The Deep

John Crowley

ISBN 10: 0450030695 / ISBN 13: 9780450030697

Published by New English Library 1977 First Edition in the UK First Printing, 1977

About this Item

New English Library 1977 First Edition in the UK First Printing Bruised at base of spine and page edges browned (as usual) else Fine book in slightly rubbed Dust Jacket Wrap-around Jacket Illustration by Wayne Anderson ''. a world supported by a huge pillar which is poised in the centre of the vast and mysterious Deep. In this world the Protectors own the land and are constantly feuding with the Just who wish to return the land to the Folk. the 'neutral' Grays preserve the ancient, unfathomable teachings handed down from the beginning of time. '' This edition very scarce.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Deep
• Publisher: New English Library 1977 First Edition in the UK First Printing
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0450030695
• ISBN 13: 9780450030697
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Wayne Anderson
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

New English Library, 1977. First British edition. Crowley's well-received 1975 first novel. A visitor arrives from elsewhere on a strange medieval world where the two factions, the "Reds" and the "Blacks", struggle for supremacy through battle, murder and treachery.

About the Author

John Crowley was born in 1942 and has worked in documentary films and TV since 1966. The Deep, his first sf novel, was published in 1975 and was followed by Beasts, Engine Summer and Great Work of Time. In his later work, Little, Big, Aegypt and Love and Sleep, he has moved into writing fantasy to great critical acclaim.