Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first mass market paperback edition, later printing of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe. [First] Bantam Edition stated, October 1969 Bantam. 29th Printing December 1981 and a $4.95 cover price.
The exterior of the paperback edition is in Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with heavy surface wear, strong title on a concave spine, lightly soiled page blocks, a tight binding with multiple cracks, lightly rubbed spine ends, heavy edge wear and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Good condition with no marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
This is the seminal work on the hippie culture, a report on what it was like to follow along with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters as they launched the “Transcontinental Bus Tour” from the West Coast to New York, all while introducing acid (then legal) to hundreds of like-minded folks, staging impromptu jam sessions, dodging the Feds, and meeting some of the most revolutionary figures of the day.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
