New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1959. First Printing. Half black boards with half black cloth and spine with gold lettering. 16mo 5.25: x 8" pp. (i-iv) x-v (xvi) (1) 2-255 This is one of the foundational troika of Beat Literature along with "On The Road" and "Howl". The book survived..... More
Pleasant Hill, OR: Ken Kesey / SITO, 1981. First Edition. Cardboard covers with driver of "Further" depicted as a joker on a playing card. INSCRIBED by the author "For Denise: / Better late / than Texas / Ken Kesey" on inside front cover. INSCRIBED also on inside front cover "..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1981. First Edition. Maroon cloth with silver text on spine. 8vo 6" x 9" pp. [vi] xiv [2] 3-400. Easily opens to the dedication page, but a tight firm copy. Introduction by John Fowles of the only book written by this reclusive author. It is truly a...... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippencott, March 1979. Berkley Edition. Paperback. SIGNED "Ted Kennedy" on front color page. The book has been joyfully read with the associated scuff and crease and bend. But it is always fun when a public figure like the "Lion of the Senate" associates himself with a wink..... More
San Francisco: City of Lights Books, 1961. First Edition. Cardboard covers. 5.5" x 8" pp. [4] 5-184, Only a diagonal corner bend at the top and bottom of front cover, rub down right side of spine, in all this is a fine condition copy of this well preserved, delicate and..... More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1966. First Edition. 5 3/4 in. x 8 3/8 in., [i-ix] x-xxviii [1-3] 4-366 pp., 3 blank leaves. Yellow end papers with orange cloth with JK's name printed in gold on the front cover and title in gold on spine. Two smudges on front cover, small hole..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1959. First Evergreen. Black Paperback with white, grey and red lettering on cover and spine. 5.5" x 8" pp. [6] 3-245. Evergreen Original E-160 with crease at top front cover and bent on first 22 pages, scuffing on spine some scratching on rear, but a firm..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1959. First Evergreen. Black Paperback with white, grey and red lettering on cover and spine. 5.5" x 8" pp. [6] 3-245. Evergreen Original E-160 with crease at bottom and center of front cover and bent, scuffing and creasing on spine, one inch tear on rear bottom..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1970. First Printing. 4.25 in. x 6.85 in. pp. [iii] vi 1-183. Paperback in white wrapper with photo of JK by Robert Frank on the front. Smudge on back, some fading on spine, small paper sticker on front upper right and back upper right corners. Previous..... More
New York: Avon, 1959. First Edition. Paperback original. 4 3/16 in. x 7 1/16 in. [6] 7-189 (190 - 192) with a back page advertisement for The Subteraneans. Stiff white wrapper printed in multicolor. Pages slightly yellowed, mostly toward the top, chip on front cover bottom right, tight firm copy..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First Edition. Black cloth with title in white on cover and flawless text in white on spine. Octavo 5.25" x 8" pp. [2] 3-310. One of the most seminal, shape shifting books of 20th century literature, Kerouac's book introduced a revolution to not only..... More
New York: Evergreen Black Cat, 1973. First Edition. Jack Kerouac's last novel published posthumously by his estate. Written in the voice of a young black boy from North Carolina by Kerouac in his deteriorating later years, this book affirms his continuing genius until the very end. 120 pp. adhesive peel..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1966. First Printing. First Printing in paperback 4.25 x 7 in, pp [1 - 6] 7 - 118 with [7] p. of publisher advertisements for other books. White wrapper printed in red and blue and black and page ends in blue. Almost new copy minus previous..... More
New York: Avon, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover, 120 pp. by the master originator of poetic prose. Pages are vaguely yellowed, first eight pages in tact but slightly loose at binding with half inch tear at bottom right of spine. "My poems stolen, my money stolen, my Tristessa dying, Mexican..... More
New York: Avon, 1960. First Edition. Soft cover, 120 pp. by the master originator of poetic prose. Pages are slightly yellowed, pristine, taut copy of this normally well-read, well-worn paperback. RL Macleod hand written on inside front cover, all else a beautiful collector copy. A love story for the ages..... More
New York: Avon in arrangement with Grove Press, 1959. 5.25 in. x 6.37 in. [8] 9-126 pp. stiff white wrapper printed in subdued grays with yellow author name and S. F. Examiner review. Preface edition by Henry Miller. "...in other words this is the story of an unself-confident man, at..... More
New York: Penguin Books, 1999. Great Books of the 20th Century. SIGNED "Ken Kesey" on Title Page in his usual flamboyant marker (blue). [1-8] (1-3) 4-277 pp. with French flaps. If you can't own the Viking first edition, then this as new copy signed by the author should grace your..... More
New York: Penguin Group, 1992. First Edition. Beige boards with 1/4 beige cloth on spine and gilt text and label on spine. SIGNED "Ken Kesey 1992" in his usual flamboyant way with silver felt tip on FFE. 8vo 6" x 9" pp. [8] 1-533. As new copy signed by the..... More
Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown & Co., 1961. First Edition. 8vo 5.25" x 8" pp. [2] 3-201 Previous owner name lightly in ink on FFE, previous bookseller notes in pencil on FFE, three foxing spots on inside front and several more on rear end paper, water spot on front cover..... More
Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc., 1943. First Edition, Second Issue. Red, white and blue printed on cardboard cover. Interesting book with a purpose. Includes 23 stories by greats like; O. Henry, Rudyard Kipling, Ellery Queen and one of the first publications of a rising star, J. D. Salinger. 4/5" x...... More
Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc., 1943. First Edition, Second Issue. Red, white and blue printed on cardboard cover. Interesting book with a purpose. Includes 23 stories by greats like; O. Henry, Rudyard Kipling, Ellery Queen the first publications of a rising star, J. D. Salinger. 4/5" x 6" pp. [8]..... More
New York: Little, Brown & Co., 1959. First Edition. Dark gray cloth with gold on spine having minimal fading. Quality copy of this reclusive author's fourth book. 8vo 5.25" x 8" pp. [2] 3-248. Includes the misspelling of "Sey-more: for Seymour on page 173 that was identified in the Little..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Trade Edition. Cloth with author's name and publisher in gold on the spine and title in silver. SIGNED on front end paper, "Gerald R. Ford". Copies signed by the author are fairly rare, however signed by the President are seldom seen. 6" x...... More