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The First Third & Other Writings.
by CASSADY, Neal
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
San Francisco: City Lights Books,, 1971. First edition, first printing. This autobiography was published three years after Neal Cassady's death in 1968. In addition to The First Third, the volume includes fragments from Cassady's writings as well as his letters to Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey. Neal Cassady (1926-1968) was introduced to the Beat poets in 1946. "Idolised for his fast driving, hyperactive energy and voracious reading habits, Neal was the perfect Beat character" (Cochrane), and he quickly became a significant source of inspiration for the group despite publishing nothing during his lifetime. In Cassady, Jack Kerouac saw "'the energy of a new kind of American saint' and thought him to be 'more like Dostoevsky than anyone I know'" (ANB). Kerouac describes his journeys with Cassady in On the Road, while Allen Ginsberg dedicated "Howl" to "N. C., the secret hero". Octavo. Original white wrappers, titles to spine and covers in black and white. A little light creasing and faint toning to wrappers, spine cocked and slightly stained, contents bright. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 151925
- Title
- The First Third & Other Writings.
- Author
- CASSADY, Neal
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco: City Lights Books,
- Date Published
- 1971
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Wrappers
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- New
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- Cocked
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- Octavo
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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