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Farrar Straus & Cudahy. New York. 1962. 241 pages. First edition, first printing stated. Original DJ with $4.50 price intact on flap. Book is near fine. No flaws of note; a touch of sunning at crown, and faint fingernail impression on blue topstain. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Pages and endpapers are clean. Blue marbled paper-covered boards quarter-bound in black cloth. Original DJ is bright and attractive. DJ shows minor light rubbing, and a small closed edge-tear. Tiny remnant of an old price sticker on rear. Kerouac's classic novel written over a ten day period in the fall of 1961, on a typewriter scroll. A beauty of a copy; first edition, first printing. Near Fine/VG++.

In 'Big Sur', Jack Kerouac, under the pseudonym Jack Duluoz, details his struggle with fame after the success of 'On the Road', his descent into alcoholism, and his quest for solace in nature. Set against the backdrop of California's coastline, the narrative flows with Kerouac's stream of consciousness and reflects his internal turmoil and quest for redemption.