Word Rain, or A Discursive Introduction to the Intimate Philosophical Investigations of G,R,E,T,A, G,A,R,B,O, It Says
Published by Grossman Publishers, New York, 1969
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: Better Read Than Dead, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Better Read Than Dead
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2023
Condition: Used
US$ 575.00
Quantity: 1 available
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The first novel by American writer and architect Madeline Gins (1941-2014); a high-point of American experimental literature. With drawings by Gins's husband, artist Shusaku Arakawa. Red marker slash (remainer mark?) to text block fore-edge. Else better than very good in an unclipped jacket, lightly toned and soiled, with a 1/2-inch closed tear at head of front panel. Hardcover in photo-illustrated dust jacket. Oatmeal cloth with titles in black to spine and top board. Illustrated end papers, black topstain. [128]pp; b&w illus.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Word Rain, or A Discursive Introduction to the Intimate Philosophical Investigations of G,R,E,T,A, G,A,R,B,O, It Says
- Author
- Madeline Gins
- Publisher
- Grossman Publishers, New York
- Publication year
- 1969
- Dust jacket
- dj
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Art, Literature, Poetry
Better Read Than Dead
Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 11, 2023
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