(NY), (Viking), (1973). A review copy of the hardcover issue, with review slip and publisher's promotional sheet laid in, of this collection of shorter pieces, spanning the years of the Sixties, when Kesey's activities moved far from the strictly literary path he had been on when he wrote his first two novels. This was the first book Kesey published after Sometimes a Great Notion, almost a decade earlier. According to the author, the pieces were not conceived as a book but instead were drawn from various sources and put together, much as the title suggests, like the items in a garage sale -- thrown out to the reader for inspection, perusal, consideration. Between the publication of the two books, Kesey had led the Merry Pranksters on their famous bus trip, become a counterculture hero and advocate, and been a fugitive from the law, spending time in Mexico as a result of a drug bust. Other contributors to this volume include Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, Ken Babbs and Paul Krassner, among others. Introduction by playwright Arthur Miller. Heavily illustrated with sketches by Kesey, photographs, etc. Boldly inscribed by Kesey in red and blue ink, covering most of the front flyleaf. Bowing to front board; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a couple small edge tears. Uncommon in hardcover and signed, and especially scarce as a review copy. [#027636] SOLD
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