Flowers for Algernon (First Edition with Signed Slip)
by Keyes, Daniel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Flowers for Algernon is a science fiction short story and subsequent novel written by Daniel Keyes. The short story, written in 1958 and first published in the April 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1960. The novel was published in 1966 and was joint winner of that year's Nebula Award for Best Novel. The titular Algernon is a laboratory mouse who has undergone surgery to increase his intelligence by artificial means.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014246
- Title
- Flowers for Algernon (First Edition with Signed Slip)
- Author
- Keyes, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace, & World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror; Signed/Inscribed;
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