Lot 71
- 71
Kesey, Ken
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- ink and paper
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. New York: The Viking Press, 1962
8vo (205 x 135 mm). Publisher's yellow-titled green cloth in illustrated dust-jacket (with Kerouac blurb on front flap); very minor fading to spine, tips of corners rubbed, small crease along bottom edge of jacket front panel. Housed in a calf folding case.
8vo (205 x 135 mm). Publisher's yellow-titled green cloth in illustrated dust-jacket (with Kerouac blurb on front flap); very minor fading to spine, tips of corners rubbed, small crease along bottom edge of jacket front panel. Housed in a calf folding case.
Condition
very minor fading to spine, tips of corners rubbed, small crease along bottom edge of jacket front panel.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition, first issue. inscribed by Kesey ..."before I got sued by a fat twit" with a lengthy explanation on the issues surrounding tꦗhe feared l❀ibel from the "Red Cross Woman" that caused that book to be redone.
"Dear Barry: This is one of very |🎃 small rꦛun of original | Cuckoos before I got sued by | a fat twit called Gwen Davis | (see page 86) and Viking made | me change the character to | a man called the Public | Relations. Only a couple thousand got printed. | Rare | Ken Kesey | 1987"
One of the the lengthiest and most 🐎informative Kesey inscriptions encountered relating to one of the great counter-culture novels of the 20th century.