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London: Collins, 1971. First Edition. 191pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Original owner writing on the pastedown and free end paper, else fine. Clipped wrapper is bright, shows modest wear. UNCOMMON.
Based on the author's own childhood experience; the story of a 9-year-old Jewish girl and her family who were forced to flee their home in Berlin following Hitler's rise to power, and their subsequent reunification and new life in Switzerland.

London: Methuen & Co, 1962. First UK Edition. 311pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: VERY GOOD. Tight, clean copy, free of marks or inscriptions; slight foxing on top text block. Seemingly less common uncensored state without '1962 by Ken Kesey' blacked out on the copyright page. The unclipped wrapper has some foxing/spotting, with negligible loss at the head of the spine.
Kesey was a major counter-cultural link between the Beat Generation of the 1950's and the hippies of the 1960's. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the seminal novel that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. This is a great book and belongs on the shelf with Orwell, Brave New World, Farenheit 451, Clockwork Orange, Darkness at Noon and Cool Hand Luke…the country's great dystopic fantasies that have best symbolized the human dilemma and come down on the side of freedom". brothersjudd.com