First edition of Kerouac's debut novel. Octavo. Publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt, in the original dustwrapper.
 
A near fine copy of the book. The dustwrapper has some retouching the the spine ends and corners.
 
Jack Kerouac's debut novel, published under the name John. He was born Jean Louis Kerouac to French-Canadian parents, and this debut was the only novel he published as John, preferring Jack from the 1957 publication of On The Road onwards.