Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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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SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION
by KESEY, KEN
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- Used - FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET
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- FIRST EDITION
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- PUB 1964
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- HARDCOVER
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, USA
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NEW YORK NY: VIKING PRESS (THE). FINE IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1964. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. WITH PUBLISHER'S LOGO ON THE HALF-TITLE FOLLOWING THE TITLE PAGE D.J. WITH 2 LINE BIO OF AUTHOR ON REAR FLAP & HANK KRANGLER . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A SLIGHT BUMP TO THE… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1964
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- Publisher's cloth lettered in green and black
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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NO DUST JACKET. Flat signed by the author on the first free fly leaf. Spine tanned by age and has slight rubbing at bottom and top. Binding tight. Pages clean with no extranious writing, underlining, or marking, Publisher's logo on half title page. This copy was donated to the Friends of the Library in Eugene, Oregon, home to the University… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion.
by Kesey, Ken.
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- First Printing of the First US Edition
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- 1964.
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Langley, Washington, USA
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New York:: Viking,, 1964.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Near Fine copy with a previous owner inscription on the flyleaf in a Near Fine, price-clipped 1st issue dust jacket with light edgewear to the spine. This is the quintessential Northwest novel in its depiction of the Oregon landscape and its influence on the lives independent loggers who… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Fair
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- 1988
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- Paperback
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- 9780140045291
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Milwaukee , Wisconsin, USA
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£161.86
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New York: Penguin Group, 1988 628pp. Signed with drawing by Ken Kesey on author bio page, otherwise text unmarked. Spine has a slant. Text block has a slight curl. Front wrap has a half-inch detachment from the spine and a quarter-inch detachment from the spine heel. Top edge of front wrap has a half-inch tear. Top edge of front wrap… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes A Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- No Jacket
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- 2nd Revised
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- 1964
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Boise, Idaho, USA
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NY: Viking, 1964. 2nd Revised . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. This is my favorite of Kesey's writing, his best day I think, rivaling Steinbeck. His evocation of the Oregon Coast and the culture of it's people is dead on and beautifully drawn. Read this and Duncan's The River Why and you know much of what is there to be… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Kesey, Ken
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- 1964
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1964. First edition. 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.) [viii], 628 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth lettered in green and black, dark green topstain. Fine,… Read more about this item Item Price
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San Francisco, California, USA
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Cloth. Beautiful copy in near flawless, unclipped dust jacket with one very small closed tear in upper edge. In quarter morocco
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- First edition, first issue, with publisher's logo on half-title
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- 1964
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- 1 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1964. First edition, first issue, with publisher's logo on half-title before title page. 1 vols. 8vo. Cloth. Beautiful copy in near flawless, unclipped dust jacket with one very small closed tear in upper edge. In quarter morocco slipcase with chemise. First edition, first issue, with publisher's logo on half-title before title page. 1 vols.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes A Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- 1st Printing
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- 1965
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Alliance, Ohio, USA
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£8.10
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NY: Bantam. VG+. 1965. 1st Printing. Paperback. Bantam #N2998, 1965. First Bantam printing. VG+ condition. Dust spotti ng to the book's front cover. Dusting to the rear cover. Tiny rubs to the corners and spine tips. . Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Kingston, New York, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. hardcover in DJ with $7.50 price protected by clear book jacket cover, first published in 1964 by the Viking Press as stated, publisher colophon on half-title page, 2 line author bio on rear inside DJ flap with Krangler photo credit, 628 pages, no handwriting or… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion: A Novel
by Kesey, Ken
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- Paperback
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- 9780140045291
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Paperback. Acceptable. Item Price
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Sometimes A Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1971
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780553121827
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Wichita, Kansas, USA
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Used book may have markings, writing from the previous owner. Some bumping, rubbing, creasing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer page edges with tanning, browning, stains and foxing. Damp stain on tail, near spine on outer edges but does not interfere with reading text. Stain of yellow on all outer edges. This wild-spirited tale tells of a bitter strike… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- 1977
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- Paperback
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- 9780140045291
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Tacoma, Washington, USA
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Penguin Books, 1977 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 628 pages. Minor edge wear, rubbing at the extremities. Text clean.. Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Good
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- 1977
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- Paperback
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Penguin Books, 1977. Good paperback, 1977, previous owner's name. Trade Paperback. Good. Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1977-07-27
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Penguin Books, 1977-07-27. paperback. Very Good. Ships within 24 hours!Trade paperback, clean text, general shelf wear, spine a bit creased but pages are tight, some corner/edge wear, some page tanning, scuffing to cover. Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Good+ unmarked, cover corner crease.
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- 11th printing
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- 1977
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- Trade paperback in glossy color-illus wraps.
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- 9780140045291
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Nevada City, California, USA
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New York: Penguin Books, 1977. 11th printing. Trade paperback in glossy color-illus wraps.. Good+ unmarked, cover corner crease.. Brilliant novel of Oregon timber country. Bright tight clean PB copy.
5 x 7-3/4, 628 pp. Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1964
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1964. Very Good/Very Good. New York: The Viking Press, 1964. First Edition, first state with Viking logo to half title and photographer's name misspelled (Hank Krangler) at rear flap. Octavo. 628 pp. Printed dust jacket with $7.50 price intact. Mottled boards stamped in green and blue; green topstain.
Dust jacket shows slight… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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- 9780670656653
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Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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Viking Press. hardcover. Very Good. 20x20x20. First edition second printing in shop worn price intact jacket. Ownership ink to flyleaf, otherwise tight and unmarked. Please email for photos. Item Price
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken kesey
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 1976
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- Mass Market Paperback
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- 9780553238310
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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£6.71
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Random House Publishing Group, 1976. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
£6.71
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Kesey, Ken
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
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£125.00
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New York: The Viking Press, 1964. Facsimile first edition hardcover with unpriced, unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Reprint in the same style and ppearance as the first printing in 1964, apart from the absence of price and addition of the ISBN number to the jacket rear. This edition has paper-covered boards as opposed to cloth covered boards. Light… Read more about this item Item Price
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