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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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.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Signed by Author(s) HARDBACK BOOK AND UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET [$16.95] IN NEAR FINE CONDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, UNDER HIS NAME ON TITLE PAGE.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. pp.283 clean tight copy some shelfwear/bumping to top/bottom spines and slightly to corners, sunned spine Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) Inscribed and dated Nov 2/82 by Grahame Gibson on the title page to another Canadian novelist: "For __, with respect & very good wishes. May we have a fine Fall Season! Graeme"; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; age toning to spine; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.