Rare Book of the Day – Kesey's Garage Sale, Ken Kesey. First Edition, Signed by Ken Kesey and Ken Babbs.
Kesey's Garage Sale, Ken Kesey. First Edition. Signed by Kesey and Ken Babbs.
Ken Kesey was an American writer and counterculture figure. His first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, published in 1962, was an instant success and formed the basis for the eponymously titled 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson. Following this, he moved to California and became ingratiated into the bohemian and literary culture of the day, hosting "happenings" under the moniker of The Merry Pranksters. These parties were known as Acid Tests, and featured the integration of LSD and various multimedia performances. He even mentored the Grateful Dead around this time, and exerted a profound influence throughout their career. In 1965 Kesey was arrested for marijuana possession and a faked suicide and was imprisoned for five months. Following this, he moved to Oregon and maintained a fairly secluded, family-oriented lifestyle for the remainder of his life. An interesting dude, indeed.
Kesey's Garage sale, published in 1973 is a collection of Kesey's essays. It includes the play "Over the Border", which is based on the time Kesey spent hiding in Mexico from drug charges in the United States, and is illustrated by the cartoonist and Merry Prankster Paul Foster. It also features contributions from Arthur Miller, Neal Cassady, Alan Ginsberg, and Paul Krassner. This is the first printing, signed by both Kesey and fellow Merry Prankster Ken Babbs:
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