On The Road.

First edition. Octavo, original black cloth. Very good in the original dust jacket which has had some light profesional restoration. What makes this copy interesting, is that it is from Columbia University Library Lending Service. It was taken out between Sept. 11, 1957 and ending Dec. 3, 1957. The slip on the verso is the only library mark. Kerouac came to Columbia on a football scholarship and in reality had been recruited by more football friendly Boston College, and chose Columbia for its New York literary connections instead. He turned fully to writing after a broken leg in 1940, his first year"(New York Times). He enjoyed Professors Mark Van Doren and Raymond Weaver, and got an A in Van Doren's Shakespeare class. A nice association.