The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe · Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968 · First edition, first printing
Market value · Unsigned, near fine
$345
Valued from 7 recorded sales in the last 12 months.
What a copy is worth
| Condition | Unsigned | Signed | Inscribed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | $257 | — | — |
| Near fine | $345 | $2,236 | $2,236 |
| Very good | $294 | $1,900 | $1,900 |
| Good | $166 | — | — |
| Fair | $137 | — | — |
How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.
✓ Copyright page: “First printing, 1968” stated
✓ Dust jacket: design by Milton Glaser
✓ Price: $5.95 on the front flap (unclipped); later printings kept the same price, so the price alone doesn't prove a first
✓ Binding: white cloth, spine lettered in metallic orange, magenta, blue and green; orange endpapers
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