one flew over the cuckoo s nest (Oltre 1.400 risultati)

First Edition. "KESEY, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. New York: Viking, (1962). Octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $12,500.First edition of Kesey's most "popular and enduring" work, a distinctive presentation copy inscribed by him in red and black ink, "for N Ken Kesey," in original dust jacket, housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box."Ken Kesey's first novel remains his most popular and enduring Cuckoo's Nest resonates with the classic theme of the individual rebelling against the controlling forces of society" (Books of the Century, 98). On publication in 1962, "Time magazine called Cuckoo's Nest 'a roar of protest against middlebrow society's Rules and the invisible Rulers who enforce them" (New York Times). Adapted to the stage in 1963, with Kirk Douglas in the lead, the novel was the basis for the highly successful 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson. First issue, with "that fool Red Cross woman" on page 9, lines 12-13, in first issue dust jacket containing Kerouac's endorsement on the front flap. Book fine; price-clipped dust jacket extremely good with several closed tears, light chipping to spine ends with front panel particularly bright and colorful. An exceptionally desirable inscribed copy.". Signed.

First edition. Inscribed first printing of the influential literary achievement by a towering figure of the counterculture. The basis for one of the defining films of 1970s cinema, Kesey's novel was first published more than a decade earlier, at the dawn of the '60s, and is all the more shocking for that original context. The novel is set in a men's psychiatric hospital among inmates who, afflicted variously by mental illness, minority status, criminal convictions, and aggressive nonconformity, are all subject to the indignities and cruelties of nurses and doctors alike. Kesey's sadistic Nurse Ratched lives on as a quasi-folk myth, like the real Lizzie Borden and the fictional Annie Wilkes; her name is perhaps better known even than Kesey's own. An enduring attack on the establishment's power to punish and enforce. 8'' x 5.5''. Original green cloth, spine lettered in yellow. Original unclipped color dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon, photographic portrait of Kesey by Hank Kranzler on rear panel. Beige topstain. [8], 311, [1] pages. Kesey's inscription scrawled in black ink across front paste-down ("For Darrel / Kesey 1993"); previous owner's signature penned to front endpaper. Jacket spine only just sunned; a touch of rubbing at spine folds, faint scratching (close inspection only) on front panel. Mild patches of offsetting and small stamp "Fe 21 '62" to verso of jacket. Small water spot to cloth. Presents beautifully. Very good in very good plus jacket.

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing, first state with "fool Red Cross woman" on page 9. Signed by Ken Kesey on the dedication page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine lettered in yellow. Near Fine with light tanning to pages. In a Near Fine unclipped ($4.95) dust jacket with five-word Jack Kerouac blurb on the front flap, with light wear to the extremities, fading to the spine, a small spot of browning to the front flap and blindside of the spine panel. Served as the basis for the 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Ken Kesey (1962) One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest , US first editions, first printing and first state. Signed and inscribed by the author on the ffep: For Michael [underscore] Ken Kesey . First state with That fool Red Cross Woman on page 9, and Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about. on the top of page 86 as called for. Those passages were in subsequent printings removed following a court case which Kesey lost. About the Kesey signature: Ken Kesey whenever his time permitted and fans sent in their books for him to sign used to pen this title in various colours. This was meant to represent the psychedellic period of his life and also the topic of the book. Kesey took LSD as part of CIA experiments and later also other drugs together with the Beat Generation of American writers. Condition: the book is in absolutely fine condition without any previous owner s scribbles, no bookplates and no stamps. The cloth boards are vibrant in colour and clean and the lettering on the spine is NOT rubbed out as often encountered. No bumps to any of the corners. NO foxing. The very good original first state dust jacket designed by Paul Bacon is NOT price clipped showing the USD 4.95 and Jack Kerouac blurb as called for. There are three small professional tape repairs to the jacket as shown and the top spine edge has been a triffle retouched. The spine is just a touch colour faeded compared to the front panel. The book is housed in a sturdy quarter bound leather tray case which protects the book for generations to come. The spine of the case displays the title, author s name, year and Presentation Copy and makes it stand out on the shelf. A scarce landmark book in superb condition of one of the most important and influential American books of the 20th century, and defining novel of the counter-culture movement. Adapted for cinema by Milo Forman in 1975 starring Jack Nicholson. The film won five Academy Awards (Oscars). First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition, First printing SIGNED by Ken Kesey on a laid in signature. This ORIGINAL sophisticated First Issue dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or pieces missing. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Kesey First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. First Edition. Octavo, 311pp. A crisp, clean copy, about fine, in the publisher's green cloth. In a very good first-issue dust jacket with mild fading (as often) to the spine, and some shallow wear to the spine ends. A singular copy, with a significant inscription by Malcolm Cowley on the front free endpaper: "This is the very rare first printing, withdrawn from the bookstores because of a passage the [sic] Gwen Davis claimed to be libelous. Malcolm Cowley." Kesey was one of Cowley's writing students at Stanford, and Cowley helped Kesey get this hit novel published at Viking. Davis, a therapist steeped in the 60s counterculture (she was famous for "nude encounter therapy") believed the minor character of Gwendolyn (spelled "Gwen-doe-lin") was based on her, and she threatened Viking with a lawsuit, which resulted in a number of first printings being removed from bookstores, and the book quickly reprinted with the character changed to "Public Relation," a heavyset man who cynically promotes the institution to unwitting outsiders. The first issue is uncommon, particularly with such a meaningful inscription from one of Kesey's most important colleagues. An excellent copy. (Note that the book is NOT signed by Kesey.).

