Mexico City Blues
by Kerouac, Jack
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Temecula, California, United States
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About This Item
Grove Press, 1959. 1st Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Grove Press: New York, 1959. 8vo. 244 pp. Stated 3rd printing. Orange cloth with gold lettering to the spine. Unclipped jacket priced at $5.50, "GP-682" on the spine. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Light soiling to the top edge and a little rubbing to the front panel of the jacket.
Synopsis
Mexico City Blues is a poem published by Jack Kerouac in 1959 composed of 242 "choruses" or stanzas. In his own words, Kerouac wanted to be known as a jazz poet and with this book he sought to write in a way consistent with how a musician would play jazz.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Johnson Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 571
- Title
- Mexico City Blues
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Publisher
- Grove Press
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Paul Johnson Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Temecula, California
About Paul Johnson Fine Books
I sell mostly literature including many signed books, poetry, and mysteries.
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