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KESEY, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, FIRST ISSUE. IN FIRST-STATE DUST JACKET.
Sale 2037 - Summer Reading
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Jun 25, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 16, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
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$500 - 700
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$699
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Lot Description
KESEY, Ken (1935-2001). One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. New York: The Viking Press, 1962.

8vo. Original green cloth lettered in yellow (spine sunned, slight staining, hinges loose); dust jacket (a few short tears and chipping with tissue repairs verso, some restoration with some minor portions of the spine and front panels recolored).

FIRST EDITION OF KESEY'S FIRST NOVEL, FIRST PRINTING with "Published in 1962 by The Viking Press, Inc." on the copyright page with no subsequent printings, FIRST ISSUE with "that fool Red Cross woman" on p.9 and "Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about" on p.86. IN FIRST-STATE DUST JACKET with Kerouac's 5-word blurb. Milos Forman's 1975 film adaptation became the first film in 41 years to sweep the major categories of Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Karolides et al., 100 Banned Books, pp. 398-401.


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Property from the Estate of David Green Jr.
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