Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me

New York: Random House, (1966). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 329 pp. Original quarter green cloth under light blue paper-covered boards, stamped in black, white and yellow, in original unclipped ($5.95) dust-jacket. Mild edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Light smudging, surface scratches, nicks, small tears and toning. Protected in archival mylar. Book is moderately tight, square and firm, front panel corners rubbed. Light toning to page edges, black top stain still mostly bright.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“Thomas Pynchon, who was acquainted with Fariña while they attended Cornell University together, later dedicated his book Gravity's Rainbow (1973) to him and described Fariña's novel as "coming on like the Hallelujah Chorus done by 200 kazoo players with perfect pitch... hilarious, chilling, sexy, profound, maniacal, beautiful and outrageous all at the same time.” The book has become something of a cult classic among those who study 1960s or counterculture literature, and has been cited as a source of inspiration for many artists ranging from Hunter S. Thompson to Earl Sweatshirt to The Doors' album L.A. Woman.”