Brought to you by Penguin. The extraordinary literary debut of Salman Rushdie Flapping Eagle is a young Axona Indian gifted with immortal life after drinking an elixir from his wayward sister. But after 777 years of sailing the world's seas, he becomes weary of life, and sets out to find the mystical Calf Island, a place where his fellow immortals have gathered and created their own version of the human race. But Calf Island is a strange place - like its inhabitants, it is both blessed and cursed. Sensing a terrible ...
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Brought to you by Penguin. The extraordinary literary debut of Salman Rushdie Flapping Eagle is a young Axona Indian gifted with immortal life after drinking an elixir from his wayward sister. But after 777 years of sailing the world's seas, he becomes weary of life, and sets out to find the mystical Calf Island, a place where his fellow immortals have gathered and created their own version of the human race. But Calf Island is a strange place - like its inhabitants, it is both blessed and cursed. Sensing a terrible darkness at the heart of the island, Flapping Eagle sets out to scale the island's peak and confront its mysterious and potent creator, Grimus himself. 'A mixture of science fiction and folktale, past and future, primitive and present day... Grimus is a parallel form of life, and conjuring of an alternative society' Financial Times ??? Salman Rushdie 1975 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0879510935. A novel. The author's first book. First American edition. Light impression from a removed sticker on front paste-down, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 319 pages.
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Very Good. Size: 1x1x1; The Overlook Press; Woodstock, 1979. Hardcover. First US Edition. Signed by author directly on title page. A Very Good, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, blind stamped emblem bottom front board, some handling/scuffing to boards, mild crimping to spine edges, some age toning to pages, bit musty odor, some scattered foxing top text block edge (mild scattered foxing to fore-edge and bottom text block edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, small tear top spine edge, bit of sunning to flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice, overall clean and unmarked but signed copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 319pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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NEAR FINE IN A FINE D.J. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A BOOKSTORE STAMP ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER AND SOME MODERATE FOXING TO THE EDGES OF THE TEXTBLOCK. D.J. IS FINE WITH JUST A TRACE OF TONING TO THE FLAPS, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0879510935. First American edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. (Thin black marker line flush with spine block at bottom edge. ) Author's FIRST book.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Signed. Presentation By Author Fine Copy In Like Jacket Without Wear First Edition. First Printing Presentation Copy."For Monika & Craig Salman Rushdie" Excellent Fresh Copy.
