The Town and the City
by Jack Kerouac
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Harcourt, Brace, 1950
The first edition of The Town and the City by Jack Kerouac was published in New York by Harcourt, Brace in 1950. We track 2 editions.
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- Eyre & Spottiswoode1951 Hardback I own The Town and the City, Eyre & Spottiswoode 1951 Log in to want this
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- 16 on Open Library, 14 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Town and the City?
The first edition of The Town and the City by Jack Kerouac was published in New York by Harcourt, Brace in 1950.
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We track 2 editions of The Town and the City, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.