Concrete Island
by BALLARD, J.G
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); black paper-covered boards and light grey cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in metallic green on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-176pp. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $6.95), with only a hint of sunning along the edges worth noting. "A traffic accident leaves Robert Maitland stranded and injured on a littered, undeveloped traffic island beneath three converging highways. He survives on radiator water and food litter and by manipulating the two other castaways he meets on his island, a disturbed young woman and a brain-damaged ex-acrobat. Another of Ballard's original, provocative parables of physical and psychological isolation in the modern world" (Barron, Horror Literature 4-15).
Synopsis
Concrete Island is a 1974 English fiction novel by J. G. Ballard.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55160
- Title
- Concrete Island
- Author
- BALLARD, J.G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Fantasy - Lost Race - Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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