CAMP CONCENTRATION
by Disch, Thomas M
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Several fox marks to front free endpaper, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket A superior copy with none of the usual fading to
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968. First edition. Several fox marks to front free endpaper, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket A superior copy with none of the usual fading to spine panel of the jacket. (#168748) (29554). Octavo, boards. In a near future American authoritarian dystopia "the hero, a poet, is inducted into a secret military experiment to maximize soldiers' intelligence. Infected with a syphilis-type bug he becomes a genius as his body begins to fall apart. There is a clever solution to his predicament. Erudite and witty, this is a very impressive modern recension of the Faust legend." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second series, p. 57. "A key work of avant-garde SF ..." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-343. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 162. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 56. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 309. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 277-82.
Synopsis
Camp Concentration is a 1968 science fiction novel by Thomas M. Disch.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29554
- Title
- CAMP CONCENTRATION
- Author
- Disch, Thomas M
- Book Condition
- Used - Several fox marks to front free endpaper, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket A superior copy with none of the usual fading to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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