The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

New York, NY: Farrar Strauss & Giroux. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1968) , First Printing so stated. Very Good: shows : just moderate wear to the extremities with exposure of the underlying board at the lower corner tips and a mild bump at the upper rear corner that has caused a similar exposure; mild rubbing to the panels and a hint of consequent soiling to the white cloth over boards; a hint of crinkle to the lower corner of the last few pages of text (but no over dampstaining) ; page 23 shows a small chip at the outside edge of the page (no text involved) ; page 151 shows a small, thin coffee stain at the upper corner; some tiny, faint waterdroplet stains to the tinted top edge; at least two pages have at one time been dog-eared but have been unfolded and are lying flat with only a faint crease now; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and a number of unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 1.55 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 22.4 ounces. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. Hey say if you remember the '60s, you weren't there. But, fortunately, Tom Wolfe was there, notebook in hand, politely declining LSD while Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters fomented revolution, turning America on to a dangerously playful way of thinking as their Day-Glo conveyance took them on the cross-country revival tour. Even now, Wolfe's book gives what Wolfe clearly got from Kesey: a contact high. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 413 pages .