ON THE ROAD 1957 JACK KEROUAC 1ST/1ST SIGNED Start Price USD 2,150.00 Current Price USD 2,150.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 2,150.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, July 19, 2008 End Time Saturday, July 26, 2008 Location BURBANK See more about 'ON THE ROAD 1957 JACK KEROUAC 1ST/1ST SIGNED' Description FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE OF THE FAMOUS "ON THE ROAD' OF KEROUAC. PRINTED IN 1957 BY VIKING AND A VERY RARE FIND. THE DUST JACKET HAS ON THE BACK FLAP THE PICTURE OF KEROUAC TAKEN BY WILLIAM EICHEL WHICH IS ONE OF THE POINTS MAKING THIS PARTICULAR BOOK TO BE THE FIRST STATE. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON A GLUED INSERT TOP OF THE PAGE PRIOR TO THE TITLE PAGE. THE BOOK IS CLEAN, TIGHT, TOP EDGE IS DYED RED, LOOKS LIKE END PAPERS WERE CHANGED, I CAN'T SEE ANY MARKS BUT THE GLUED SIGNATURE. I WOULD GRADE THE BOOK NEAR FINE. THE DUST JACKET IS ORIGINAL, PRICE NOT CLIPPED WITH THE ORIGINAL PRICE OF$3.95. BOTH FLAPS HAVE GLUE RESIDUE ON THREE AREAS - LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE MUST HAVE GLUED THE DUST JACKET TO THE HARDCOVER. BOTTOM OF THE DJ HAS A TEAR OF ABOUT 1/2 INCH CLOSE TO THE EDGE, SAME AREA SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FOLD LONG TIME AGO. LOWER SPINE HAS FEW CHIPS AND TEARS, VERY SMALL. RIGHT TOP CORNER OF THE DJ HAS A SMALL CHIP. UPPER SPINE OF THE DJ HAS CHIPS AND TEARS. THE FRONT FLAP HAS ABOUT 1 INCH SEPARATION FROM THE BOTTOM. I AM MAYBE GETTING INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL BUT I WOULD RATHER PROVIDE A CORRECT DESCRIPTION WORSE THAN THE BOOK IS JUST BECAUSE I HAD MANY SURPRISES ON EBAY. I WOULD RATE THE DUST JACKET A VG MINUS. OVERALL, THE BOOK SHOULD BE RATED  VERY GOOD IN MY OPINION. THE SIGNATURE IS AUTHENTIC MONEY BACK, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. FRE SHIPPING AND INSURANCE. I SHIP ONLY ON SATURDAYS. ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BUT BETWEEN MY DESCRIPTION AND THE PICTURES, I AM POSITIVE THAT YOU DO HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATE OF THIS BOOK. Place a Bid!