The Path of Unreason

Smith, George O.

Published by Gnome Press, Inc., Hicksville, NY, 1958

About this Item

First Edition. Original publisher's light gray cloth binding with red lettering on spine. Original white paper dust jacket with purple lettering on spine and purple illustration on front panel included. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. 5 3/4" x 8 1/4." 185 pages, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for moderate browning. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Corners of covers are sharp and not bumped. Dust jacket is very clean and intact except for light age toning and a few tiny stains on spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket. Gripping sci-fi mystery about James Forrest Carroll, who works as the lead physicist at Lawson Radiation Laboratory, and mysterious events surrounding him after he becomes an amnesiac following his researches into deep-space radiation. Excerpt from back flap: "So Carroll went on alone, into an ever more bewildering maze of strange people, eerie houses, and fantastic devices. His adventures were exciting, surprising, and ironically amusing. And we guarantee you'll never guess the final answer, because George O. Smith piles complexity on complexity in thoroughly enjoyable fashion, and has literary tricks up his sleeve until the very final page!" George O. Smith (1911-1981) was an American author who specialized in science fiction.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Path of Unreason
• Publisher: Gnome Press, Inc., Hicksville, NY
• Publication Date: 1958
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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