Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1958. First edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket with several tiny closed tears to lower front panel, a touch of wear to corner tips, mild wear to spine ends, moderate overall soiling to the jacket, less than usual. (20390). Octavo, cloth. Story collection. "Nine SF stories, more long than short, have an added ingredient of philosophy, of the theory that ""never can a sole unit exist alone and unsupplied"", and of the necessity of communication. The title piece tells of the meeting of a couple who have been in love with merpeople; there's a girl who is kept alive with a new skin each day; there's a would be boss of the universe; and there are weird developments in worlds of the far future. Soberer than the standard brand." - Kirkus book review. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-363. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1562.

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20390
Title: A TOUCH OF STRANGE
Author: Sturgeon, Theodore
Book Condition: Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket with several tiny closed tears to lower front panel, a touch of wear
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1958
Keywords: SF . SC

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