New York: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear with short tears and light chipping. Prev. owner's name stamped on FFEP. ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped, deckled page fore edges, hinges intact. Stated first printing. Green cloth covered boards, blindstamped design front and spine, gilt titles on spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 440 pages; "this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town -- Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when the massive dam being built downriver is completed. The town's inhabitants come vividly to life as past and present forces prepare them for a climactic new beginning to their world." .

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Bookseller: Ainsworth Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 18088
Title: Flood A Romance of Our Time
Author: Warren, Robert Penn
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: tennessee
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.

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