One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

London: Methuen & Co., (1962). First edition, 1st impression. 8vo. 311 pp. Original full maroon paper-covered boards, stamped in silver, in original unclipped (18s) dust-jacket. Light edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Handling and shelf wear minor - a few scratches, nicks, and wrinkles. Light toning to edges - particular to spine panel. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm - with a faint forward lean. Small previous owner address sticker to front free end paper. Light handling wear present. Corners mostly quite sharp. Minimal toning to page edges. Light curling to spine ends. Interior clean and unmarked sans for the commonly found “black out” line by the publisher to the publisher’s info page.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Near Fine

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962. Set in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, the narrative serves as a study of institutional processes and the human mind, including a critique of psychiatry and a tribute to individualistic principles. It was adapted into the Broadway (and later off-Broadway) play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman in 1963. Bo Goldman adapted the novel into a 1975 film of the same name directed by Miloš Forman, which won five Academy Awards.Time magazine included the novel in its "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005" list. In 2003 the book was listed on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's 200 "best-loved novels."