Viking Press, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, first issue. Very good first edition in very good first issue dust jacket, with one line blurb from Jack Kerouac on the front flap. Also, First published in 1962 by Viking Press stated on copyright page and with the following points: "that fool Red Cross woman" on pp. 9, lines 12-13, and "It's the plump Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about." pp. 85-86. Prior owner's stamp on page edges, top, bottom, and foreedge. Jacket has original price on it. Comes in a custom-made collector's slipcase.