The Town and the City

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gilt. About Near Fine, with small patch of rubbing to edge of page block at bottom corner. Previous owner name and date to front free end paper. Small closed tear to bottom edge of title page, bumping to top edge of early pages. In a Very Good dust jacket with faint dulling to spine panel, light rubbing, light edge wear with several short, closed tears, and penciled number under publisher's price on front flap. A rather nice example of Jack Kerouac's first published book, published under John Kerouac. (Inventory #: 171110002)