Of Solids and Surds – Samuel R. Delany
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For sale is a rare and exceptional first edition, first printing of Of Solids and Surds by Samuel R. Delany, complete with a Near Fine dust jacket protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2021 Yale Univ. Press. First printing with a full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

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

The dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition, with the price on the front flap and mild surface and edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

In the fourth volume in the Why I Write series, the iconic Samuel Delany remembers fifty years of writing and shaping the world of speculative fiction

Small volume ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.