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Jack Kerouac Owned Shakespeare, Confucius, Locke,

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Jack Kerouac's Last Will & Testament, Official Estate: Jack Kerouac's Last Will & Testament, Official Estate Copy An official estate copy of Jack Kerouac's Last Will and Testament. Stamped verso with the Jack Kerouac Estate stamp. Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)

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Jack Kerouac's Baptism Document, With Estate Provenance: Jack Kerouac's Baptism Document, With Estate Provenance Single page manuscript document as a notarized record of Jack Kerouac's baptism. 8.5" x 6". This was created later in 1986 perhaps reconfirming

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Kerouac's copy of Tree of Night by Capote: Heading: (Kerouac, Jack) Author: Capote, Truman Title: A Tree of Night and Other Stories Place Published: New York Publisher:Random House Date Published: [1949] Description: Black c

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Jack Kerouac's 1st Book, The Town and the City: Heading: Author: Kerouac, John Title: The Town and the City Place Published: New York Publisher:Harcourt Brace and Company Date Published: [1950] Description: Red cloth let

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Three complete 2nd folio Shakespeare plays: Heading: Author: Shakespeare, William Title: Three complete plays from the 1632 Second Folio edition of Shakespeare's works Place Published: [London] Publisher: Date Published: [1632]

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[DICKENS, Charles, his copies]. SHAKESPEARE, William. The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. L,: [DICKENS, Charles, his copies]. SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare. London: for F. C. and J. Rivington and others, 1821. 6 volumes only (of 21), 8vo. Con

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Shakespeare Wives of Windsor from 2nd folio 1632: Heading: Author: Shakespeare, William Title: The Merry Wives of Windsor Place Published: [London] Publisher: Date Published: [1632] Description: Pp. 39-60. D-E6 (-D1). (fol

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Jack London, "The Cruise of the Snark" Annotated: Jack London, "The Cruise of the Snark" Annotated Manuscript & Signed Check The lot consists of a 5pp first revision typed manuscript of "The Cruise of the Snark" with 45+ handwritten edits/words i

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Shakespeare, Old Stratford Ed, 1/124: Heading: Author: Shakespeare, William Title: The New Grant White Shakespeare. The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakespeare Place Published: Boston Publisher:Little, Brown, and

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Doves Press Shakespeare's Sonnets finely bound: Heading: (Doves Press) Author: Shakespeare, William Title: Shake-Speares Sonnets: Tercentenary Edition Place Published: Hammersmith Publisher:Doves Press Date Published: 1909 Descriptio

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Jack Kerouac Owned Shakespeare, Confucius, Locke,

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Jack Kerouac Personally Owned Boxed Set of 8 Great Books

A Great Books Foundation, Fourth Year Course, 8-volume boxed set of classic selections from world literature, personally owned by famous mid-century writer Jack Kerouac (1922-1969). Each volume is stamped on the front fly leaf with both the Jack Kerouac Estate stamp, in addition to the raised blind seal from Executer of the Estate, John Sampas. Provenance: The boxed set will be accompanied by our Certificate of Authentication as well as an estate certification signed by John Shen-Sampas, executer of the Kerouac Estate. John Shen-Sampas is the son of John Sampas, friend and brother-in-law of Jack Kerouac, and the brother of Stella Kerouac, Jack’s wife.

Published in Chicago, Illinois in 1956, the paperback books show scattered foxing and discoloration to the covers, spines, and inner pages. Underlines and margin notes in an unknown hand are interspersed throughout the texts. The front endpapers of Volume I, Volume V's back cover, and a piece of notepaper stuck inside Volume VIII have been copiously annotated in the same unknown hand. The 12vo. volumes are contained in a sturdy boxed set showing considerable wear. The boxed set measures 5" wide x 7.25" high x 4.75" deep.

The lot includes the following authors and works:

Volume I: Confucius, "The Analects", Selections, and Plato, "The Republic, Books VI-VII"

Volume II: Aristophanes, "Lysistrata"; "The Clouds"; Aristotle, "Poetics"; and Euclid, "Elements of Geometry, Book I"

Volume III: Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations" and Sextus Empiricus, "Outlines of Pyrrhonism, Book I"

Volume IV: Song of the Volsungs, "The Song of the Volsungs and the Nibelungs" and St. Thomas Aquinas, "On Truth and Falsity"

Volume V: Montaigne, "Essays", Selections, and Shakespeare, "The Tempest"

Volume VI: Locke, "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", Selections, and Hume, "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding"

Volume VII: Milton, "Paradise Lost"

Volume VIII: Nietzsche, "Beyond Good and Evil", Selections, and William James, "Pragmatism", Selections

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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