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Sometimes a Great Notion.
by Kesey, Ken
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
8vo. New York: Viking Press, 1964. 8vo, 628 pp. Original cloth, dust-jacket. In dust jacket, with couple of chips at top of archival protected cover. A very good copy. § First edition, first issue text and jacket. (Publisher’s logo on half title; not variant with logo on second half-title, no priority. Photographer’s name spelled “Hank Krangler” on rear flap of jacket, two line author bio.) Presentation copy inscribed by Kesey to “Mitch” and with a typed postcard quoting Woody Guthrie from Kesey to Harrison Brown at Stanford: “... We don’t need communes; we need (belongs to you and me) communities”. Kesey’s second novel, the mad, sordid, soggy, yet frequently beautiful Pacific Northwest epic of a logging family wrestling with industrial disputes, obstinacy, love, and rain. (It is arguably the greatest book ever written about rain.) Initial reviews were mixed but the book was a commercial success and it now frequently ranks on lists of the greatest American novels. Kesey considered it his magnum opus.
Synopsis
Sometimes a Great Notion is Ken Kesey's second novel, published in 1964. Although One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is more famous, many critics consider Sometimes a Great Notion his magnum opus. The story revolves around an Oregon logging family that continues to cut trees despite a union strike.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125482
- Title
- Sometimes a Great Notion.
- Author
- Kesey, Ken
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
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John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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