Jack Kerouac and his works. Contributors include Ann Charters, Gerald Nicosia, Frankie Edith Parker Kerouac, Joy Walsh, many others. Book & dj are in mint condition. A Beautiful copy of the scarce hardcover edition. Mint. Item #1202