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Ageless Cultural Sights and Sounds Online Estate Sale

Fri, Jan 23, 2026 05:25PM EST - Tue, Jan 27, 2026 08:00PM EST
Lot 8

Tom Wolfe "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" (1968 1st Edition/ 1st Printing)

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Tom Wolfe

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, 1968

Pub. Farrar Straus Giroux, New York

1st edition/ 1st printing (USA)

8 1/2" x 6"

 

A document of the LSD-fueled exploits and travels of author Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test stands as one of the masterpieces of 1960s New Journalism. In a contemporary review, the New York Times declared it "the essential book" on hippie culture. White cloth boards, complete with the original dust jacket designed by Milton Glaser.

Condition

Some wear to the dust jacket, including a small tear to the top edge.

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Item pickup is Thursday, January 29th from 1 - 7pm in Kansas City, MO 64105. Winning bidders will need to sign up for a pickup appointment time. Winning bidders will receive the full address on their invoice. Brown Button contracts with a third party mover to provide a delivery option for our bidders. Delivery is available within 25 miles of the sale location. Bidders will need to submit a delivery request form using the delivery link emailed with their invoice.