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Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear
by Ken Kesey
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. Barry Moser. Signed by Author(s). Inscribed by Kesey on ffep. First edition, second printing. Green boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tea stain on fore-edge of text block and visible on the margin of pages, else near fine. Dust jacket shows just a hint of rubbing; not price clipped; in a clear archival sleeve. 26, [2] pages. 10 x 7.9 inches. First told to Ken Kesey by his Grandma Smith, this tall tale rings with all the rhythms and color of down-home story-telling. Barry Moser has captured the humor and larger-than-life qualities of Kesey's unforgettable characters in his illustrations.
Synopsis
Ken Kesey was born in 1935 and grew up in Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon and later studied at Stanford with Wallace Stegner, Malcolm Cowley, Richard Scowcroft, and Frank O' Connor. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , his first novel, was published in 1962. His second novel, Sometimes a Great Notion , followed in 1964. His other books include Kesey's Garage Sale , Demon Box , Caverns (with O. U. Levon), The Further Inquiry , Sailor Song , and Last Go Round (with Ken Babbs). His two children's books are Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear and The Sea Lion . Ken Kesey died on November 10, 2001. Barry Moser , considered one of today's greatest designer/illustrators, is an engraver, painter, author, and lecturer on the art of the book. He has won many major awards for his illustrated children's books and letterpress editions of literary classics, which can be seen at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boyd Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013348
- Title
- Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear
- Author
- Ken Kesey
- Illustrator
- Barry Moser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Barry Moser, children's, illustrated, picture book,
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- Spine
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