Some of the Dharma
by Jack Kerouac
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0670848778
- ISBN 13
- 9780670848775
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Viking, 1997 Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Quarto. 4to. vii (iv), 420 pp, foreword, about the manuscript Books I-X. First Edition, 1997. "This volume Offers a collage of poems, haiku, journal entries, letters, meditations, ideas on writing, notes on Buddhism, prayers, blues, and sketches by Jack Kerouac. As his study of Buddhism and meditation practice intensified, what had began as notes evolved into a vast and all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayer, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversation, sketches, blues, and more." Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. 8.75x11.25. Maroon half-cloth with maroon paper-covered boards, and orange lettering to spine. Pictorial dust jacket in removable mylar protector..
Synopsis
Some of the Dharma is a strange volume in Kerouac's autobiographical canon. As Kerouac's study in Buddhism intensified, this book evolved into a vast work of nonfiction into which he incorporated poetry, prayers, journal entries, meditations, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, overheard conversations, sketches, and more.
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005079
- Title
- Some of the Dharma
- Author
- Jack Kerouac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670848778
- ISBN 13
- 9780670848775
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- LITERATURE AND POETRY AMERICAN POETS BEAT GENERATION WRITINGS
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Quarto
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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