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Jack Kerouac [Edinburgh, Scotland], ca. 1959 Jack Kerouac's Copy of Controversial 1959 "Jabberwock" Edinburgh University Review Containing Work By Him, Ginsberg, & Burroughs! Booklet A vintage softcover copy of the 1959 issue of "Jabberwock" (Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Review, 1959), personally owned by Beatnik writer Jack Kerouac (1922-1969). Stamped with the Jack Kerouac Estate stamp and with the raised blind seal from the Executor of the Estate, John Sampas, Kerouac's brother-in-law, on the first page comprised of advertisements. With soft black, teal, and white wrappers and stapled binding. The original retail price of 1 shilling is listed on the front cover. Wear including scattered darkened edges and stains to the covers. Water-warping, wrinkling, and a musty odor throughout. Else good. 1-80pp. 5.625" x 8.625" x .25." The 1959 issue of the Edinburgh University Review's student publication "Jabberwock" contained poetry, short stories, essays, and excerpts from longer works. This issue includes two poems by Jack Kerouac on pg. 50 ("180th Chorus, from "Mexico City Blues" as well as "To Stanley Gould"); three musings by Allen Ginsberg on pages 14-16 ("To Aunt Rose," "To Lindsay," and "Kaddish"); and the first chapter, "And start west," of William S. Burroughs's dark, dystopian novel, "Naked Lunch" (1959). The inclusion of the first chapter on pages 41-44 of this issue was extremely provocative and explains, in part, Scottish editor Alex Neish's decision to resign his position in the aftermath. Jack Kerouac was a talented poet, as this assortment of poetry attests to. He released a major poetry collection, "Mexico City Blues," in 1959, and several poetry collections have been published posthumously. Kerouac's interest in Japanese haiku inspired him to develop an Americanized version of the poetic form that he called "Western Haiku." These "haiku pops" were always three lines in length but were not restricted to a set number of syllables. Kerouac described haiku pops as "very simple and free of all poetic trickery… [making] a little picture and yet [being] as airy and graceful as a Vivaldi Pastorella…" During his lifetime, Jack Kerouac either subscribed to or was gifted many literary reviews, bulletins, and journals, including rare publications like this one. Kerouac studied the work of his contemporaries in addition to producing his own poetry. 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. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!