Jack Kerouac’s Signed Purchase Deed To his Home in Lowell Massachusetts; Lowell, Massachusetts, December 3, 1966. Signed by both Jack Kerouac using his full legal name “John L. Kerouac”, and his wife “Stella S. Kerouac”. EX: THE ESTATE OF JACK KEROUAC. Accompanied With a First Printing, First State Copy of “On The Road”.
ACCOMPANIED WITH A FIRST PRINTING, FIRST STATE COPY OF “ON THE ROAD”
The Viking Press, 1957
“ON THE ROAD” First Edition, First Printing, First State Clean near fine book with near fine original First Edition, First State dust jacket.
ABOUT THE JACK KEROUAC SIGNED DEED:
The document is the original one-page deed to Kerouac’s then newly acquired house in Lowell. SIGNED by Jack Kerouac lower right using his full legal name “John L. Kerouac”. A one-of-a-kind rare and desirable important piece of Kerouac history. Kerouac was a recluse; his signature is extremely rare and his full legal signature on the ownership deed to his home is beyond rare. Would make a superb gift for a collector of Jack Kerouac or a collector of extraordinary historical pieces. Signed by both Jack Kerouac and his wife Stella Sampas
The house and land deed was additionally signed by his third wife Stella Sampas Kerouac as “Stella S. Kerouac”, and co-signed by the sellers and realtor at bottom. Signed in Lowell, Massachusetts on December 3, 1966, this historic document was acquired directly from the Kerouac estate via auction and will be accompanied by estate certification signed and notarized by John Shen-Sampas, executor of the Kerouac Estate. John Shen-Sampas is the son of John Sampas, who was the brother-in-law of Jack Kerouac, and the brother of Stella Kerouac, Jack’s wife.
The house deed was signed in Lowell, Massachusetts on December 3, 1966 for the purchase of both the land and buildings located at “No. 271 Sanders Avenue in Lowell”. The parcel with the home is described in the deed as “Containing 11,925 square feet, and being lot 38 on Plan Book 95, Plan142, Recorded with Middlesex North District Registry of Deeds Book 1576, Page 41, and dated October 8, 1962. Price is Thirty One thousand and no/100…..$31,000.00..”. The document is partly printed and partly typed, and docketed to the verso. Expected paper folds and a few rusted paper clip impressions, else near fine. 8.5″ x 14″.
The legal document transferred ownership of the house at 271 Sanders Avenue in Lowell, Massachusetts from a New Hampshire couple to Jack & Stella Kerouac. The single-family split-level ranch house had been built in 1962, and featured 3 bedrooms. The Kerouacs lived at 271 Sanders Avenue between January 1967 and the summer of 1968. They had fled back to Lowell, Kerouac’s hometown, after multiple public drunkenness arrests in Hyannis, Massachusetts made him persona non grata there. Kerouac’s neighbors on Sanders Avenue recall his wandering around in pajamas and slippers, sleeping all day, and partying all night. When the Kerouacs left in 1968, they were headed for St. Petersburg, Florida, where Kerouac would die shortly after in October 1969.
Provenance: EX: THE ESTATE OF JACK KEROUAC. The piece will be accompanied by an estate certification signed by John Shen-Sampas, executor of the Kerouac Estate. John Shen-Sampas is the son of John Sampas, who was the brother-in-law of Jack Kerouac, and the brother of Stella Kerouac, Jack’s wife.
A one-of-a-kind rare and desirable important piece of Kerouac history. Kerouac was a recluse; his signature is extremely rare and his full legal signature on the ownership deed to his home is beyond rare. Would make a superb gift for a collector of Jack Kerouac.
ACCOMPANIED BY A FIRST PRINTING, FIRST STATE BOOK OF KEROUAC’S LANDMARK BOOK “ON THE ROAD”
The Viking Press, 1957
First Edition, First Printing, First State Clean, near fine book with a stunning near fine original First Edition, First State dust jacket.
The book is in near fine condition with black cloth boards. The book has sharp corners with one corner bump and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no book plates. The internal pages are clean, crisp, bright and flat with No marks, No writing, No stains, No smudges, No inscriptions, No bent pages and No foxing. Beautiful clean book internally appearing as unread.
The original stunning first edition, first state dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator and as such and presents as a fine/near fine example. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with the common fading to the spine, otherwise no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no tears, no rubbing, no stains, and no foxing. The rear panel is still bright with but a slight bit of toning. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price $3.95. The jacket is now protected in a new clear removable archival cover. Please see detailed images.
A stunning, handsome example of this title in beautiful clean, crisp collectible condition. There are only a handful of really top-of-mind modern fiction titles, with this one arguably among the top three. Scarce in this condition. Presents extremely well on the shelf.
