Ken Kesey
35 copies for sale · $22–$25,000 · 22 first editions · 8 signed
Notable copies for sale
SAILOR SONG - REVIEW COPY, INSCRIBED TO HERB YELLIN (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$450
Sometimes a Great Notion (first edition, signed) — B & B Rare Books$950
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST: A NOVEL - REVIEW COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$25,000
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$7,500
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION - TWO-VOLUME UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$7,500
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. A Novel (first edition) — Heritage Book Shop$6,000
Kesey's Garage Sale (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
The Further Inquiry (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,500
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST: A NOVEL (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$3,500
Demon Box (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION (first edition, signed) — Type Punch Matrix$1,500
Sailor Song (first edition, signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$300
Works on the market
SAILOR SONG5 copies · $40–$113
SAILOR SONG4 copies · $35–$4,500
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION2 copies · $950–$1,500
Sometimes a Great Notion2 copies · $1,200
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST2 copies · $73–$750
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION2 copies · $48–$273
SAILOR SONG2 copies · $25–$125
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST: A NOVEL - REVIEW COPY1 copy · $25,000
Typescript entitled The Street in the Forest1 copy · $15,000
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST; Signed1 copy · $9,433
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1 copy · $7,500
SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION - TWO-VOLUME UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY1 copy · $7,500
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. A Novel1 copy · $6,000
The Further Inquiry1 copy · $4,500
Kesey's Garage Sale1 copy · $4,500
THE ACID TEST Original Acid Test Banner1 copy · $3,500
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST: A NOVEL1 copy · $3,500
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest | Signed First Edition1 copy · $3,400
SAILOR SONG - REVIEW COPY, INSCRIBED TO HERB YELLIN1 copy · $450
Demon Box1 copy · $300
Market context
31 copies of Ken Kesey's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $63 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
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