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The Dharma Bums, Jack Kerouac - First Edition, 1st Printing - 1958

$549.00

First Edition, First Printing of Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac. Only 13,000 copies printed!

Has all markers of true first printing: "Published in 1958 by the Viking Press, NY" stated on copyright page, with no mention of later printings. Black cloth with title printed in green on front cover; blue, green and silver lettering on spine. Author’s photo on back dust jacket by Keith Jennison. Original $3.95 price printed on inside front flap.

Released just one year following the success of his previous novel, On the Road, The Dharma Bums was another success for Kerouac and became one of his most popular books. The novel would also go on to have a significant influence on the Hippie counterculture during the 1960s.

Dust jacket is protected by removable mylar cover.