Ken Kesey Autograph
Ken Elton Kesey (September 17, 1935 – November 10, 2001) was an American novelist, essayist and countercultural figure. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s. More about Ken Kesey
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Kesey was born in La Junta, Colorado, and grew up in Springfield, Oregon, graduating from the University of Oregon in 1957. He began writing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1960 after completing a graduate fellowship in creative writing at Stanford University; the novel was an immediate commercial and critical success when published two years later. During this period, Kesey participated in CIA-financed studies involving hallucinogenic drugs (including mescaline and LSD) to supplement his income.
After One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published, Kesey moved to nearby La Honda, California, and began hosting happenings with former colleagues from Stanford, miscellaneous bohemian and literary figures (most notably Neal Cassady) and other friends collectively known as the Merry Pranksters; these parties, known as Acid Tests, integrated the consumption of LSD with multimedia performances. He mentored the Grateful Dead (the Acid Tests' de facto house band) throughout their incipience and continued to exert a profound influence upon the group throughout their career. Read even more about Ken Kesey at Wikipedia
After One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was published, Kesey moved to nearby La Honda, California, and began hosting happenings with former colleagues from Stanford, miscellaneous bohemian and literary figures (most notably Neal Cassady) and other friends collectively known as the Merry Pranksters; these parties, known as Acid Tests, integrated the consumption of LSD with multimedia performances. He mentored the Grateful Dead (the Acid Tests' de facto house band) throughout their incipience and continued to exert a profound influence upon the group throughout their career. Read even more about Ken Kesey at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Ken Kesey
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken Kesey (Ken Kesey: The Further Inquiry 1st Edition SIGNED) was sold in September 2023 for $2087.09 while the cheapest item (Ken Kesey Signed VHS-Intrepid Traveller Episode One Cover Only) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2017 with an average selling price of $265.00 for an autographed item of Ken Kesey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2015 with $504.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.38 was April 2018. In average, an autographed item from Ken Kesey is worth $94.38.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ken Kesey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | *KEN KESEY SIGNED LETTER – WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS – ACID TESTS – LSD – HIPPIE* | $466.00 | |
| 1964 Signed KEN KESEY Letter One Flew Cuckoo's Nest Author Talks Electric Shock! | $504.00 | |
| Acid Test diploma. SIGNED by Ken Kesey. | $123.61 | |
| Furthur On! The Calendar 1992 Ken Kesey AUTOGRAPHED | $9.38 | |
| Ken Kesey ACID TEST VHS Grateful Dead Key-Z Signed Not A Prank Twister Catalog | $29.95 | |
| KEN KESEY Autographed Calendar FURTHER ON! 1992 | $175.00 | |
| Ken Kesey Autographed Mat Piece! One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest! Merry Pranksters! | $265.00 | |
| Ken Kesey Autographed Mat Piece! One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest! Merry Pranksters! | $265.00 | |
| Ken Kesey Autographed Mat Piece! One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest! LSD! Rare! | $150.00 | |
| Ken Kesey autographed Twister script for play in 3 acts 1998 | $36.69 | |
| KEN KESEY Beat HIPPIE AUTHOR Counterculture LSD PRANKSTER 1987 SIGNED EXCERPT | $98.78 | |
| Ken Kesey Intrepid Traveller And His Merry Band Signed VHS #720 Rare Acid Test | $100.00 | |
| KEN KESEY SIGNED [psychodelic] TYPED MANUSCRIPTIS THERE AN END TO KEROUAC HWY? | $89.99 | |
| Ken Kesey Trepid Traveller And His Merry Band Signed VHS #1294 Rare Acid Test | $150.00 | |
| Rare Ken Kesey / Ken Babbs, bus Further On 1992 calendar SIGNED by Kesey & Babbs | $24.99 | |