Spit Ocean by Kesey Ken (31 results)
Language: English
Published by Pleasant Hill, OR, 1976
- Softcover
Seller: Else Fine Booksellers, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.Else Fine Booksellers
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fair. In this issue: Studs Terkel, Kate Millett, more. Edited by "my".Wraps sunned and worn with large chips to head and heel of spine. Contents do appear clean and sound, despite external wear.
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bristlecone Books RMABA, Ridgway, CO, U.S.A.Bristlecone Books RMABA
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Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 18.95
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG trade paperback. Illustrated wraps. Half inch closed tare at bottom of front cover. No other defects, names or markings to text. 246pp. Lit hist underground.
Language: English
Published by Intrepid Trips, 1977
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.Tsunami Books
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US$ 26.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback, signed by Ken Babbs. Appears unread. Clean, bright, unmarked copy. tb/1sts.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by INTREPID TRIPS INFORMATION SERVICE., 1974
- Softcover
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Condition: Used - Good
US$ 30.00
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. Minor wear to wraps with foxing & tanning. Light wear and soiling to edges of text block. Text and images unmarked.
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service, 1974
- Softcover
Seller: Herland Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Herland Books
Contact seller4-star sellerSoftcover. Copy mailed 4th class, addressed & stamp cancelled rear cover. Edgewear, surface creases, light toning, near fine.
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service, Oregon, 1974
- Softcover
Seller: Bartleby's Books, Wilmington, VT, U.S.A.Bartleby's Books
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US$ 30.00
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Add to basketTrade Paperback. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service, Oregon, 1973
- Softcover
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Counterpoint Records & Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very good +. #1 "Old In The Streets" Ed. By Ken Kesey and features; Margo St. James, Henry Crow Dog, Ken Babbs, Paul Krassner and More! Between 1974 and 1981 Ken Kesey self-published six issues of a literary magazine called Spit in the Ocean. Kesey assembled his Merry Pranksters and other kindred spirits f…or one more, and final, prank-a semi-regular book series that contained pieces of his unfinished novel about his beloved grandmother, and contributions from a who's who of the counterculture. Softcover book is flat, bright and clean with minimal signs of wear or handling. See photos for condition details.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Intrepid Trips, 1974
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts
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US$ 70.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Trade Sized Paperback. First Printing. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. 128 pages. With black/white photos of the contributors. FINE. All corners pointed but for crease 3/4 inch from point of lower right front corner. Binding tight and square. Without tears, other creases, bumps or chips. Cover edg…es a bit tanned from age. Not written in and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
Published by SitO
- Softcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Pleasant Hill, OR: Intrepid Trips
Seller: Aeolian Books, Marysville, WA, U.S.A.Aeolian Books
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Published by Intrepid Trips, Pleasant Hill Oregon, 1974
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: CatchandReleaseBooks, Grottoes, VA, U.S.A.CatchandReleaseBooks
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US$ 50.00
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: As New. First Edition. Collectible as new condition. Babbs, Foster, Simon (illustrator).
Published by Spit, Oregon, 1974
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: beat book shop, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.beat book shop
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition First Printing.
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Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service, 1971
- Softcover
Seller: Quinto Bookshop, London, United KingdomQuinto Bookshop
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US$ 48.71
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. First issue of Ken Kesey's literary magazine. Edited by Kesey; various contributors (see photo). First edition. Pictorial soft covers. Covers toned and a little soiled. Foxing to reverse. Back cover with postal stamp and name/address and post office stamp (Special 4th CL Rate) - the magazine mus…t have been posted as it is, without an envelope, as per the magazine's apparent instructions (the magazine's return address is printed on an otherwise blank surface).
Published by Ken Kesey, 1978
- Softcover
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Wonderland Books
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US$ 55.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. good+ condition with some wear & rubbing-- fold up poster opens to 17 X 11 inches- advertises the firsst 5 issues of the magazine.
