Chicago: Advent:Publishers Inc, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Edited by Cy Chauvin. Introduction by John Foyster. Bibliography by Judith L. Blish. Near Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), faintly rubbed at the edges. Grey cloth, bumped at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A posthumous collection of Blish's previously unpublished literary criticism and autobiographical writings. This copy comes from the collection of John Stopa, one of the founders of Advent:Publishers.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8860
Title: The Tale That Wags the God
Author: Blish, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0911682295
ISBN 13: 9780911682298
Publisher: Advent:Publishers Inc
Place of Publication: Chicago
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: Science Fiction, Sci-fi, SF, John Stropa, Jon Stropa, Literary Criticsm, Autobiography, Science, Technology

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