Books by Kesey Ken

(Dickerson: Quill & Brush, 2004). Includes a facsimile of the author's signature; a brief biographical sketch; list of the author's first editions (American and British) current to the date of publication of the guide, with entries for limited and trade editions; number of copies (if available); how to identify the first edition; and estimated values with and without the dustwrapper (if applicable). Issued on 5 three-hole-punch, looseleaf pages, for ready reference in a binder of your c... more information

New York Viking Press 2003 Hardcover First printing As NEW Quarto. 110 pp. Introduction by Ed McClanahan. Four years after the legendary 1964 bus trip immortalized in Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Ken Kesey began serving time in San Mateo County Jail for pot possession. Transferred to an experimental low-security "honor camp" in the redwood forest, he spent six months clearing brush and immersing himself in the life of the jail community, attempting to "bring light an... more information

New York: Viking, 2003. Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto. xiii, 110pp. White cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Image or additional images available upon request ... more information

Viking, 2003. First edition, first printing, 2003. First edition, first printing. Light rubbing to lower spine, else fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover. ... more information

NY:: The Viking Press,. 1973.. Paperback. Minor rubbing to covers, else very good, clean & tight condition. Size: 8.5"x11", 238pp., illustrated ... more information

NY: Viking. 1986. A promotional flyer for an evening with Kesey, who was on tour with "The Thunder Machine Band" promoting his book Demon Box. Contains three previously unpublished and still-uncollected Kesey poems. A single sheet, folded to make four pages. Fine. . First Edition. ... more information

[NY]: Viking, [2003]. First Edition Large 8vo, pp. 110. A fine copy in dj. Signed by McClanhan. A journal kept by the author of "One Flew Over a Cuckoo's Nest" and "Sometimes a Great Nation" when he was busted for pot possession in 1967. ... more information

NY: Viking, 1973. First Edition 4to, pp. 238. Illustrated with photographs and with drawings by Paul Foster. A little warped, but a VG copy in the scarce cloth edition, with little chipped dj. Includes work by Paul Krassner, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, etc., with an introduction by by Arthur Miller. This features the marvelous 'film script' "Over The Border" by Kesey.... more information

(NY): Viking. (2003). Kesey's writing and art from his 1967 jail time. Introduced by and signed by Ed McClanahan. Lower corners tapped; else fine in like dust jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. ... more information

(n.p.): BookVenture. 2003. Six sketches in the form of a script about Kesey, by Babbs, with music. First performed in Eugene in 2003, on the anniversary of Kesey's death. Inscribed by Babbs. Stapled wrappers. Fine. . First Edition. Softcover. ... more information

(n.p.): BookVenture. 2003. The complete text and lyrics for a series of skits, using Kesey's words, that were used for a touring show that promoted Spit in the Ocean #7, the All About Kesey issue, and Kesey's Jail Journal. One of about 50 copies printed. Signed by Babbs. Fine in stapled wrappers. . First Edition. Softcover. ... more information

(NY): Viking. (2003). Kesey's writing and art from his 1967 jail time. Introduced by and signed by Ed McClanahan. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. ... more information

New York: The Viking Press, 2003. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Ed McClanahan (who writes the introduction) and editor David Stanford. A wonderful collection of the artwork and journal entries made by Kesey during his stay in jail, with full-color illustrations throughout. ... more information

KESEY, Northwest Review Books, 1977, first edition, faint scattered foxing to the t.p.e.'s and fore edge, else fine in just about fine dust-wrapper. The uncommon hard-cover edition. 1/750 such copies. Manuscript pages and working notes from the authors first 2 novels ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST & SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION, extracts from early works and miscellaneous writings, sketches and photos. ... more information

NY: Viking, 1973. First Edition, a VG copy in dj of the scarce cloth edn. Quarto, pp.238. Illustrated. Inscribed by Kesey in gold felt-tip pen. Includes work by Paul Krassner, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, etc., with an introduction by by Arthur Miller. This features the marvelous 'film script' "Over The Border" by Kesey.... more information