Published by Oregon, 1974
- Softcover
Seller: Rainy Day Books (Australia), The Basin, VIC, AustraliaRainy Day Books (Australia)
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Add to basketGood softcover. 127p. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Covers aged, binding tight.
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service, 1977
- Softcover
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.Reader's Corner, Inc.
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. This is a fine condition copy of the first of seven Intrepid Trips. 18 essays on growing old by Ken and 17 of his friends.127 page paperback in white printed wraps. Second printing, March 1977.
More imagesPublished by Spit in the Ocean, 1977
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts, Beaverton, OR, U.S.A.Tree Frog Fine Books and Graphic Arts
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US$ 60.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback. 8 1/4 x 5 3/8 inches. First Edition. 141 pages with black/white photo and drawings throughout. FINE. Not read. All corners pointed. Binding square, without stress creasing and firm. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. With slight wear from handling. Not marked and very cle…an and bright. All books carefully wrapped and sent boxed.
Published by Intrepid Trips, 1974
Seller: Miliardi di Parole, Pietra Marazzi, AL, ItalyMiliardi di Parole
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Add to basketCondition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: Discrete con difetti, dorso allentato Condizioni dell'interno: Discrete con Difetti, bruniture.
Language: English
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service, 1977
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.Clayton Fine Books
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US$ 250.01
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Printing. Near fine (5 tiny dots to back panel only flaw), signed twice by Ken Kesey (the editor), first on the title page in black ballpoint and fancifully on the back panel in large letters decorated with blue, orange, and green paint. Rare copy of the premier issue.
Published by INTREPID TRIPS INFORMATION SERVICE., 1974
- Softcover
Seller: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.Basement Seller 101
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US$ 78.00
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Add to basketpaperback. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Pleasant Hill, Oregon. 2nd Printng. 1977. Intrepid Trips., 1977
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Aeolian Books, Marysville, WA, U.S.A.Aeolian Books
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US$ 75.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo. 127 pages. SIGNED twice by Kesey. Once on the cover in silver and red felt pen, and once in ink on title page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Pleasant Hill, OR: Intrepid Trips, [1974]., 1974
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, CanadaD & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB)
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Add to basket8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 127, [2]. wrs.
Spit in the Ocean, Issues 1-6, 6 vol
Ken Kesey; Margo sT. James; Paul Krassner; Studs Terkel; Kate Millett; Timothy Leary; Diane Ackerman Ken Babbs; Lee Marrs; Grandma Whittier; Richard Loren; Neal Cassady; Larry McMurtry; John Clellon Holmes; Stewart Brans; Jerry Garcia, et al.
Published by Intrepid Trips, 1981
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Moe's Books
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US$ 125.00
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. First Edition. Volumes 1-6 of the 7 issue run. All copies are first printings save for issue one, which is a 2nd printing. Issues 1 and 2 are missing a small patch at the bottom of the spine. The rest are in very good shape.
More imagesSpit in the Ocean. No.1-6. (1974-1981), 6 issues, - Plus the later 7th issue
Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Paul Krassner, Studs Terkel, Neal Cassady and others
Published by Ken Kesey, Pleasant Hill, 1981
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rare Books Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.Rare Books Honolulu
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Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 495.00
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Add to basketWrappers. Condition: very good. Spit in the Ocean. No.1-6. Ed. K. Kesey a.o. Pleasant Hill, the editor, 1974-1981, 6 issues, ills., orig. not unif. pict. wr. - Plus the later 7th issue. = Contributions by i.a. Ken Kesey, Ken Babbs, Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Paul Krassner, Studs Terkel en Neal Cassady. Issue no.6 is "Th…e Special Neal Cassady Issue" with previously unpublished work. Clay and Phillips. p.296.
