Author: Brian Aldiss
Title: I Went to the House of the Sun
Description: Oxford, Printworks, 2001. First edition. Paperback. One of only fifty copies printed of this anthology of poems by Brian Aldiss, a very scarce work, from the author's own library. The first edition of this very scarce work, one of only fifty copies printed.From the library of the author.Collecting together forty-one poems by Brian Aldiss, including 'Perspectives', 'The Foot Speaks', 'They Who Waited', 'Awake at Three A.M.', and his poem about the funeral of Kingsley Amis on the 31st October 1995.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the provenance from his daughter, Wendy Aldiss. Aldiss was a popular English science fiction author, an influential writer of the twentieth century. One of his short stories, 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long', was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick - Steven Spielberg 2001 film 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence&apos. He was part of the British New Wave of sci-fi, and was greatly influenced by H. G. Wells. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Spine is sunned. A couple of very small marks to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .
Keywords: I Went to the House of the Sun poetry brian aldiss perspectives poetry they who waited kingsley amis None
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Title: I Went to the House of the Sun
Description: Oxford, Printworks, 2001. First edition. Paperback. One of only fifty copies printed of this anthology of poems by Brian Aldiss, a very scarce work, from the author's own library. The first edition of this very scarce work, one of only fifty copies printed.From the library of the author.Collecting together forty-one poems by Brian Aldiss, including 'Perspectives', 'The Foot Speaks', 'They Who Waited', 'Awake at Three A.M.', and his poem about the funeral of Kingsley Amis on the 31st October 1995.From the library of Brian Aldiss, with a note loosely inserted regarding the provenance from his daughter, Wendy Aldiss. Aldiss was a popular English science fiction author, an influential writer of the twentieth century. One of his short stories, 'Supertoys Last All Summer Long', was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick - Steven Spielberg 2001 film 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence&apos. He was part of the British New Wave of sci-fi, and was greatly influenced by H. G. Wells. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. Spine is sunned. A couple of very small marks to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .
Keywords: I Went to the House of the Sun poetry brian aldiss perspectives poetry they who waited kingsley amis None
Price: GBP 240.00 = appr. US$ 342.72 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 914P20
- Book number: 914P20
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