William Hogan, The Quartzsite Trip. 1980. First Edition HC/DJ. Very Good!

Description: William Hogan, The Quartzsite Trip. Atheneum, 1980. First Edition Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket. ISBN 0-689-11043-X. Book is in good condition. Text block tight, spine tight, corners very good. Brown and mustard book boards very good, complete with red printer's inking to top of text block and shiny red metallic printing on boards. Dust jacket is good but shows some wear. Top front right cover has wear, top of spine has very minimal chipping with no pieces missing, and back of jacket has chipping to top right edge along with a tear at bottom left and a piece of jacket missing. No markings or writings and no dog ears. Text block appears unread. Still, for a book this old, condition remains good Pictures included are of the actual book being offered for sale and illustrated details of condition. In 1962, Jack Parr resigned from "The Tonight Show," Richard Nixon gave his last press conference, and Johnny Mathis sang "Misty." And in 1962, English teacher P.J. Cooper led thirty-six high school seniors on a spring vacation jaunt from Los Angeles to the desert near Quartzsite, Arizona. No student could earn the privilege of going on the Quartzsite Trip; it was given, and P.J. Cooper gave it. No activities were planned; they happened, and P.J. Cooper made them happen. What few rules there were. were also P.J.'s and he enforced them with a whim of iron. In William Hogan's utterly delightful novel, the Quartzsite Trip turns out to be an utterly memorable experience. Here, the lion lies down with the lamb, the merciful find mercy, and the meek inherit the earth. Here, the tables are turned, and as they turn we meet a riotous and endearing cast of characters -- among them Deeter Moss, secret cowboy and closet Dodgers expert, who never talked to anybody before he went on the Quartzsite Trip; Margaret Ball, whose moonlit face displayed what pimples hid; Mary Allbright, who had a very secret fear and who, on the Quartzsite Trip, came up with a very secret plan to resolve it; and P.J. Cooper himself, the best teacher anyone ever had, who gave extra credit for Winnie the Pooh and The Catcher in the Rye and who discovered, in 1962, that the Great Equalizer makes rules too. A cult classic!

Price: 75 USD

Location: Aberdeen, Mississippi

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