NMLP P-012880 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Big Sur

Jack Kerouac · Farrar, Straus and Cudahy (New York) · 1962

Farrar, Straus and Cudahy US (1962) is the true first, preceding the Andre Deutsch UK edition (1963). Confirm the 'First printing, 1962' statement on the copyright page.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012880 for "Big Sur" by Jack Kerouac (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012880, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).