The Dharma Bums (signed by Snyder)
NY: Signet, 1959. First thus. Softcover. Ninth printing of this mass market paperback. An association copy, inscribed on the verso of the front cover in thick pen: "For Robert Novak, GS, Japhy Ryder." Also two Japanese characters in the inscription. Robert Novak is probably the poet, critic, and editor who was a professor at Indiana University. Scarce signed by Snyder in any edition. The book is a roman a clef, and Snyder is the main character, Japhy Ryder, who models Buddhist practice and eventually leads the narrator up the Matterhorn in the Eastern Sierra for a sublime experience. "The book that turned on the psychedelic generation," reads the rear wrap. "A barrier-smashing novel about two rebels on a wild march for Experience from Frisco's swinging bars to the top of the snow-capped Sierras." A very good copy with creasing along spine, light edge wear, and toning to pages, but still tight. The previous owner has written "Climb Matterhorn first, Cody 89" on the first page, perhaps marking his own ascent of the mountain. A great find for a Snyder or Kerouac collector. Very good. Item #1642
ISBN: 9780451084941
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