Published by Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1968
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, Manchester, NH, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
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.
Published by Harcourt Brace & World, New York, 1968
First Edition Signed
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.