HARDBACK. Condizione: FINE. Condizione sovraccoperta: VERY NEAR FINE. FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE. The author's first and most popular, much acclaimed novel. First edition (first issue with "fool Red Cross Woman" on page 9 and "It's the plump Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin." on pages 85-86). An unusually tight, square, close to really fine copy in its very slightly spine-sunned (else quite beautiful fine) original dust jacket, the nicest we have seen. Basis, of course, for the now classic Milos Forman-directed 1975 film, winner of all five top Academy Awards (the first time this happened sinceIt Happened One Night in 1934.) Priced accordingly. .

First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Kirk Douglas on the half-title page. Douglas starred in the stage version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest as McMurphy. Additionally laid in is a note from Kesey which reads, "For Henry: The wind blows the plumtree branches, this way.that. Ken Kesey." Near fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Published in February 1962, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was a great critical and commercial success. Over the subsequent decades the book's reputation and readership swelled as millions recognized Kesey's psychiatric ward as a not-so-fantastic metaphor for a modern world in which bureaucracy and technology combine to diminish humanity, individuality and diversity. Adapted to the stage in 1963, with Kirk Douglas in the lead, and was the basis for the highly successful 1975 film directed by Milos Forman and starring Jack Nicholson. Considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ranks number 33 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Movies list. It was the second to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Director, and Screenplay) following It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991 by The Silence of the Lambs. It also won numerous Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. 1st Printing. 311pp.; HB green w/yellow; some rub w/lt.ring mks.&scuff; lt wear on edges&corners; pg.305-311 w/uncut tp.corners; clean,tight pgs. DJ green,red&yellow w/white-design cover w/b/w photo; some rub w/wear on edges&cornes; sun on spine. ".the struggle between a man and a woman for the spirits and hearts of a group of people who have been defeated by the world." First Edition. Signed card by Kesey (2/22/93) laid in. Signed Card.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. First Edition. FIRST BRITISH EDITION with First Dust Jacket SIGNED ELABORATELY BY KEN KESEY in Green Day-Glo Paint & then again over the Paint in Silver Paint Pen signed To Tom, I had this book signed in person & he said he hadn't signed many of the British Firsts in this great shape Mylar Cover in light & climate controlled storage case for more than 20 years, first time offered to the public for sale. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some spine fading and minor wear and tear. Laid in is a publisher's card presenting the book to an editor. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. First printing/issue with correct points on p.9 & 85-86. First issue jacket with one line blurb from Jack Kerouac; priced at $4.95. Three small water droplets to rear board else FINE and crisp with top edge "peach" stain vibrant.Actually appears unread! Enclosed in a NEAR FINE dust jacket with tiny chips and spider- web creasing to spine ends. Light wear to fore edge tips and a little creasing to bottom front fore edge tip. All corners crisp. Spine unfaded ! NOW enclosed in a CUSTOM SLIPCASE covered with hand-made marbled paper suitable to the title and the author's sensibilities! Source for the movie. Winner of all five major Academy Awards! Laid in is an excised half-title page from "Kesey's Garage Sale" which has been SIGNED by the author. The page is folded once. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Ken Kesey. Signed by the author Ken Kesey on a professionally affixed cut page from another book. First edition, first printing "Published in 1962 by The Viking Press, Inc." on the copyright page. First issue with "that fool Red Cross woman" on page 9, and "It's the plump Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about" on pages 85-86. With its original first issue dust jacket with the single line blurb from Jack Kerouac on the bottom of the front flap. Original $4.95 price present. The original dust jacket is in very good minus condition. Chipping and creasing to the extremities, most noticeable at the flap folds, spine ends and the top of the rear panel. Spine is sun-faded. The book is also in very good minus condition. Some noticeable staining to the green cloth boards. Cloth is worn away at the corners and spine ends. Previous owner's name and address stamped at the bottom of the title page. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(K9-5).

Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy in a Vg. 'first' issue dj. (A few small chips at spine on dj. Typical discoloration to spine area on dj. A few faint moisture spots on cloth. Trace of light creasing to rear end paper) Author's FIRST book. Basis for the Academy Award winning film starring Jack Nicholson.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 311 pages. First edition, first printing. His first book. First state book with "fool Red Cross Woman" on page 9. First issue dust jacket with the one line quote from Jack Kerouac at the bottom of the front flap. Dust jacket design by Paul Bacon. Fine book in a very good+ dust jacket with slight rubbing to the corner and the spine is slightly faded. A beautiful copy!.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. True first edition with "that fool Red Cross woman" on Page 9. Hardcover. Small water mark along the top front board (and corresponding jacket verso); Jacket has a few mends by an expert paper conservationist at corners and spine extremities. Presents wonderfully. First issue dust jacket with Kerouac blurb. Kesey's first book. Shipped in a box, not a padded envelope.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Jacket and book are both first state -- first state dust jacket with the Kerouac blurb and the unrevised text and in the book on page 9 the uncorrected reference to the "fool Red Cross woman and and with "It's the plump Red Cross woman named Gwen-doe-lin, with the blond hair the patients are always arguing about." on pp. 85-86.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

First Edition of the author's first book. About fine in a dust jacket with only slight spine fading and minor restoration at the extremities; in a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. The Viking Press: New York, 1962. 8vo. 311 pp. Green cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine. First edition, first state in a first issue jacket. Book: small tape ghost on the bottom of the front pastedown, and a small watermark to the top of the front panel by the spine, else fine. The price-intact jacket ($4.95) has benefited from professional restoration and presents as fine. A superior copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This original First Issue dustjacket has some wear to the spine ends and staining to the back panel. Otherwise, an attractive dustjacket that has retained most of the rich colors. The book is in very good condition with some wear to the edges. The binding is tight, and the pages are clean. There is no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a collectable copy of this true first edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, first state with "fool Red Cross woman" on page 9. Near Fine with light fading to topstain, faint bit of staining to edge of page block, previous owner details to front free endpaper. In a Very Good+ price-clipped first state dust jacket with five-word Jack Kerouac blurb on the front flap, spine heavily faded, and with light edge wear. A rather presentable copy.

First edition of the author's classic first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket with some expert restoration. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Published in February 1962, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was a great critical and commercial success. Over the subsequent decades the book's reputation and readership swelled as millions recognized Kesey's psychiatric ward as a not-so-fantastic metaphor for a modern world in which bureaucracy and technology combine to diminish humanity, individuality and diversity. Adapted to the stage in 1963, with Kirk Douglas in the lead, and was the basis for the highly successful 1975 film directed by Milos Forman and starring Jack Nicholson. Considered to be one of the greatest films ever made, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ranks number 33 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Movies list. It was the second to win all five major Academy Awards (Best Picture, Actor in Lead Role, Actress in Lead Role, Director, and Screenplay) following It Happened One Night in 1934, an accomplishment not repeated until 1991 by The Silence of the Lambs. It also won numerous Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards.

First UK Edition. Octavo. Published in the same year as the American edition, the British edition featured a new psychiatric jacket design by Kenneth Farnhill. This copy SIGNED by Kesey to front endpaper, with elaborate-if opaque-inscription: "Like an outdated ghost, hold the drawstring tight." Kesey's name blacked out on the copyright page as usual. Fine copy in red cloth boards. With pleasing copy of unclipped jacket; minor toning to edges, with slightest wear to spine ends and waviness to laminate at spine, overall near fine.

First Edition. First Printing, with the textual errors on pages 9 and 85-86. Octavo (20.75cm); emerald green cloth, with titles stamped in yellow on spine; orange topstain; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-311,[1]pp. Gentle sunnning to spine and upper board edges, topstain a little dulled, but fresh internally; Near Fine. In the first state dustjacket, with the Kerouac quote at lower front flap; unclipped (priced $4.95), a bit spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny nicks and tears to extremities, and a 1.5cm tear at base of spine neatly tape-mended on verso; Very Good+. Kesey's first published novel, one of the defining works of the 1960's, set in an Oregon psychiatric ward. Basis for Milo Forman's Oscar-winning 1975 film, starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher.

