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TOWING JEHOVAH (SIGNED)
by Morrow, James
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151909199
- ISBN 13
- 9780151909193
- Seller
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994 Book. Illus. by Ng, Simon. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "A" present in letter sequence, indicating a first printing. Signed by Morrow on the title page. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Small and very faint, shelving-related scuff mark at bottom edge of text block, else a fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. The jacket is pristine. The page block is bright and square without dents. This is Morrow's second Nebula nomination for Best Novel. Also, Morrow is one of the few authors to transcend genres and be nominated for awards from different categories. Award History: 1995 Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (lost to Fools by Cadigan); 1995 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to Mirror Dance by Bujold); 1995 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Mirror Dance by Bujold); 1994 Nebula Award Nominee (lost to Moving Mars by Bear); 1995 World Fantasy Award Winner for Best Novel..
Synopsis
God is dead, and Anthony Van Horne must tow the corpse to the Arctic (to preserve Him from sharks and decomposition). En route Van Horne must also contend with ecological guilt, a militant girlfriend, sabotage both natural and spiritual, and greedy hucksters of oil, condoms, and doubtful ideas. Winner of a 1995 World Fantasy Award.
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- Bookseller
- Top Shelf Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000623
- Title
- TOWING JEHOVAH (SIGNED)
- Author
- Morrow, James
- Illustrator
- Ng, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0151909199
- ISBN 13
- 9780151909193
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- fantasy, religion, satire, 1995 World Fantasy Award Winner, 1995 Locus Poll Award Nominee, 1995 Hugo Award Nominee, 1995 Nebula Award Nominee, 1995 Arthur C. Clarke Award Finalist
- Bookseller catalogs
- AWARD WINNERS; SIGNED BOOKS;
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Top Shelf Books.com has specialized in offering Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Mystery hardcover 1st edition books since 1991 and online since 1996. Signed editions, Award Winners & Nominees also a speciality.
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