Mexico City Blues

by Kerouac, Jack

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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1959
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New York: Grove Press, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First hardcover trade edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original grey cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to corners and spine ends. In a Near Fine with light toning and light edge wear, and a small nick near the center of the front… Read more about this item
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1959
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New York: Grove Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First hardcover trade edition, first printing. Near Fine, with previous owner name to front free end paper, red ink inscription to first blank terminal page and name to bottom of page 21, light foxing and light soiling to edge of page block. A nice copy, lacking the dust… Read more about this item
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Mexico City Blues: 242 Choruses

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1990
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Grove Weidenfeld, New York, 1990. First trade paperback printing in this edition. Condition: Near fine, light edge and corner wear, very small creases at bottom corners. Kerouac's poem, Mexico City Blues, incorporates all the elements of his theory of spontaneous composition. Memories, fantasies, dreams, and surrealistic free association are all lyrically combined in the loose format of the blues to create… Read more about this item
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1959
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Grove Press, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, so stated on copyright page. Very good in a very good later edition (third?) dust jacket (with lettering in color).
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2ND PRINTING. Grove Press, 1990. PAPERBACK. Cover is curled and worn. Red remainder mark across the bottom page ends. Light foxing on the page ends. Water stain on the thumb edge. The upper corner of some pages are bent. No markings found in the text. No creases in the spine.
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1959
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Grove/Atlantic, 1959. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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1990
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New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. Book. Illus. by Allen Ginsberg;. Very Good. Soft cover. Later Printing. 8vo. 244 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover portrait of Jack Kerouac by Allen Ginsberg..
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Grove Press, 1994-01-12. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 1959 Evergreen Press paperback - 1st edition 2nd printing - some staining to cover and page edge - minor dog earring - slight bend to book - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy
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1959
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Grove Press/Evergreen Books, 1959. 1st Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Grove Press/Evergreen Books: New York, 1959. Sm 8vo (7 7/8" by 5 3/8"). 244 pp. White wraps with black illustration, and green and orange lettering. First paperback edition, Evergreen Books E-184, priced at $1.95. Very good with two faint creases to the top right corner of… Read more about this item
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1959
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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… Read more about this item
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Mexico City Blues (242 Choruses)

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