J. M. G. Le Clezio-THE FLOOD-1968-1ST/1ST US EDITION-SIGNED-FINE/VERY GOOD+ JACKET

Octavo (21cm); off-white canvas cloth boards and beige cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in green and orange on spine and front cover; blue-grey topstain; dustjacket; [viii], 300, [4]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. The French Nobel Prize-winner's second novel, originally published as La Déluge in 1966.

"It is a meditation on death, anguish, and the disintegration of human possibility, a fantasy in the mind of Francois Besson, the disengaged youthful hero of the novel, as he descends deeper in the everyday world where the demarcations between reality and hallucination slowly dissolve through his experiences (love, crime, vagabondage)" (Kirkus Reviews, January 25, 1967). Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA. We are one of the country's leading specialists in the history, literature and art of American social movements. Over 25,000 items in-stock in the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. Our items are described using AB Bookman standards - the standard grading terms of the trade, originally promulgated by the trade publication The Antiquarian Bookman's Weekly back in 1949. We tend to be conservative in our grading, but even the best booksellers make an occasional mistake. Thus, we offer the following guarantee: All items will be received as advertised and in the condition described. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days of receipt (prior notice appreciated). We are members of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and we adhere to these associations' strict ethical guidelines and conditions of sale. We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us.

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