1st HB,signed by 4(auth,int+),Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson,Gregg Press(1977

£204.09 Buy It Now, Click to see shipping cost, 30-Day Returns, eBay Money Back Guarantee
Seller: red_dragon_books ✉️ (7,657) 100%, Location: Fresno, California, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 200806953790 1st HB,signed by 4(auth,int+),Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson,Gregg Press(1977. A photographic reprint of the paperback book published by Pyramid Books in 1967, with a new introduction by Paul Williams written specifically for this edition.Inscribed and dated 'For Nick With my best regards (and little or no smoking), 9-1-77' by the author on the title page.

The Butterfly Kid

by Chester Anderson (signed) Series Edited by David G. Hartwell (signed) Introduction by Paul Williams (signed) Foreword signed by Michael Kurland

Gregg Press First Hardback Edition

Description: Hardback book published by Gregg Press in 1977. The copyright page states First Printing, June 1977'. A photographic reprint of the paperback book published by Pyramid Books in 1967, with a new introduction by Paul Williams written specifically for this edition. Inscribed and dated 'For Nick With my best regards (and little or no smoking), 9-1-77' by the author on the title page. Signed by series editor David G. Hartwell on the frontispiece page without inscription or personalization. Signed by introduction writer Paul Williams on the last page of the introduction without inscription or personalization. Foreword signed by fellow author Michael Kurland without inscription or personalization. Michael Kurland collaborated with Chester Anderson on a book Ten Years to Doomsday , which is mentioned in the foreword, and he later wrote a second book The Unicorn Girl in what would become The Greenwich Village Trilogy, with the third book The Probability Pad being written by T. A. Waters. A character in the book is loosely based on Michael Kurland and bears his name.

We still have many of the Science Fiction books published by Gregg Press for sale individually and as sets, use the link below to see a list of what is currently available:

Gregg Press items for sale

Synopsis (from Wikipedia): The Butterfly Kid is a science fiction novel by Chester Anderson originally released in 1967. It was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1968. The novel is the first part of the Greenwich Village Trilogy, with Michael Kurland writing the second book (The Unicorn Girl) and the third volume (The Probability Pad) written by T.A. Waters.

Plot introduction: The novel is primarily set in Greenwich Village, and is thoroughly saturated with psychedelic and 1960s counterculture elements. The time is an undefined near future, indicated by SF elements such as video phones and personal hovercraft; the Bicentennial is also mentioned. The use of psychoactive drugs and their effects are a central element of the story; much of the action revolves around an alien-introduced drug (referred to as "Reality Pills") that cause LSD-like hallucinations to manifest physically, generally causing chaos. The book's protagonist shares a name with the author, and another character shares the name of Michael Kurland, a friend and roommate of the author's at that time.

The book's title refers to a character, Sean, who is able to spontaneously produce butterflies of all shapes, sizes, and colors after taking a "Reality Pill." Although Sean is introduced very early in the story, he is not the novel's central character.

Literary significance & criticism: The book's counterculture subject matter and lighthearted tone have led to it being associated with the New Wave movement in science fiction.

About the Author: Chester Valentine John Anderson (August 11, 1932 - April 11, 1991) was a novelist, poet, and editor in the underground press. Raised in Florida, he attended the University of Miami from 1952 to 1956 before becoming a beatnik coffee house poet in Greenwich Village and San Francisco's North Beach. As a poet he wrote under the name c v j anderson and edited the little magazines Beatitude and Underhound. In journalism he specialized in rock and roll. In that area he was a friend of Paul Williams and edited Crawdaddy! for a few issues in 1968-1969.

He also wrote science fiction, due in part to the influence of Michael Kurland. Anderson's The Butterfly Kid is the first part of what is called the Greenwich Village Trilogy, with Kurland writing the second book (The Unicorn Girl) and the third volume (The Probability Pad) written by T.A. Waters. The novel was nominated for the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel. It, and his few other genre works are associated with New Wave (science fiction).

