The Unlimited Dream Company - Hardcover
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Sought after First Edition published by Jonathan Cape in 1979. Hard Cover with green cloth boards and gilt title to the spine, in Very Good condition.. The 223 pages are clean and bright in a tight binding. This is an opportunity to secure a copy at a competitive price. Dust Jacket is un-clipped and in good order. UK Seller.
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‘Blindingly original ... Moving, thrilling, exquisitely written’ Anthony Burgess
‘A remarkable piece of invention, a flight from the world of the familiar and the real into the exotic universe of dream and desire ... Dense and erotic and magical, a pleasure to read’ Malcolm Bradbury, New York Times Book Review
‘Extraordinary ... There is no doubt of the intensity and originality of the imagination ... Far beyond the scope of most novelists’ Spectator
‘A remarkable fantasist ... Ballard’s eloquence is as lush as the flowering vines he hangs from his multi-storey garages’ Observer
‘The terrifying thing about Ballard is his logic; is this science fiction or history written ahead of its time?’ Len Deighton
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"A remarkable piece of invention, a flight from the world of the familair and the real into the exotic universe of dream and desire... dense and erotic and magical, a pleasure to read." Malcolm Bradbury, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
"Extraordinary...there is no doubt of the intensity and originality of the imagination that conceived the scenes of Shepperton transformed into a paradise...far beyond the scope of most novelists." SPECTATOR
"One of the most startling and original novelists. Extremely witty, Ballard's most optimistic book contains some of his strongest, most vivid prose...exuberant fantasy." TIME OUT
"A remarkable fantastist...rich, seductive...Ballard's eloquence is as lush as the flowering vines he hangs from his multi-storey garages." OBSERVER
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 022401742X
- ISBN 13 9780224017428
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages223
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The Unlimited Dream Company
Published by
Jonathan Cape, London, United Kingdom, 1979
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread copy. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Publisher PC replaced with J. Cape price sticker. Book. Seller Inventory # 040178
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Umlimited Dream Company
Published by
Jonathan Cape, London, 1987
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: Haymes & Co. Bookdealers, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st UK Edition. Edges and endpapers lightly foxed. Jacket rpice clipped; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages. Seller Inventory # B7007
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The Unlimited Dream Company
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London Jonathan Cape 1979, 1979
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Condition: fine. 1st UK Edition. 223pp. Octavo. Dark green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped lettering on spine. Clean, tight text block through out. In dust jacket, price clipped. A great copy. fine Nominated for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1980 the novel follows a man named Blake after his aircraft crashes into the River Thames outside the London suburb of Shepperton. The literary distinctiveness of Ballard's work has given rise to the adjective "Ballardian", defined by the Collins English Dictionary as "resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in J. G. Ballard's novels and stories, especially dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes and the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments.". Seller Inventory # 134400
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The Unlimited Dream Company
Published by
Jonathan Cape, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: MHO - Collectors' Books, Fittleworth, Pulborough, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing, not price clipped, no owner's name or other inscription, D/j has some browning to inside rear flap but there are no tears, nicks, creases or marks and D/j is protected by clear removable sleeve. This copy purchased new by me upon publication. Seller Inventory # 01755
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The Unlimited Dream Company (inscribed by the author)
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Jonathan Cape: London, 1979
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS, Colyton, DEVON, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). BRIEFLY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. In Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels no 68. Fine copy in a fine dustjacket (as new) but for tiny red dot along the bottom spine edge. Seller Inventory # 05819
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The Unlimited Dream Company
Published by
Jonathan Cape, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Hardcover. First edition. pp. 223. 8vo. Forest green binding with gilt lettering to spine, publisher's green topstain. Minor shelfwear, internally clean and unmarked. Dustjacket, designed by Bill Botton, with an appropriately unsettling image to the front panel, and b&w author closeup to the rear panel. Jacket is unclipped and unusually well preserved, showing only some light rubbing, mostly along top edge, and a few tiny spots to front flap. SIGNED by the author on title page. "Moving, thrilling, exquisitely written" - Anthony Burgess. Seller Inventory # 095789
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Umlimited Dream Company
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hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. book. Seller Inventory # D8S0-3-M-022401742X-5
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The Unlimited Dream Company
Published by
Jonathan Cape, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: Test Centre Books, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. Green paper-covered boards, the head edge stained green. 224pp. Cover by Bill Botten. Very Good, slightly rubbed, the spine with a mild, partial crease, lightly spotted to the fore edge and the stock moderately toned in general, in like jacket (in removable plastic sleeve), itself toned at the edges, noticeable mainly on the flaps, otherwise crisp. This copy has been signed by Ballard on the title page. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 007929
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Umlimited Dream Company
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Random House UK, 1987
ISBN 10: 022401742X
ISBN 13: 9780224017428
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Seller: Australian Private Collector, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Neatly Signed in black marker Title page. A terrific copy without flaws although price clipped. Vendor grew up in Shepperton at time Ballard was resident and has numerous other copies of his work. This is as fine a copy as you will be able to buy of this book and is yet another example of Ballard's stunning creative imagination. Lovely bright jacket designed by Bill Botten is free of sun damage and protected by a mylar cover and has no flaws except for price clipping. Small "Signed" sticker. Hurts to part from this one! Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1709505540204
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