WHEN GRAVITY FAILS
by Effinger, George Alec
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0877958513
- ISBN 13
- 9780877958512
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Arbor House, 1987. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Referenced in Barron: Anatomy of Wonder 1995; 4-154. Dust jacket illustration by Michael Hinge. Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
When Gravity Fails is a cyberpunk science fiction novel by George Alec Effinger published in 1986. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1987 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1988. The title of the novel stems from the lyrics of Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, a Bob Dylan song: "When your gravity fails and negativity don't pull you through".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 054844
- Title
- WHEN GRAVITY FAILS
- Author
- Effinger, George Alec
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0877958513
- ISBN 13
- 9780877958512
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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- Fine
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- Hinge
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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