He was also a gifted musician, played two part inventions with two recorders simultaneously, played duets with Laurence M. Janifer at the Cafe Rienzi. He subsequently moved to San Francisco during the Summer of Love and with Claude Hayward was one of the founders of the Communications Company, the "publishing arm" of the anarchist guerrilla street theater group The Diggers,[1] having bought a mimeograph with his second royalty check from Butterfly Kid.[2] Through the ComCo he circulated a number of his own bitter broadside polemics in the Haight, including "Uncle Tim's Children," with its infamous, often quoted line "Rape is as common as bullshit on Haight Street." Joan Didion described the role Chester Anderson and the ComCo played in Haight-Ashbury in her 1968 book Slouching Towards Bethlehem.

After his stint with Crawadaddy! he was connected for a brief period with the underground newspaper Tuesday's Child and with Peace Press, a small Movement print shop in Los Angeles, and published two works, both of them thinly-disguised memoirs (one under the pseudonym John Valentine) with Paul Williams's Entwhistle Books. Prior to his death in 1991 he lived for a number of years in Mendocino, California, where he collaborated with local artist Charles Marchant Stevenson on his book Fox and Hare: The Story of a Friday Evening. A number of science fiction and publishing personalities including Norman Spinrad and Lou Stathis posed on location for the illustrations in this book, which attempted to recreate a particular evening in Greenwich Village in the 1960s.

Note on Gregg Press printings: Many of the Gregg Press SF books were printed in editions of only 200 to 300 copies. Quite a few of these were sold to libraries, so finding non-exlibrary copies of all the books can be challenging. Some of the books that sold well were reprinted. It is possible to tell on many of those that were reprinted if a book is a first printing or not but not in all cases. Most first printings stated this on the copyright page but according to Hartwell, a few first printings had no statement of first printing and a few reprint runs didn't get the first printing statements removed.

Condition: Binding - very good, top and bottom of spine a little bumped, moderate edgewear and rubbing, page edges slightly soiled and scratched. Dust jacket - none, as issued.

Our Business Policies:

Use the Contact Seller link near the top of this listing to see our FAQs, which should answer most questions about our business and listing policies. We have moved the extensive text we used to have here to those FAQs.

Shipping and Packing: General Information:

We always ship in sturdy new boxes with premium heavy duty packing tape, bubblewrap and filler to keep the item(s) away from the sides of the box. The pictures below show the boxes that we use for shipping.

A Note On Customs:

When customs forms are required for a shipment, we fill them out honestly, stating that the contents are merchandise and giving the price you paid for the item (not including the shipping) as the value. Please do not ask us to do otherwise. Take any customs duty that you will have to pay into consideration before making your purchase.

Please note that many countries have restrictions on the import of certain goods and sometimes on the maximum value that can be shipped to the country by various shipping methods. Priority Mail International insurance cannot be purchased for all countries and some limit the amount of insurance that can be purchased (default indemnity coverage seems to apply to all countries). Details on shipping conditions by country can be found on the United States Post Office web site.

  • Condition: Very Good
  • Condition: Binding - very good, top and bottom of spine a little bumped, moderate edgewear and rubbing, page edges slightly soiled and scratched. Dust jacket - none, as issued.
  • Signed By: Chester Anderson, Paul Williams, Michael Kurland, David G. Hartwell
  • Book Title: The Butterfly Kid
  • Signed: Yes
  • Introduction by: Paul Williams
  • Book Series: The Greenwich Village Trilogy,
  • Narrative Type: Fiction
  • Publisher: Gregg Press
  • Original Language: English
  • Inscribed: Yes
  • Edition: First Hardback Edition
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Publication Year: 1977
  • Type: Novel
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Language: English
  • Series edited by: David G. Hartwell
  • Personalized: Yes
  • Author: Chester Anderson
  • Features: Library Binding
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Topic: Westerns
  • Number of Pages: Xxii, 190 Pages
  • ISBN: 9780839823742

PicClick Insights - 1st HB,signed by 4(auth,int+),Butterfly Kid by Chester Anderson,Gregg Press(1977 PicClick Exclusive

  •  Popularity - 2 watchers, 0.0 new watchers per day, 4,234 days for sale on eBay. Good amount watching. 0 sold, 1 available.
  •  Best Price -
  •  Seller - 7,657+ items sold. 0% negative feedback. Great seller with very good positive feedback and over 50 ratings.

People Also Loved PicClick Exclusive