On the Road
Viking
1957
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A first printing review copy of Kerouac's landmark novel, and a defining work of the Beat Generation, On the Road.
Kerouac's novel of Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty (literary stand-ins for the author and Neal Cassady) traveling across the United States was famously written in a drug-fueled mania on a long scroll of paper and became a surprise bestseller. It quickly went through multiple printings and made Kerouac not only a celebrity (famously appearing on the Steve Allen Show), but an unwilling spokesman for a movement. His style—both literary and personal—came to influence postwar youth culture, from rock-and-roll to Marlon Brando. One of the nicest copies of this classic we've handled, and the first review copy.
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Front hinge almost imperceptibly strengthened.
Some minor professional touch-up to the color of the jacket.
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