DRIFTGLASS
by Delany, Samuel R
- Used
- Condition
- A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (29264)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gregg Press, 1977. First U.S. trade hardcover edition. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (29264). Octavo, cloth. First published in 1971, this is a corrected reprint with new introduction by Robert Thurston. "Ten glittery SF stories, comprising Delany's entire short fiction output up to 1970. Contains two Nebula award-winners: "Aye, and Gomorrah" (1967) and "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" (1968). Effective marriages of style and ideative substance, these pieces represent American 1960s New Wave SF at its best." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (Second edition), p. 109. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-166. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 625-28.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29264
- Title
- DRIFTGLASS
- Author
- Delany, Samuel R
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (29264)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. trade hardcover edition
- Publisher
- Gregg Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- SF . SC
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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