First Edition, numbered and signed "Jack Kerouac" in blue ink on publisher's colophon, in original acetate covers, found with separate publisher's promotional sheet and a clipping dated October 21, 1969 from the Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel with the obituary for Jack Kerouac. Title page reads "Excerpts From Visions of Cody". Publisher's colophon reads: "750 copies of this book were printed for New Directions in December, 1959 at the press of Igal Roodenko, New York and signed by the author. This is number 352 - Jack Kerouac (signature in blue ink)"
NEW DIRECTIONS explains in its promotional sheet for Visions of Cody
"VISIONS OF CODY is a 120-page excerpt from the long novel of the same name, which is Kerouac's favorite but which is considered unpublishable at present. It principally concerns the character who is the hero of On the Road. 750 numbered copies of this book, signed by the author, were printed for New Directions in December, 1959, at the Press of Igal Roodenko, New York. The decorations for the cover, title page and throughout the text are by the author. The price is $7.50.
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