NMLP P-012978 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Dharma Bums

Jack Kerouac · The Viking Press (New York) · 1958

Viking US (1958) is the true first; André Deutsch UK (1959) follows. Signed Kerouac material is scarce and valuable.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012978 for "The Dharma Bums" by Jack Kerouac (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012978, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).