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The Violent Man (Inscribed By A. E. Van Vogt)
by Van Vogt, A. E. (Alfred Elton); Jacket Design By Janet Halverson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962. First Edition 1st Printing. Yellow Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 375 Pp., Extensive Bibliography At End. Yellow Cloth. First Printing Stated. The Author's Only Published Non-Science Fiction Novel, On Brainwashing In China. Somewhat Neglected By Its Publisher But Acclaimed By Critics Such As Colin Wilson For Its Research And Depth Of Analysis On How Men May Be Made Violent. Wilson Thought Van Vogt Would Join The Ranks Of Great Writers With This Book. Pages Browned As Usual, With A Lightly Used Still-White Dust Jacket, Not Price-Clipped, And, Unusually, With No Fading To Red Lettering On Spine. Inscribed "For Steve / The Man Who Rules The World - I Tried To Picture Him / Sincerely / A E Van Vogt". Book Fine, Clean, Unworn, Pages Browned As Usual (And Unavoidable). Dj Clean (Unusually So), Very Near Fine.
Synopsis
Pocket Kangaroo Book #82004. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 056225
- Title
- The Violent Man (Inscribed By A. E. Van Vogt)
- Author
- Van Vogt, A. E. (Alfred Elton); Jacket Design By Janet Halverson
- Format/Binding
- Yellow Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century; Literature: Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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