Hardcover. Condizione: Collectible - Like New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. 311 pages, 8vo. Jacket unclipped: $4.95. First Edition, First Issue, with the earliest state of the text featuring "fool Red Cross woman" on page 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." on pages 85-86. Bright green cloth boards with bright yellow-stamped lettering along spine. Light peach stain along top page edge, a bit faded. Printed on copyright page: "Published in 1962 by The Viking Press, Inc." First Issue dust-jacket designed by Paul Bacon with unclipped price at $4.95, and five word Jack Kerouac blurb on front panel. Shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges and covers, a few small tears and light creasing at edges of spine, 1/4-inch missing piece at upper right corner near spine of back cover, moderate spine fade, some light scrathes and creases at upper right corner of front cover. DJ in mylar. Very light rubbing along cloth board edges, previous seller's small bookplate adhered to inside back cover, very light tanning on inside covers. Otherwise, volume is tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition. DJ in Very Good-minus condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. First edition. Rear hinge restored, multiple drink rings and stains on the boards, a few small stains in text, a poor copy with jacket flaps glued into the rear blanks, otherwise lacking the dustwrapper (with a later supplied homemade brown paper jacket). An interesting albeit conditionally grubbing copy, with a bookplate on front pastedown presenting the book to a Los Angeles-area library from Dorothy Parker. Parker returned to Los Angeles in 1961 to reconcile with her estranged husband Alan Campbell (who committed suicide in 1963). Presumably Parker found Kesey's first book serviceable as a drink's coaster. Something of a generational keystone, this novel was the basis for the 1975 film that was the first to win all five major Oscars since *It Happened One Night* in 1934.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Octavo, green cloth lettered in gilt; multi-color dust jacket, second state without Kerouac blurb, slight edgewear and small chip. First edition, second printing. A presentation copy, inscribed to Michael McCurdy: "For Michael Anew? Ken Kesey," on the front endpaper; with unidentified signature on the back endpaper. McCurdy (1942-2016), the award-winning children's illustrator, founded Penmaen Press, which published works by Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and other Kesey contemporaries. A remarkable presentation copy. Inscribed by Author(s).

Very clean and tight in self-wrappers with the original artwork of Ken Kesey, striking and colorful marbled undulations on the front and rear wrappers, with bright marbling to the top and bottom edges and faint marbling to the fore-edges. This is one of 5 copies so decorated by Ken Kesey. Laid in is a card printed with: "Ken Kesey Original Artwork. This note Certifies that the Artwork you have received is a Genuine Ken Kesey Original Signed, Key--Z Productions." "According to his son Zane, Kesey began experimenting with marbling techniques in 1964 while traveling on the bus FURTHUR and dropping acid for the first time. Oil paint floating in a puddle entranced the Merry Pranksters, and they began dipping objects into the mixture, creating instant objets d'art. Later in his life Kesey returned to this technique, psychedelically marbling, finishing, and signing around 15-20 books total. This is one of those scarce copies. A psychedelic lollipop swirl of original art from the acclaimed writer and countercultural icon. (Burnside Rare Books). Scarce in the original striking marbled wrappers by Kesey and only 1 of 5 extant copies of this edition of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Scarce. First Edition, thus with "This Edition published in Penguin Books, 1999" with the complete number line.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Edition, First Printing. Published by Viking, 1962. Octavo. Green cloth boards stamped in yellow. Book is in very good condition. Has a few light water spots on cloth. Interior clean and unmarked. Crisp pages, no writing. Dust jacket is very good, price-clipped with some wear and small tears at edges, mostly at top left corner. A very good copy of Ken Kesey's classic debut novel. 311 pages. LCCC # 62-8602. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. famous DJ design by Paul Bacon (illustratore). 1st Edition. Viking (1962) 1974. NY. 311 pages. 8vo. The 1st/1st of this title originally published by Viking hit the presses in 1962. This copy was printed in 1974 and copyright page states Twenty-second printing June 1974. DJ price of $6.00 intact on flap. Also states Viking Compass Edition Issued in 1964 by the Viking Press. This copy is BOLDLY SIGNED by KEN KESEY in a gold paint pen on front-free endpaper. For --, Ken Kesey. Ken Kesey also stamped a large multi-colored frog stamp to same endpaper. Book is about fine in clean, bright green cloth with 4 sharp corners. Yellow topstain. The only thing holding this book back from being flawless is a minor flaw: 3 bottom page edges having a tiny chip or folded-up chip (tiny). This flaw hardly detracts from this excellent copy. Most minor shelf-wear to edges. Flaws are overstated. This book is in excellent, crisp condition. DJ is in the famous design as the 1st printing with cover design/art by Paul Bacon. DJ is bright and colorful. Black edges are nearly impossible to keep free of flaws and this copy is no different. Some of the black color has rubbed off at corners and along contours. As a result of the rubbing on DJ, we have graded it VG++ . Of the few signed Viking copies available, this is a beautiful book and a fine alternative to the signed 1st printing which will set you back a cool $ 7K. Signed by Author(s).