JACK KEROUAC (1922-1969) American novelist whose publication of On the Roadmade him the foremost figure of the Beat generation of the Fifties and Sixties. Important content T.L.S "Jack", 1p. 4to., Hyannis, Dec. 18, 1966 to his psychiatrist and close friend, Daniel DeSole, with mention of his mother, third wife Stella, his other psychiatrist friend Jack Silver, and fellow poet Allan Ginsberg. In small part: "...Hey you phoney croaker, I got you a medal at the Vatican... [it] is now attached to a bunch of Indian cowbells and elephant bells provided me by Jack Silver, by a cord, used by my mother to pull the bells...funny, got Pope John XXIII tied to Hindu bells...Thanks for the towels...Stella is saving them for our new upstairs bathroom in Lowell...How's the mental wrecks scene? I was getting to be one when I was taking care of my Ma all alone in the house, no sleep, cats eating and puking, phone ringing, me vacuuming, etc...Stella is a great girl, as you know. We'll be married in church, Greek and Catholic...I'll dive in the canal after the Bishop's cross? I'll dive in the baptismal font where I came from? Phooey...Jack Silver...came to Hyannis to really talk to my mother about my infant bottle feeding history...I know a little bit about psychology, too. I even spoke to Karen Horney once...Was she horney?...You ought to read Marshall McLuhan's chapter on ÔGames' in his ÔUnderstanding Media'...As for the Guru, we'll spring the real guru, Ginsberg, on him one of these days...". Tape stain at top right, marginal chips at right and upper-left corner, nothing affecting the text, else very good. One of the best content letters we've seen! Kerouac's last book was dedicated to DeSole. $2,000-3,000