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Kerouac's Original Manuscript Set for Auction at Christie's

1/30/2026

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The original typescript scroll for Jack Kerouac’s On the Road will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York on March 12, as part of the Jim Irsay Collection.
Christie’s estimates the sale at £1.8 million to £2.9 million ($2.5 million to $4 million).
Carolyn Cassady argues the scroll should belong in a public library.
There are hopes it will be publicly displayed after Irsay’s death.

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The original typescript scroll for Jack Kerouac’s On the Road will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York on March 12, as part of the Jim Irsay Collection.
Christie’s estimates the sale at £1.8 million to £2.9 million ($2.5 million to $4 million).
Carolyn Cassady argues the scroll should belong in a public library.
There are hopes it will be publicly displayed after Irsay’s death.