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Naval reserve in december 1942 because he was unhappy at columbia and sought greater meaning at a historic time. The kerouac family was living there in 1926 when jack s older brother gerard died of rheumatic fever, aged nine. First american edition of robert franks influential masterpiece, a rare copy signed and dated on the title page. The town and the city jack kerouac first edition signed. Jack kerouac autograph letter signed historyforsale. But it is jack kerouacs vision of the american need to keep moving and keep moving on that is perhaps the most famous expression of that wanderlust, and justly so. A stunning dustjacket that has benefitted from light professional restoration. Jack kerouac, on the road, first edition, signed by the author in red. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. One of the most seminal, shape shifting books of 20th century lit.