Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me by Richard Fariña - 1969

Spine is tight, but has a slight lean, as well as some sunning and creasing. Clean, unmarked interior. Areas of light edge-wear and light to moderate soiling to the covers. Incredible cover to this mass-market edition, featuring art by a young Ron Chereskin before he switched careers to menswear design, gaining recognition for his ties and cotton sweaters, as well as the infamous 'disco shirt'. During his brief life, Fariña associated with Bob Dylan and Thomas Pynchon and formed a folk duo with Joan Baez's younger sister, Mimi, before dying tragically as a passenger in a motorcycle accident in Monterey County, California, when the driver tore through a barbwire fence at 90 miles per hour. 269 pp. Featured Rare & Collectible.