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KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK"), (1922-1969)
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THE ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT SCROLL FOR DHARMA BUMS
KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK"), (1922-1969)
A continuous roll of wove paper, approx. 61 ft., 3⁄8 in. in length x 8½ inches wide, created by Kerouac by neatly taping together 10 separate strips of paper so he could feed the scroll without interruption through his typewriter. The text single-spaced, without breaks or paragraphs. With occasional revisions: a few lines or phrases crossed out, a dozen or so words and some paragraph marks added, 12-15 names or words lined out and a substitute written above, but generally a remarkably clean typescript, showing almost no second thoughts or revision. The title “The Dharma Bums” boldly lettered by Kerouac in red watercolor at the beginning of the scroll.
· Kerouac’s original typescript scroll comprising the first draft of the sequel to On the Road, typed in Orlando, Florida, in 1957
· The story of Kerouac’s spiritual quest in the Sierras and Cascades, and the birth of the San Francisco poetry renaissance
· Widely regarded as one of Kerouac’s most important works—spiritually rich, culturally influential, and central to understanding both the Beat movement and the emergence of American Buddhism
KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK"), (1922-1969)
A continuous roll of wove paper, approx. 61 ft., 3⁄8 in. in length x 8½ inches wide, created by Kerouac by neatly taping together 10 separate strips of paper so he could feed the scroll without interruption through his typewriter. The text single-spaced, without breaks or paragraphs. With occasional revisions: a few lines or phrases crossed out, a dozen or so words and some paragraph marks added, 12-15 names or words lined out and a substitute written above, but generally a remarkably clean typescript, showing almost no second thoughts or revision. The title “The Dharma Bums” boldly lettered by Kerouac in red watercolor at the beginning of the scroll.
· Kerouac’s original typescript scroll comprising the first draft of the sequel to On the Road, typed in Orlando, Florida, in 1957
· The story of Kerouac’s spiritual quest in the Sierras and Cascades, and the birth of the San Francisco poetry renaissance
· Widely regarded as one of Kerouac’s most important works—spiritually rich, culturally influential, and central to understanding both the Beat movement and the emergence of American Buddhism
Provenance
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969).
Gabrielle Kerouac, his mother (d. 1973).
Stella Sampas Kerouac (d. 1990).
Anthony G. Sampatacacus, brother of the preceding (d. 1999).
Christie's, New York, 8 April 2003, lot 166.
Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker, Sotheby's, New York, 8 December 2023, lot 55.
Gabrielle Kerouac, his mother (d. 1973).
Stella Sampas Kerouac (d. 1990).
Anthony G. Sampatacacus, brother of the preceding (d. 1999).
Christie's, New York, 8 April 2003, lot 166.
Important Modern Literature from the Library of an American Filmmaker, Sotheby's, New York, 8 December 2023, lot 55.
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