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THE SANTAROGA BARRIER
by Herbert, Frank
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket with a touch of edge rubbing. (28978)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[London]: Rapp & Whiting, [1970]. First British (and first hardcover) edition. A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket with a touch of edge rubbing. (28978). Octavo, boards. Signed by Herbert on the title page. "A small American town harbors a mystery: all its citizens seem to be unified against the outside world. It transpires that an experiment with a new drug has endowed the townsfolk with group-mindedness. One of Herbert's more effective treatments of the hive mentality-and the possible next step in the evolution of human intelligence." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 313. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-398. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1859-62.
Synopsis
Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of jobs--including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers--before becoming a full-time writer. He died in 1986.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28978
- Title
- THE SANTAROGA BARRIER
- Author
- Herbert, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket with a touch of edge rubbing. (28978)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British (and first hardcover) edition
- Publisher
- Rapp & Whiting
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- [1970]
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
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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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