Typed Letter, Signed, to S. Clay Wilson
by Kesey, Ken
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- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
1980. Ephemera. A wonderful one-page undated letter (probably 1980s) about drugs and art, from the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to the underground cartoonist S. Clay Wilson.
"Dear Essclay: Your Christmas owls looked so forlorn on our wall full of holiday splendor that I got high, empathised and took pity on the poor things. I thought you might like 'em back, now they's sportin' new feather.
I have a piece about China in a running mag called RUNNING that should be on your newsstands. I'd send you a copy but they only gave me two.
Ook! I got a spider up my pantleg. Can't shake him out, I'll mash him where he treds.
I visited the Richmuseum (haha, Rijsmuseum) in Amstradam and spend two days and two big balls of black hash in front of The Night Watch. Its right up neck-and-neck with Garden of Earthly Delights and The Wedding Feast.
Agh. Still that rampant arachnid. I'll have to take my pants off. Have a good year, Kesey."
The letter is signed in ink, "Ken." Kesey then adds a cryptic note about a feather, which he presumably attached to the Christmas card Wilson had sent him. That card is not present. Very good. Small hole in upper right corner; Kesey's handwritten address label attached to the upper margin (removed by Wilson from the mailing envelope, I expect). A wonderful letter.
"Dear Essclay: Your Christmas owls looked so forlorn on our wall full of holiday splendor that I got high, empathised and took pity on the poor things. I thought you might like 'em back, now they's sportin' new feather.
I have a piece about China in a running mag called RUNNING that should be on your newsstands. I'd send you a copy but they only gave me two.
Ook! I got a spider up my pantleg. Can't shake him out, I'll mash him where he treds.
I visited the Richmuseum (haha, Rijsmuseum) in Amstradam and spend two days and two big balls of black hash in front of The Night Watch. Its right up neck-and-neck with Garden of Earthly Delights and The Wedding Feast.
Agh. Still that rampant arachnid. I'll have to take my pants off. Have a good year, Kesey."
The letter is signed in ink, "Ken." Kesey then adds a cryptic note about a feather, which he presumably attached to the Christmas card Wilson had sent him. That card is not present. Very good. Small hole in upper right corner; Kesey's handwritten address label attached to the upper margin (removed by Wilson from the mailing envelope, I expect). A wonderful letter.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 362024
- Title
- Typed Letter, Signed, to S. Clay Wilson
- Author
- Kesey, Ken
- Format/Binding
- Ephemera
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1980
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- bostonvbf
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION; Autographs / Manuscripts;
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