Set in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth century, at a time when the machine age was coming into its own, "Perpetual Motion" chronicles the fortunes of settler Robert Fraser, a man obsessed with power and control. Driven by the idea of inventing a perpetual motion machine which will utilize natural energy, he neglects and destroys not only the nature around him but his own family too, as his overbearing rationality becomes a kind of tragic lunacy. First published in 1982, "Perpetual Motion" is Graeme Gibson's superb ...
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Set in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth century, at a time when the machine age was coming into its own, "Perpetual Motion" chronicles the fortunes of settler Robert Fraser, a man obsessed with power and control. Driven by the idea of inventing a perpetual motion machine which will utilize natural energy, he neglects and destroys not only the nature around him but his own family too, as his overbearing rationality becomes a kind of tragic lunacy. First published in 1982, "Perpetual Motion" is Graeme Gibson's superb evocation of a time when faith in material progress is still challenged by superstition and a lingering belief in magic. It is an ironic yet compassionate examination of the painful consequences of human folly. "From the Hardcover edition."
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Very Good in Near Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. pp. 238. 238 pp. The page edges are lightly shelf-soiled. The jacket is slightly scuffed at the head and foot of the spine, and is shelf-soiled. The Canadian author's first novel published in the U.S.; set in southern Ontario in the late 19th century.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. Book Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A. : St Martins Pr, 1983. Stated First American Edition. Near FIne/Very Good+. Clean black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 283 pgs. Clean dustjacket has one 3/4" closed tear at base of rear flap fold. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Set in southern Ontario in the late 19th century, this novel chronicles the fortunes of a man driven by the idea of inventing a perpetual motion machine. 8 Vo. Fiction.
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Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket. Free of any markings and no writings inside. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A one inch tear at the bottom in the back of the dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0771032919. Signed by Author; Only slight wear; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 283 pages; Gibson, Margaret Atwood's husband, has signed this on the title page. Set in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth century, at a time when the machine age was coming into its own, Perpetual Motion chronicles the fortunes of settler Robert Fraser, a man obsessed with power and control. Driven by the idea of inventing a perpetual motion machine which will utilize natural energy, he neglects and destroys not only the nature around him but his own family too, as his overbearing rationality becomes a kind of tragic lunacy.