New York: Viking/Penguin Group, 1991. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Neil Waldman. Boldly signed in gold by Ken Kesey on the front free endpaper and dated 1992. Blue paper covered boards, tan cloth spine, with lettering and decoration in gilt. Watercolor illustrations by Neil Waldman. 48 pages. Fine in a fine and bright dust jacket.

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Ken Kesey was born in 1935 and grew up in Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon and later studied at Stanford with Wallace Stegner, Malcolm Cowley, Richard Scowcroft, and Frank O' Connor. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , his first novel, was published in 1962. His second novel, Sometimes a Great Notion , followed in 1964. His other books include Kesey's Garage Sale , Demon Box , Caverns (with O. U. Levon), The Further Inquiry , Sailor Song , and Last Go Round (with Ken Babbs). His two children's books are Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear and The Sea Lion . Ken Kesey died on November 10, 2001.

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Bookseller: Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 39265
Title: THE SEA LION: A STORY OF THE SEA CLIFF PEOPLE
Author: Kesey, Ken
Illustrator: Neil Waldman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition, first printing
ISBN 10: 0670839167
ISBN 13: 9780670839162
Publisher: Viking/Penguin Group
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1991
Keywords: children, signed, juvenile, Pacific Northwest Indians, signed.
Bookseller catalogs: Children/Juvenile;

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