Books

First Edition, first issue. Very good first edition in near fine first issue dust jacket, with one line blurb from Jack Kerouac on the front flap. Signed by Ken Kesey on a slip attached to front free endpaper. Also, First published in 1962 by Viking Press stated on copyright page and with the following points: "that fool Red Cross woman" on pp. 9, lines 12-13, and "It's the plump Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about." pp. 85-86. Prior owner's stamp on page edges, top, bottom, and foreedge. Jacket has original price on it. Comes in a custom-made collector's clamshell case.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey, first published in 1962. The book is a powerful critique of the mental health system and a poignant study of institutional processes and the human mind.