Books

Calder & Boyars Ltd. London. 1972. 311 pages. First UK edition thus., first printing. Signed on a loosely laid-in, adhesive-backed bookplate; signed in two-tone (black & pink) by author Ken Kesey. This is the rare Calder & Boyars edition printed in 1972, ten years after the first UK edition published by Methuen & Co. Book is about fine; tight, bright and clean; inside and out. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Minimal shelf-rubbing. Rare, original DJ with 2.50 Sterling price intact on flap. DJ shows minor soiling. Sunning to red and yellow hues on spine. A rare edition in its rare DJ with an attractive two-color signed bookplate by Ken Kesey loosely laid in. NF/VG.

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.