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Vanity of Duluoz.: An Adventurous Education, 1935-46.
by KEROUAC, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc.,, 1968. First edition, first printing. This is a semi-autobiographical account of Kerouac's early life. As the blurb describes, for Kerouac's alter-ego "this is the wild time, with drugs, writing, and love exploding into a binge of sheer non-stop experience that will eventually include a murder". Vanity of Duluoz was the last work published within his lifetime. Octavo. Original grey patterned boards, black cloth backstrip lettered in gilt, pictorial endpapers. With dust jacket. Gilt of spine rubbed, top corners bumped; jacket unclipped, spine toned as usual, rubbed at folds, small snag to spine: a near-fine copy in like jacket.
Synopsis
Vanity of Duluoz is a 1968 semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac. The book describes the adventures of Kerouac's alter ego, Jack Duluoz, covering the period of his life between 1935 and 1946. The book includes reminiscences of the author's high school experiences in Lowell, Massachusetts, his education at Columbia University, and his subsequent naval service during World War II. It culminates with the beginnings of the beat movement.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165902
- Title
- Vanity of Duluoz.
- Author
- KEROUAC, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Coward-McCann, Inc.,
- Date Published
- 1968
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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