Touch by Keyes Daniel, First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. White DJ shows light soil and scuffing, a few chips top edge and a couple of 1/4 inch tears bottom edge. Top corner of last 10 pages creased ; A bright solid, book, DJ in Mylar, unclipped. Stated 1st Edition; 215 pages; When Karen Stark becomes pregnant, she and Barney are overjoyed. They've wanted a baby for so long. After an industrial accident, Barney unknowingly spreads radioactive dust into his neighborhood, into his home, and onto his wife's body. As frightened friends and neighbors become enemies, the dream of becoming parents turns into a nightmare. . . This is the second book by the author of 'Flowers for Algernon'.

Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 7.75in. 215pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page: 'Inscribed for, Olive and Lee, my wonderful neighbors, with best wishes. Daniel Keyes. Athens, Ohio. Dec. 22, 1968.' VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the extremities, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket shows light chipping of the head and foot of the spine, shelf rubbing along the edges and corners with some small nicks and chips, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Near fine, but with some extremely light soiling to outer edge of text block (possibly the faintest foxing I have ever encountered.) No interior markings or signs of use, no bookplate. In a near fine dust jacket with no chips, no tears, and not price-clipped. Delicate white background dust jacket has slight rubbing/scuffing. Nice copy of author's 2nd book.

Hardcover. 213p., warm personal inscription to Herb and Melissa Gold signed as Dan by the author, very good first edition stated in yellow cloth boards and unclipped dj with tiny closed tear at head of spine and a tiny closed cut at front hinge. From Herb Gold's personal library. The author's second novel concerns an industrial spill that contaminates a couple with radioactive dust which is then spread to the neighborhood. Keyes is best known for "Flowers for Algernon" the basis of the film "Charly" and "The Minds of Billy Milligan" filmed as a limited series "The Crowded Room" starring Tom Holland.