Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first paperback edition, early printing of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. First Edition unstated, 1962 Signet. Eleventh Printing stated and with 75 cent cover price.
The softcover book is in Good condition with lightly soiled boards with one corner crease, strong title ink on a tilted spine, toned page blocks, tight binding with one spine crack, mild spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s name on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and evenly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Turning conventional notions of sanity and insanity on their heads, the novel tells the unforgettable story of a mental ward and its inhabitants, especially tyrannical Big Nurse Ratched and Randle Patrick McMurphy, the brawling, fun-loving new inmate who resolves to oppose her.
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