The Absolute at Large
Language: English
Published by Hyperion Press, Inc., Westport, 1974
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.Quercus Rare Books
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Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Fine
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Westport: Hyperion Press, Inc., 1974. Originally published serially in 1922, this is a dystopian satire, with religious fervor somehow released by nuclear fission. Capek, a master of dystopia, eventually would write "War With the Newts," considered one of the greatest speculative fiction novels of the XXth Century. This is a Fine copy of a reprint of the 1927 Macmillan edition, part of the "Classics of Science Fiction" series. Gray cloth binding, decorated and lettered in black. Clean text; v, 242 pages. The Introduction is by William E. Harkins. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Seller Inventory # 003089
- Title
- The Absolute at Large
- Author
- Capek, Karel
- Publisher
- Hyperion Press, Inc., Westport
- Publication year
- 1974
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0883551047
- ISBN 13
- 9780883551042
- Edition
- Reprint Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Speculative Fiction
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Quercus Rare Books
Chico, CA, U.S.A.
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Quercus Rare Books has been an online resource for readers and collectors since 1999. We seek to provide noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our main focus is Modern Literature, in particular the great Irish writers of the early 20th Century. We also specialize in Irish History and the Politics of Ireland's liberation. Other areas of interest are American History and significant works of the 18th-and 19th-century. Quercus is a Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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