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On Wings of Song: Available Copies

NY, Carroll & Graf 1988 First Edition thus by Carroll & Graf, First Printing 359 pages A fine unread copy. See Photos 1/8

bumped, fine in fine price clipped dust jacket

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A very scarce title in any condition, this volume is in Near Fine condition. The front and back covers are in terrific condition showing light scuffing on the bottom edge and the gilded page edges show hardly any wear (see pictures of all edges). There are no markings, bookplates, or other signs of prior ownership in this book. This book is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection published by Easton Press. It comes complete with Collector's Notes and would be a beautiful addition to your Easton Press collection.

This is an Easton Press leatherbound edition. The book has light edge wear, and sight rubbing. Otherwise, it is clean, crisp, and unmarked.

Introduction by James Morrow. Illustrated by Pat Morrissey. Brown leather with gilt titles and decoration, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Pages edged in gold. Easton bookplate at front paste down, with prior owner's name penned in. Thumbprint smudges at fore-edge margins of title page and copyright page. Interior else clean, text unmarked. Easton collector's notes laid-in.

G/G Jacket in mylar 1st ed Jacket rub, foredge rub

Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1988. 12mo. Paperback. Book is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

A Fine first Printing of the First American Edition in a Near Fine price-clipped dust-jacket; In On Wings of Song, Thomas M. Disch tells the story of a young girl, born into a family of singers, who must choose between following in her family's footsteps or embracing her own voice. As she navigates the challenges of early adulthood, she finds solace in her music and discovers the power of song to heal.The story is beautifully written, and the characters are well-drawn. It is a story about the power of music, the strength of family, and the courage to follow one's own path.; 8vo; 359 pages

This is one in the famous "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series published by Easton Press. The book has a very handsome binding with gold gilt on all page fore edges, ribbed spine, attached book ribbon, and handsome BROWN leather covers with bright Gold designs. The "Collectors Notes" leaflet is laid inside the book. The prior owner placed and signed the Eaton Press Bookplate on the first endpaper - the book is in otherwise Fine condition. We always ship in a sturdy box.

Near fine copy bound in brown leather with gold lettering and decoration. Edges are fully gilt, the book has a bound-in ribbon bookmark. The previous owner's bookplate is glued to the inside of the front cover. This edition has an introduction by James Morrow and illustrations by Pat Morrissey.

First paperback edition. SIGNED and inscribed "For _______, Best Wishes". Fine unread copy.

VG, 1st printing, jacket in mylar.

First edition. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First U.S. edition. "A young couple escape the repressive "Farm Belt" states of twenty-first century Middle America. However, their experiments with machine-assisted out-of-body flight come to a tragic conclusion. A marvelous novel, richly entertaining." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 265. 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo nominee. Winner of the 1980 John W. Campbell Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-345. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-89. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 87. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 392. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with light rubbing at edges and printed price clipped and sticker priced $10.95 affixed to the front flap. (#172759)

Signed on Title page. First US Edition. Straight, secure spine. Clean interiors. Faded stain on FFE. Chipping to dust jacket corners and spine. Clipped dust jacket.

A very fine copy in like new and unread condition. Bound in full leather by The Easton Press. Collector's Edition in original shrink wrap from the publisher. A very nice copy.

Octavo. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's decorated leather with paneling and gilt lettering to spine. Sealed in original plastic shrink wrap. Minor shelf wear. Edges of textblock gilt. Shelved in Easton Press. 1410019. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

8vo. Dust-jacket only. Rubbed and creased. Not price-clipped £5.95.

Still stiff to open bound in full caramel leather with gilt decoration, silk-moire endpapers, all edges gilt, and a ribbon marker still folded as it came from the publisher. About new but for nameplate to front pastedown. Collector's notes laid-in.; 359 pages

*Signed* First Edition. VG in VG DJ, now in acetate. Hugo Award nominee. Price clipped, slight tilt to front board. (loc Hansberry)

VERY FINE. Sealed. New without any flaws. Norwalk, CT. Easton Press 1993. Thomas M. Disch "On Wings of Song". Limited Collector's Edition from the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. Beautifully illustrated and luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. As new, sealed without any visible flaws. The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series spans the entire history of the genre and encompasses an extraordinary range of work from Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov and Douglas Adams. Easton Press began publishing this series of novels in 1986 with commissioned introductions and artwork. There are now more than 140 volumes in the series. Each publication is bound in embossed leather of various colors with titles in 22kt gold. The pages are made of acid-neutral paper and are gilded on three sides. About the book On Wings of Song is a 1979 science fiction novel by American writer Thomas M. Disch. It was first published as a serial in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in three installments in February to April 1979. Like Disch's previous novel 334, it is a bitter satire that depicts a near-future America falling into worsening economic and social crisis. Despite being critically well received, it was a commercial failure. About the author Poet and cynic, Thomas M. Disch brought to the sf of the New Wave a camp sensibility and a sardonicism that too much sf had lacked. His sf novels include Camp Concentration, with its colony of prisoners mutated into super-intelligence by the bacteria that will in due course kill them horribly, and On Wings of Song, in which many of the brightest and best have left their bodies for what may be genuine, or entirely illusory, astral flight and his hero has to survive until his lover comes back to him; both are stunningly original books and both are among sf's more accomplishedly bitter-sweet works. In recent years, Disch had turned to ironically moralized horror novels like The Businessman, The MD, The Priest and The Sub in which the nightmare of American suburbia is satirized through the terrible things that happen when the magical gives people the chance to do what they really really want. Perhaps Thomas M. Disch's best known work, though, is The Brave Little Toaster, a reworking of the Brothers Grimm's "Town Musicians of Bremen" featuring wornout domestic appliances -- what was written as a satire on sentimentality became a successful children's animated musical. Features Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities: * Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations

As New hardcover book.First Edition.DJ clipped.Not a book club. No underlining.No prior owner name.Shelf SLofc1-1. Not ex library.Not a remainder. Next day shipping.

Octavo, boards. First edition. "A young couple escape the repressive "Farm Belt" states of twenty-first century Middle America. However, their experiments with machine-assisted out-of-body flight come to a tragic conclusion. A marvelous novel, richly entertaining." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 265. 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo nominee. Winner of the 1980 John W. Campbell Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-345. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-89. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 87. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 392. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#1960)

In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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Fantasy novel. SIGNED on title page. VG; black marker on binding at head; in publisher price-clipped jacket (a new price is stickered on); small rubs at tips.

Nebula nominee, 1979. Hugo nominee, 1980. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 1987, *4-187. Several tears to some exposed edges, else fine. Quite uncommon.

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