Kerouac's Last Word: Jack Kerouac in Escapade. With a Supplement of Three Articles by Jack Kerouac
Price: $50.00
Original Wrappers. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Water Row Press, 1986. Limited First Edition. Near Fine.
One of 500 numbered copies, this being number 83. Publisher's pale green wrappers, lettered in red and gray. Near fine, with just some toning to wrapper edges. Overall, a crisp, clean copy. In Kerouac's Last Word, poet and editor Tom Clark (1941 - 2018) surveys Kerouac's 1959-1961 column in Escapade magazine, which focused on "real things and real people." Included are three characteristic contributions by Kerouac: "The Beginning of Bop," "The Last Word" ("Some strong words by Kerouac on the sorrowful condition of America's press and television") and "The First Word" ("Jack Kerouac takes a fresh look at Jack Kerouac..."). Item #JK057
