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Shadow of God (Stated First Edition/Apparent First Print - F/VF with G/VG DJ)
by Frank Rooney
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Harcourt-Brace & World, New York NY (1967) HC w/ DJ, Stated First Edition/Apparent First Print (Copyright page states: First Edition), 8vo, 338 pages; Book: F/VF, clean, tight and sound, appears a once read or an unread, very light and very mild dust foxing all edges, elsewise nothing derogatory of note, no edge or tip rub, no edge or tip bump, no breaks, bends or creases to boards or spine, full cloth blue boards and spine, gilt lettering to spine; Pages: F/VF, clean, white and secure, bookseller's plate to front endpaper approximate 3-1/4"x1/2", elsewise nothing derogatory of note; DJ: G/VG, clean and bright, original jacket illustration by Paul Bacon, tip bump all four, edge wear all edges, fingernail tear to top front spine-turn approximate 1/8", chip bottom front approximate 1/4"x1/8", vertical line crack above chip approximate 1", clipped, but price of $5.95 still showing all but top half of 5, on front inner flap (not a remainder/not a book club ed./not a Library ed.) Synopsis: This extraordinary novel opens as the remnants of Captain Sterling's company retreat south on the far eastern peninsula in which the US Army has been fighting an undeclared war. With them are five Catholic nuns of an American order, they had been captured by the enemy, forced into prostitution, and finally abandoned when American forces overran enemy territory. Each of the nuns is pregnant, and one is so desperately ill that both her and her newborn are imperiled. Nonetheless, all must continue their hazardous flight south or risk capture by the encircling enemy. This opening serves merely to introduce a totally intriguing and captivating cast of magnificent characters in a mesmerizing narrative that ranges from the battlefield's of the Far East to Rome, to America. And ranges in theme from man's complex tender/savage relationship to his fellow man, to his yearning for some embrace of the eternal. This work often startles and shocks; it reveals both the grim nadir of the crushed being, and the glorious heights of the triumphant spirit. It reaches and touches the very core of living. Here is a novel of such power and such strength in portrayal that it contends for an enduring place in our literature. Forceful in impact, dramatic in action, rich in thought. Shadow of God, is that rare accomplishment of few authors, a novel of enormous intensity, that will continue to grow in the reader's mind long after the book is closed. This was Frank Rooney's 5th work.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book. jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back. tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use. gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example. 8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes. endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper). plate : Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings. Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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