Einstein Intersection, The – Samuel R. Delany
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For sale is a rare and exceptional reprint edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delany. Reprint Edition unstated, 1998 Wesleyan University Press. First printing with no subsequent printing. Foreword by Neil Gaiman.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, no edge wear, and two lightly bumped corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with moderate surface and edge wear. First state jacket with no price on the front flap, bar code on the rear and the cover illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

The Einstein Intersection won the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel of 1967. The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of earth, where his kind have settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. The deeper tale concerns, however, the way those who are “different” must deal with the dominant cultural ideology.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.