THE TASTING MACHINE

Published by Black River Falls: Obscure Publications., 2002

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Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomLUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)

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Second edition in book form. One of 30 copies. Publisher's original white card covers printed in black. Blue endpapers. A near fine copy, the binding firm with a little darkening and the odd mark. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Scarce. Peter Ruric AKA Paul Cain's last piece of published fiction "The Tasting Machine" was originally published in two parts, in the November and December 1949 issues of Gourmet, The Magazine of Good Living and first published in book form in 2000 by Obscure Publications in an edition of only 25 copies. Provenance: from the library of Martin Stone. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

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Title
THE TASTING MACHINE
Author
RURIC, Peter; pseudonym of SIMS, George Caryl; [CAIN, Paul]
Publisher
Black River Falls: Obscure Publications.
Publication year
2002
Binding
Soft cover

LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)

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