Publisher and Year: New York: The Viking Press, 1962
Edition: First edition, first printing, with the copyright page stating “Published in 1962” and without a printing statement, as called for (later printings would be stated directly). The text contains the two lines that were later altered, including one line on p. 9 ("That fool Red Cross woman") and another on pp. 85-86. Neither line of text is useful as a point of issue, as all copies of the first three printings contained them. In a first-issue dust jacket priced $4.95 and with a blurb by Jack Kerouac on the front flap (that blurb was removed for the second printing).
Condition and Description: Octavo, publisher’s green cloth lettered in yellow, 311 pp. Hinges and binding tight; light staining to the cloth; small previous owner’s label to the front pastedown (pages otherwise bright and clear). Dust jacket with toning; rubbing; fading to the spine (as usual); creases, short tears, and shallow chips to the edges; loss of a portion of the spine crown, not affecting the title; and color bleeding from the dust jacket onto the verso. Housed in archival mylar and in a custom cloth and marbled-paper slipcase.
“Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.”
A defining work of postwar American literature, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest broke new ground with its portrayal of power, madness, and institutional control through the eyes of a marginalized narrator. Published in 1962, it foreshadowed the social and political upheaval that would erupt later in the decade, challenging prevailing assumptions about psychiatry, authority, and conformity. It remains a key text in discussions of civil liberties and personal agency. Ranked #58 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, it was further immortalized by the 1975 film adaptation starring Jack Nicholson, which won all five major Academy Awards.
Inventory ID: 120 - 699 - 863
Publisher and Year: New York: The Viking Press, 1962
Edition: First edition, first printing, with the copyright page stating “Published in 1962” and without a printing statement, as called for (later printings would be stated directly). The text contains the two lines that were later altered, including one line on p. 9 ("That fool Red Cross woman") and another on pp. 85-86. Neither line of text is useful as a point of issue, as all copies of the first three printings contained them. In a first-issue dust jacket priced $4.95 and with a blurb by Jack Kerouac on the front flap (that blurb was removed for the second printing).
Condition and Description: Octavo, publisher’s green cloth lettered in yellow, 311 pp. Hinges and binding tight; light staining to the cloth; small previous owner’s label to the front pastedown (pages otherwise bright and clear). Dust jacket with toning; rubbing; fading to the spine (as usual); creases, short tears, and shallow chips to the edges; loss of a portion of the spine crown, not affecting the title; and color bleeding from the dust jacket onto the verso. Housed in archival mylar and in a custom cloth and marbled-paper slipcase.
“Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.”
A defining work of postwar American literature, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest broke new ground with its portrayal of power, madness, and institutional control through the eyes of a marginalized narrator. Published in 1962, it foreshadowed the social and political upheaval that would erupt later in the decade, challenging prevailing assumptions about psychiatry, authority, and conformity. It remains a key text in discussions of civil liberties and personal agency. Ranked #58 on the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century, it was further immortalized by the 1975 film adaptation starring Jack Nicholson, which won all five major Academy Awards.
Inventory ID: 120 - 699 - 863
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