Bernhardt Fudyma Design Group. New York City, New York: Penguin Books, 1979. First Printing. Broadside. 16 ½” 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..... More

New York, NY; Kentfield, CA: Random House, Inc., 1979. First Editions. Hardcover; Softcover. A collectible bundle of two outstanding biographical-critical works about Jack Kerouac, the great American author & a Founding Father of the Beat Generation: (1) Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation and America. Published in 1979, an acclaimed biography by Dennis McNally, the prolific author, historian & music publicist. Among the earliest studies as the Beats were..... More

Clarence Center, NY: Moody Street Irregulars, 1979. First Printing. Stapled Sheets. The Winter 1979 number of the Jack Kerouac newsletter edited by the late Joy Walsh & Michael Basinski. With various articles, an interview with Joseph Chaput (who knew Kerouac in his later years), poetry, news blurbs, illustrations, etc. From the collection of the late James Perrizo, Beat collector, scholar & one-time assistant to Edie Kerouac Parker, Jack's former wife..... More

Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Robert J. Milewski's exhaustively authoritative "Jack Kerouac: An Annoted Bibliography of Secondary Sources, 1944-1979" is simply a masterwork of bibliography. "Part 1A" consists of "Reviews of Kerouac's Primary Works," including "Big Sur," "Book of Dreams," "Desolation Angels," "The Dharma Bums," "Doctor Sax," "Heaven and Other Poems," "Lonesome Traveler," "Maggie Cassidy," "Mexico City Blues" and many more. "Part 1B" consists of "Films, Including..... More

London, England: Faber and Faber Limited, 1984. First Edition. Softcover. "Chris Challis's interest in the Beat Generation, their literature and their lifestyle, began, like that of many of his contemporaries, as a youthful enthusiasm. That interest developed into a thesis and many critical articles, and led to personal contact or correspondence with many of the Beats themselves. In due course he made the physical and spiritual journey across the United..... More

n/p: c. 1980s. First Printing. Poster. A beautifully produced poster-print on high-quality thick paper stock, with an illustration of Jack Kerouac holding a cat (based we're sure on a well-known photograph that's been reproduced in several Kerouac biographies & related books) by Vassilios Giavis. With wide margins surrounding image of illustration & titles. From the collection of the late James Perrizo, Beat collector, scholar & one-time assistant to Edie Kerouac..... More

n/p: Zeta Press, 1985. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Signed by (presumed) publisher to R.J. Ellis. A collection of miscellaneous writings by Jack Kerouac, Founding Father of the Beat Generation. All eleven "The Last Word" columns Kerouac published during 1958-1961 in Escapade magazine are gathered here chronologically, as well as some of his widely-published & more obscure essays including the classic "Essentials of Spontaneous Prose" & a short autobiography-bibliography. This is..... More

Mabe, G. n/p: 1985. Limited Edition. Print. Hand-numbered, dated & signed by artist G. Mabe. A large (18" x 23") screen-block print with a pop-artish image of Jack Kerouac. One of a limited edition of 125, this is No. 120/125. Hand-penciled limitation, date "10/85" & signature of the artist "G. Mabe" at lower margin. A very rare & beautiful Kerouac fine-art print, from the collection of the late James Perrizo..... More

n/p: Dream of Jazz Press, 1986. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. A critical study of Kerouac's The Subterraneans by James Morton, (self?) published in May 1986. From the collection of the late James Perrizo, Beat scholar, collector & one-time assistant to Edie Kerouac Parker, Jack's former wife. A rare item of Kerouac scholarship in very fine condition, with only very slight rubbing to white rear wrapper. Very Fine. More

Montreal, Quebec, Canada: National Film Board of Canada, 1987. First Printing. Poster. A large original poster, 20" x 25", announcing the title film, a 1987 French-Canadian documentary of Jack Kerouac directed by Hermenegilde Chiasson. Boldly illustrated with images of Kerouac, a vintage car from the On the Road era, & the title in big, coarse letters. With a colorful decal, apparently as issued, at left-center upper edge From the collection..... More

Quebec, Canada: Le Secretariat Permanent des Peuples Francophones, 1987. First Printing. Magazine Format. First (probably only) magazine-format printing from February 1987 of a Kerouac study, with text in French & quotes from Kerouac texts in English. From the collection of the late James Perrizo, Beat scholar, collector & one-time assistant to Edie Kerouac Parker, Jack's former wife. This is among a cache of items which he probably obtained at a...... More

Quebec, Canada: Secretariat Permanent des Peuples Francophones, 1987. First Printing. Poster. A large (18" x 24") poster announcing a Jack Kerouac conference in Quebec held on October 1-4, 1987, featuring a large, bold reproduction of Kerouac's signature, & various other images & graphics including a photograph of Kerouac. Text in French. From the collection of James Perrizo (1944-2006), Beat scholar, collector & one-time assistant to Edie Kerouac Parker, Jack's former..... More

Quebec, Canada: Secretariat Permanent des Peuples Francophones, 1987. First Printing. Poster. An 11" x 17&1/2" poster announcing a Jack Kerouac Conference in Quebec that was held on October 1-4, 1987. Text in French, featuring a photograph of Kerouac & a roster of participants including Carolyn Cassady (Neal's widow who recently died at age 90), Ann Charters (author of the first major biography of Kerouac), Allen Ginsberg, John Clellon Holmes, Gerald..... More