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The Dice Man
by RHINEHART, Luke
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Holt, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc. 1971. First edition. 226x146mm. pp. xi, [3], 305 [1bl]. Original quarter white cloth, black cloth covered boards, spine lettered in black and red. Original dustjacket, protected by plastic wrapper. Dustjacket with short closed tear to upper cover, slight creasing to top edge and some toning. Internally near fine. A very good copy of this cult classic about a psychiatrist who experiments with making decisions based on the roll of dice.
Synopsis
The Dice Man is a semi-comedic novel published in 1971 by George Cockcroft under the pen name Luke Rhinehart and tells the story of a psychiatrist who begins making life decisions based on the casting of dice. Cockcroft wrote the book based on his own experiences of using dice to make decisions while studying psychology. The novel is noted for its subversivity, anti-psychiatry sentiments and for reflecting moods of the early 1970s.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Voewood Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4178
- Title
- The Dice Man
- Author
- RHINEHART, Luke
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc
- Date Published
- 1971
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Voewood Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Holt, Norfolk
About Voewood Rare Books
Simon Finch has been a Rare Book Dealer since 1980. He has had shops in Notting Hill Gate, Mayfair and Holt, Norfolk. His firm has handled a wide variety of material from the First Folio of Shakespeare to the wilder shores of the counterculture and everything in between. In 1998, Simon bought Voewood, one of the finest Arts and Crafts and houses and brought it back to life with an eight-year programme of renovation and restoration. Voewood Rare Books, which operates from Voewood, is the continuation for Simon of a long career in the book trade. It also represents an important link with the House. Voewood is always beautiful, surprising, mysterious and perhaps a little disorientating and we aim to bring something of this spirit to the bookshop. Whilst our focus in on the visual arts, literature and the counter-culture, we deal also in a broad range of antiquarian and modern rare books across all subject areas. Our collection can be found here at Biblio and on our website. We are open by appointment and can always be contacted by email.
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