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service 1977-81, 1977
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.Gregor Rare Books
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US$ 550.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. All Near Fine to Fine copies in paperback bindings. Volume 1 is a 2nd printing, the other six are 1st printings. The Spit in the Ocean series was first conceived by Kesey as a way to serialize an unpublished novel recounting the adventures or "prayers" of one Grandma Whittier. Accor…ding to one Keesy insider, Grandma symbolizes a lot of things, but she s mostly Ken s Grandma Smith, who he was close to". Kesey created six installments of the novel, each one closing out each of the first six editions of Spit before Grandma Smith passed on in the early 1980s.
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service 1977-2003, 1977
- Softcover
Seller: Gregor Rare Books, Langley, WA, U.S.A.Gregor Rare Books
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US$ 550.00
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. All Near Fine to Fine copies in paperback bindings. Volume 1 is a 2nd printing, the other six are 1st printings. The Spit in the Ocean series was first conceived by Kesey as a way to serialize an unpublished novel recounting the adventures or "prayers" of one Grandma Whittier. According to one K…esey insider, Grandma symbolizes a lot of things, but she s mostly Ken s Grandma Smith, who he was close to". Kesey created six installments of the novel, each one closing out each of the first six editions of Spit before Grandma Smith passed on in the early 1980s. Volume 7 is "all about Kesey.".
Published by Intrepid Trips Information Service
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: MostlyAcademic, Berrima, NSW, AustraliaMostlyAcademic
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US$ 654.03
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 7 Volumes from the journal associated with Ken Kesey. All kinds of fun material, including elsewhere unpublished pieces by Kesey and many others from the counterculture.
More imagesPublished by Intrepid Trips Information Service, Pleasant Hill 1976-1981, 1976
- Softcover
Seller: The Book Merchant Jenkins, ANZAAB / ILAB, Brooks Bay, TAS, AustraliaThe Book Merchant Jenkins, ANZAAB / ILAB
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US$ 807.36
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good. 21cm x 14cm. 6 volumes. Illustrated wrappers. Together with 7 pieces. Issues 1-6 of the Merry Pranksters literary journal (a 7th and final number not included here was published in 2003) from the collection of Australian zither player Shirley Abicair (1928-2025), with guest editors inlcuding Timo…thy Leary, Lee Marrs and Richar and Elaine Loren. The set is offered together with seven pieces of related ephemera: promotional poster (35cm x 21.5cm) advertising the series with a coupon for either $1 for the first tissue or $5 for the first seven and on the verso a prose piece 'Food Stamp Raga' by Corn Twang (Babbs); Key-Z Productions (Zane and Stephanie Kesey) catalogue of books, videos, audio tapes, attire, and posters; two guest pass tickets to Grateful Dead and New Riders of the Purple Sage at the Lyceum; a guest pass to Grateful Dead at Wembley Stadium; a ticket to The Second Perennial Poetic Hoohaw May 7th 1977 Eugene Oregon; and a broadside promoting Ken Babbs speaking/performance tour for Spit In The Ocean No. 1. No. 1 is a second printing, rest first printings. Hinges of No. 2 cracking, still holding. Crease to No. 5 upper wrapper. Promo poster with short closed tears to top and bottom edge. Some tanning to Babbs broadside. Category: Counterculture; Literature & Fiction; Ethnopharmacology & Psychedelia. Inventory No: 0037522.
Published by Spit in the Ocean, 1974
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: My Dead Aunt's Books, Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.My Dead Aunt's Books
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US$ 100.00
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Add to basketsingle_issue_magazine. Condition: Good. The textblock is clean and unmarked. The cover has soiling, discoloration, bumping, wear, and creasing.
Published by Spit in the Ocean, Eugene, OR, 1974
- Signed
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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US$ 275.00
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Add to basketUnbound. Condition: Fine. Folded in half, else fine. This flyer for *Spit in the Ocean* advertises a special subscription deal for the first seven issues of the Kesey-edited literary magazine, with Corn Twang's "Food Stamp Raga" printed on the reverse. Kesey has Signed the flyer beneath a statement of receipt for $5 from noted c…ollector Irwin Holtzman.
