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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
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 chipping to edges, general rubbing, and toning to jacket verso with neat though amateur tape repair. Front board bows slightly. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Dust jacket shows slight chipping to edges, general rubbing, and toning to jacket verso with neat though amateur tape repair. Front board bows slightly. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14214
- Title
- Sometimes a Great Notion
- Author
- Ken Kesey
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Verso
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- First Edition
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- First State
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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