On the Road - 1st

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First edition of On The Road by Jack Kerouac (1958). Medium format hardback in VG+ condition. There is some toning to the front end-page, text pages are clean, binding is firm. The re is some very minor wear to the boards. The jacket has some minimal chipping and closed tears. About On the Road (1957) is a seminal Beat Generation novel by Jack Kerouac, chronicling frenetic, jazz-fueled road trips across North America. Narrated by Sal Paradise, it follows his quest for self-discovery and freedom alongside the charismatic, chaotic Dean Moriarty, embracing a nomadic, hedonistic lifestyle that rejects 1950s societal conformity and materialism. Show more