Jack Kerouac
86 copies for sale · $30–$35,000 · 47 first editions · 5 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A fine letter – partly unpublished – in which kerouac speaks of his legendary novel On the (first edition, signed, 1960) — Biblio$29,348
Satori in Paris Presentation copy (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$25,000
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 DHARMA BUMS - REVIEW COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,500
LONESOME TRAVELER (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$600
On the Road (first edition) — B & B Rare Books$4,200
On the Road (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$3,500
What these are worth
On the Road (first edition, first printing)5 copies from 3 sellers
On the Road (first edition, 1957)7 copies from 4 sellers
The Dharma Bums (first edition, first printing, 1958)3 copies from 3 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 ROAD5 copies · $4,200–$9,800
The Dharma Bums4 copies · $650–$750
ON THE ROAD4 copies · $43–$48
On the Road3 copies · $800–$35,000
THE SUBTERRANEANS3 copies · $43–$1,250
THE SUBTERRANEANS2 copies · $75–$5,800
DOCTOR SAX2 copies · $1,800–$2,500
Big Sur2 copies · $650–$690
SATORI IN PARIS2 copies · $500
Lonesome Traveller2 copies · $40–$125
MAGGIE CASSIDY2 copies · £30–£73
THE TOWN AND THE CITY2 copies · $41–$45
A fine letter – partly unpublished – in which kerouac speaks of his legendary novel On the1 copy · $29,348
Satori in Paris Presentation copy1 copy · $25,000
ON THE ROAD WITH SIGNED CHECK1 copy · $16,979
ON THE ROAD WITH SIGNED CHECK1 copy · $16,973
Kerouac Letter To Lois Beckwith [Signed]1 copy · $10,925
THE TOWN AND THE CITY - JACKSON MAC LOW'S COPIES FIRST TRADE AND ADVANCE , TOGETHER WITH A1 copy · $5,000
Visions of Gerard Presentation copy1 copy · $5,000
Market context
66 copies of Jack Kerouac's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $69 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Listings aggregated from rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide; refreshed continually. Prices are seller asking prices unless marked as auction results.