Author: John Braine
Title: The Vodi
Description: London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959 . First edition. Paperback. An advanced proof copy of John Braine's second novel, about the meditations of a man suffering with tuberculosis and confined to bed. The publisher's advance proof copy of the first edition of this work, in the original wraps.In this work, central character Dick Corvey meditates on events from his earlier life and is visited by 'the Vodi', a malevolent race of small creatures who seek to persecute and destroy the unlucky.The novelist M. John Harrison names this as one of his favourite books of all time, defining its genre as "kitchen sink gothic". In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, excellent. Small perforation marks and stab holes to head of front wrap, penetrating through to page 25 of the work. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: The Vodi John Braine tuberculosis sanitarium John Braine None
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Title: The Vodi
Description: London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959 . First edition. Paperback. An advanced proof copy of John Braine's second novel, about the meditations of a man suffering with tuberculosis and confined to bed. The publisher's advance proof copy of the first edition of this work, in the original wraps.In this work, central character Dick Corvey meditates on events from his earlier life and is visited by 'the Vodi', a malevolent race of small creatures who seek to persecute and destroy the unlucky.The novelist M. John Harrison names this as one of his favourite books of all time, defining its genre as "kitchen sink gothic". In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, excellent. Small perforation marks and stab holes to head of front wrap, penetrating through to page 25 of the work. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: The Vodi John Braine tuberculosis sanitarium John Braine None
Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 951F57
- Book number: 951F57
See more books from our catalog: Modern Fiction