UNDER COMPULSION
by Disch, Thomas M
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with light edge wear along top edge and rubbing at the head of the spine panel, tiny ch
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with light edge wear along top edge and rubbing at the head of the spine panel, tiny chip from lamination at lower front panel. (3366). Octavo, boards. Collection of short fiction issued later in the U.S. as FUN WITH YOUR NEW HEAD (1971). Collects seventeen stories. Includes "Thesis on Social Forms and Social Control in the U.S.A. "Disch is one of the best contemporary American short story writers." - see Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-145. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-145.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3366
- Title
- UNDER COMPULSION
- Author
- Disch, Thomas M
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with light edge wear along top edge and rubbing at the head of the spine panel, tiny ch
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- SF . SC
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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