Jack Kerouac
99 copies for sale · $30–$145,000 · 51 first editions · 7 signed
Notable copies for sale
A fine letter – partly unpublished – in which kerouac speaks of his legendary novel On the (first edition, signed, 1960) — Biblio$28,748
Satori in Paris Presentation copy (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$25,000
ON THE ROAD WITH SIGNED CHECK (first edition, signed) — Rare Book Cellar$16,973
Excerpts from Visions of Cody (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$3,800
The Subterraneans Limited edition (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$4,500
On the Road (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$35,000
ON THE ROAD WITH SIGNED CHECK (first edition, 1957) — Biblio$16,979
THE TOWN AND THE CITY - JACKSON MAC LOW'S COPIES FIRST TRADE AND ADVANCE , TOGETHER WITH A (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$5,000
Visions of Gerard Presentation copy (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$5,000
The Subterraneans (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
THE DHARMA BUMS - REVIEW COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,500
Desolation Angels (first edition, 1965) — Biblio$275
What these are worth
Maggie Cassidy4 copies from 4 sellers
The Subterraneans (first edition, 1958)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
On The Road6 copies · $400–$145,000
ON THE ROAD5 copies · $43–$60
The Dharma Bums4 copies · $650–$750
On the Road3 copies · $4,200–$9,800
THE SUBTERRANEANS3 copies · $43–$1,250
VANITY OF DULUOZ; An Adventurous Education, 1935-463 copies · $38–$200
MAGGIE CASSIDY3 copies · £30–£73
THE SUBTERRANEANS2 copies · $75–$5,800
Excerpts from Visions of Cody2 copies · $3,800–$4,200
DR. SAX2 copies · $69–$3,000
DOCTOR SAX2 copies · $1,800–$2,500
Doctor Sax Faust Part Three2 copies · $45–$1,500
Big Sur2 copies · $650–$690
SATORI IN PARIS2 copies · $500
MEXICO CITY BLUES; 242 Choruses2 copies · $75–$200
Lonesome Traveller2 copies · $40–$125
Robert Frank: The Americans by Robert Frank; Jack Kerouac2 copies · $53–$62
Book of Dreams2 copies · $35–$50
THE TOWN AND THE CITY2 copies · $41–$45
Market context
52 copies of Jack Kerouac's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $62 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
Visions of Cody, first trade edition, New York, 1972; and others, modern literature (c.100 (forum, 2026-10-08)£220
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