Search Results: dhalgren by delany

BASTEI-LÜBBE, 1980. 1.. softcover.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1977. First edition. A fine copy, corners a little bumped, without dust jacket as issued. An uncommon book. (11090). Octavo, cloth. Signed by Delany on the title page. This edition contains all textual corrections from the author, including several dropped lines of dialogue (these corrections were not fully made through the first nine printings of the paperback editions). Lengthy introduction by Jean Mark Gawron. "Convoluted and fascinating, it remains on of the key works of avant-garde SF, by an author determined to extend the limits of the genre." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-127. Nominated for the Nebula award for best novel in 1975. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-315. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 533-38.

DHALGREN, Bantam, 1975, first edition., three small chips to the spine, some light wear and slight scratches, else a better than good copy in wraps. INSCRIBED by the author.

(New York): (Bantam), 1975. Very good plus.. First edition, paperback original, of the ULYSSES of the United States, the MOBY DICK of science fiction, the DHALGREN of DHALGRENS. Like some other famously difficult classics, DHALGREN has acquired an undeserved reputation for being more often praised than actually read. In fact, it sold both widely and well upon publication, in and especially out of its home genre: readers of poetry and of ambitious mainstream novels appreciated its literary power and experimentation, while science fiction fans were offered all the novelty, subversion, and strangeness they could ask for; more, indeed, than many could handle. Delany himself speculated that the novel's more agitated critics were outraged by DHALGREN's Foucauldian sexual attitudes and critiques; to those only confused or overwhelmed, his suggestion to read it a second time, starting at the end or in the middle, is a good one. Or a third time, why not: "The invitation is, naturally, open." 7'' x 4.25''.… Read More

New York: Bantam Books, 1975. 1st Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. 12mo. Mass market paperback, 879 pp. First printing of this paperback original, considered by some Delany's masterpiece. Spine gently creased, chipped at heel; wrappers shelfworn, wrappers and page edges dusty, mark on top edge (ink stamp or marker), wrapper corners and first and last few page corners lightly bumped. Binding sound, interior clean and unmarked. Bantam Science Fiction.

Ultramar, 1988. Aceptable. ISBN: 8480002009874. GRANDES EXITROS BOLILLO CIENCIA FICCION, primera edicion abril 1988, 399 paginas, tapa bladna, en buen estado

Ultramar, 1988. Aceptable. ISBN: 8480002009874. coleccion GRANDES EXITOS DE BOLSILLO CIENCIA FICCION, primera edicion mayo 1988, de la pagina 403, a la pagina 707, tapa blanda,en buen estado

Bantam Books, 1975. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 6x4x1. Mass market paperback. First Bantam edition, 1975. Light to moderate shelf wear to covers. Binding square and tight. Minor creasing to spine. No loose pages. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Last Word Books is an independent bookstore located in Olympia, Washington.

First Trade "SF Masterworks" Edition. First Printing. Gollancz U.K. (2010). New introduction by Gwyneth Jones and Chris Moore cover art. As pictured. Very near fine, unread, large trade paperback. Faint tiny surface crease at one corner tip, else quite fine as new. Uncommon in a fine first printing. Boxed for safe shipping. 11-b

Ultramar, 1988. Aceptable. coleccion CIENCIA FICCION GRANDES EXITOS DE BOLSILLO, primera edicion junio 1988, traduccion de Domingo Santos, portada de Antoni Garces, paginado 711 a 1102, tapa blanda, en buen estado