The Motion of Light in Water
by Delany, Samuel R
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0877959471
- ISBN 13
- 9780877959472
- Seller
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West Linn, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Arbor House Pub Co, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jack Gaughan, dj art.. The book has light soiling to the edges of the page block, a previous owner's inscription marked out under the front flap, and a lightly slanted spine. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed, has a 1/2 closed tear at the top of the rear panel where it meets the spine, and is unclipped ($18.95). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line. Signed by the author on the title page.
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
- Cross Genre Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002083
- Title
- The Motion of Light in Water
- Author
- Delany, Samuel R
- Illustrator
- Jack Gaughan, dj art.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0877959471
- ISBN 13
- 9780877959472
- Publisher
- Arbor House Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 302
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- X weight
- 0 lbs
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