THE MOTION OF LIGHT IN WATER; SEX AND SCIENCE FICTION WRITING IN THE EAST VILLAGE 1957-1965
by Delany, Samuel R
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0877959471
- ISBN 13
- 9780877959472
- Seller
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Arbor House, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. Jack Gaughan. Arbor House, 1988. first printing. 8vo. Tiny foxing spots upper edge of textblock, clean unmarked interior, near fine unread hardcover, fine unblemished d/j. (Cover art Jack Gaughan).
Synopsis
The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village is an autobiography by science fiction author Samuel R. Delany in which he recounts his experiences as growing up a gay African American, as well as some of his time in an interracial and open marriage. It describes encounters with Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, and Stokely Carmichael, a dinner with W. H. Auden, and a phone call to James Baldwin.
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- Bookseller
- Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107339
- Title
- THE MOTION OF LIGHT IN WATER; SEX AND SCIENCE FICTION WRITING IN THE EAST VILLAGE 1957-1965
- Author
- Delany, Samuel R
- Illustrator
- Jack Gaughan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0877959471
- ISBN 13
- 9780877959472
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
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Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
art and textiles, poetry, children\'s and illustrated, Missouriana, antiquarian books.
Prints and maps are stocked as well.
Established 1977, member ABAA/ILAB
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