THE DHARMA BUMS - REVIEW COPY

by Jack Kerouac

$2,500 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books

First edition

New York: The Viking Press, 1958. First Edition. Kerouac's fourth novel, a follow-up to On the Road, in which two young men, seeking to find themselves through Zen Buddhism, travel through much of California, experimenting with poverty, meditation, and contemplation of the mountains. The publicity letter, dated a little over a week prior to the novel's October 2, 1958 release, prints two long quotes by Kerouac in response to

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