Kesey's Garage Sale; Featuring 5 Hot Items with Guest Leftovers--Paul Krassner, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Hugh Romney and an Introduction by Arthur Miller [from front cover]
Paul Foster [artiste extraordinaire] and Keith Hax New York: The Viking Press and Intrepid Trips Information Service: A Joint Production, 1973. Viking Compass Paperback Edition. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by ll inches. xviii, 238 pages. Decorative cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Sticker removed from inside back cover. The first printing of the wrappered edition, published simultaneously with the hardbound version by The Viking Press in 1973. Introduction by Arthur Miller. As the title suggests, the book collects a grabbag of oddments feauturing Kesey, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Paul Krassner, Laurence Gonzales, Ron Bevirt, Whole Earth, Shirley Abicar, Kathi Wagner, Ken Babbs. Ken Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. He began writing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1960 after completing a graduate fellowship in creative writing at Stanford University; the novel was an immediate commercial and critical success when published two years later. During this period, Kesey participated in government studies involving hallucinogenic drugs (including mescaline and LSD) to supplement his income. He settled in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, where he maintained a secluded, family-oriented lifestyle for the rest of his life. In addition to teaching at the University of Oregon, he continued to regularly contribute fiction and reportage to such publications as Esquire, Rolling Stone, Oui, Running, and The Whole Earth Catalog; various iterations of these pieces were collected in Kesey's Garage Sale (1973) and Demon Box (1986). From Wikipedia: Kesey's Garage Sale is a collection of essays and other writings by Ken Kesey, published in 1973.[1] The book features the play "Over the Border" which is based on the time Kesey spent hiding in Mexico from drug charges in the United States.[citation needed] It is illustrated by the cartoonist and Merry Prankster Paul Foster, and also includes contributions from Paul Krassner, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Hugh Romney and Arthur Miller. Much of the material had previously appeared elsewhere. An anonymous reviewer in American Humor writes that it contains "intriguing nuggets of wisdom" on Kesey's views. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Paul Krassner, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Hugh Ronmey, Arthur Miller, Laurence Gonzales, Ron Bevirt, Whole Earth, Shirley Abicar, Kathi Wagner, Ken Babbs
ISBN: 0670003468
[Book #85609]
Price: $100.00