Introduction by john rees (4 résultats)

182pp. First printing Front hinge cracked, still clean tight copy: VG/VG+ dj.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Abridged edition. Abridged edition 1964 very good hardback, board corners and edges lightly rubbed, in a fair dust wrapper, corners and edges rubbed with a little loss to some corners, small closed tears, spine browned, top and bottom of spine rubbed, bottom edges browned inside cover. Protected by clear removable archival covering. Owner's inscription. Not price clipped. 384 pages with index. Illustrations.…

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 218 pages. 7.00x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by John McVicar to the title page dated 8.4.75 to the British beat poet and prison educator, Chris Challis. First edition, first printing, with the erratum slip pasted to the title page containing an apology to the convicted murderer, Walter 'Angel Face' Probyn VG plus (light foxing to early page edges, else Near Fine) in a Near Fine unclipped d/w. Scarce in any condition in hardback, particularly signed by McVicar. Challis was highly regarded for his research into Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation, earning the first Doctorate in Beatology. He authored the travel memoir 'Quest for Kerouac' (Faber, 1984) and published various poems, short stories, and drama reviews before his papers were archived. Both men shared a strong tie to Leicester. Challis lived in Leicester and had his literary archive preserved by the University of Leicester. Meanwhile, McVicar famously took his initial A-Levels while incarcerated in Leicester Prison and went on to study for a post-graduate degree at the University of Leicester after his parole in 1978. This book was likely inscribed to Challis whilst he was serving the final years of his sentence at Leicester Prison. McVicar was eventually released on parole in 1978. Inscribed by Author(s).…