Mr. Sammler's Planet.
by Saul Bellow
ISBN: 0670493228
ISBN-13: 9780670493227
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In Saul Bellow's 1970 more-bitter-than-sweet novel about alienation and moral decay, Artur Sammler, a 70-year-old survivor of Auschwitz, spends his days quietly and pointlessly in New York. An intellectual and academic, he lectures occasionally at Columbia University but spends most of his time drifting about the city, trying to make sense of an utterly foreign world-a world he despises and despairs of. On the eve of the moon landing in 1969, Sammler can envision the possibility of a new world but is unable to ascertain if it will be a better one-or the end of civilization as we know it....
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"Bellow has not only become a master of his own special idiom, that verbal impasto which mixes...racy-tough street Jewishness with high-flown intellectual display; he has also...set forth on a stubborn, uncertain quest for the cup of wisdom....Bellow is a man of high intelligence so that his generalized commentary is intrinsically absorbing, and...he has the rare gift of transforming dialectic into drama, causistry into comedy, so that one is steadily aware of the close relationship between his discursive passages and the central narrative." -- Irving Howe
-- Harper\'s
"The triumph of MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET is the invention of Sammler, with the credentials that accrue to him through his European education...as 'the registrar of madness.' The juxtaposition of the personal plight of the protagonist with the particulars of the social forces he encounters, the resounding, ironic rightness of that juxtaposition, accounts for the impact here, as it does in every memorable fiction." -- Philip Roth
-- New Yorker
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Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1970
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Mr. Sammler's Planet (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Saul Bellow
Viking Adult. Used - Good. Ex-library. Published: 1970. Hardcover. Dust jacket: Good. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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Mr. Sammler's Planet
Bellow, Saul
The Viking Press, 1970 313 pgs. Copyright page states First Published in 1970.. Price intact on DJ flap of $6.95, 0170 on lower DJ flap. VG Condition overall. DJ has some edgewear with several edge rips and a couple small edge chips as shown. Inside pages are clean, tight and all intact. No writing or marking.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. ( more information) Offered by Treasuring The Past - Old and Rare Books - Western, Massachusetts (United States)
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Mr. Sammler's Planet (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Bellow, Saul
Viking Adult. Hardcover. 0670493228 Good Condition - Viking Press - 1970 copyright - dust jacket is intact with edge wear at corners and along top and bottom along spine - pages are lightly tanned (Hardcover Fiction - 69) . Good. ( more information) Offered by Ceres-Snow Enterprises (United States)
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Mr. Sammler's Planet
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1970. Very nice copy. Light shelfwear, and closed tears to jacket. Bump to bottom edge of boards.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Montreal Books (Canada)
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Mr. Sammler's Planet
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Viking 1970, 1970-01-30. F. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Very good. Ex library.---BOOKS PURCHASED BEFORE 3PM EASTERN SAME DAY. ( more information) Offered by Ship Today Books (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1970. A beautiful copy with some shelfwear and two 1 inch closed tear to jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (Book)/Very Good (Dustjacket). ( more information) Offered by Montreal Books (Canada)
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New York NY: Viking Press. 1970. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 0670493228 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; 316 pages . ( more information) Offered by Gibson's Books (United States)
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Viking Adult, 1970-01-30. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good hardcover and DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor edgewear. Dust jacket shows shelfwear; chips, tears.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day. ( more information) Offered by Redux Books (United States)
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BELLOW, SAUL
PENGUIN. HARDCOVER W/JACKET. GOOD CONDITION. ( more information) Offered by Montclair Book Center (United States)
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Mr. Sammler's Planet (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Saul Bellow
Viking Adult, 1970-01-30. Hardcover. Very Good. THE VIKING PRESS. BCE Minor chipping to dj. some staining 1/8' at bottom of dj on front. clean tight and no markings ( more information) Offered by Stella The Book Lady (United States)
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New York, NY: The Viking Press. 1970. First Edition. ISBN: 0670493228. VG+ in VG+ DJ very minor edge wear only to both; Nice copy in very nice condition. Winner of National Book Award, 1971.; First; Blue cloth; 8vo; DJ. ( more information) Offered by Optical Insights (United States)
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New York Viking 1970.. NrF/NrF some light wear. 1st edition.. F. ( more information) Offered by Black Dog Books (United States)
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NYC: The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0670493228 . #214. . ( more information) Offered by Dana Books (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr. Very Good/Very Good. 1970. First American Edition. Blue Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0670493228 Nearly New Near perfect copy. No markings etc. not clipped, v v little wear. V handsome first edition. . ( more information) Offered by Charles Byrnes Bookshop (Ireland)
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MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET [ 1st ]
BELLOW, Saul
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Viking, 1970. sticker removal damge to spine, 3/4 inch chip to spine crown, some light edge wear.. First Edition First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Rare Book Cellar (United States)
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BELLOW, Saul
New York: Viking, 1970. Small closed tear to bottom front panel else, Fine in a Fine dust jacket.. First Edition First Printing. ( more information) Offered by Rare Book Cellar (United States)
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MR. SAMMLER'S PLANET
Bellow, Saul
NY: Viking, 1970 First edition, first prnt. Signed by Bellow wth "Best wishes" on the page listing his to then published works. Corners tapped, bump to front board topedge; dustjacket with minimal edgewear, mostly at the corners, and a shallow crease on the front panel topedge. Very Good+ condition in a Very Good+ dustjacket with an archival cover. A tight and bright copy. Signed by Author. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The images are of the book described and not stock photos. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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Mr. Sammler's Planet: a Novel - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Bellow, Saul
New York, NY, U.S.A.: The Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket 1970 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover A stunning First Edition/First Printing in pristine, unread condition, Fine or better, in alike dustjacket.; Mr. Artur Sammler, a survivor of the Holocaust, haunted by memories of his literal escape from the grave, is living out his days in New York City. An intellectual who once thrived on the great works of Western literature and philosophy, he now occasionally lectures at Columbia University. He records the degradations of city life while looking deep into the sufferings of the human soul ( more information) Offered by Books Tell You Why, member IOBA (United States)
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Bellow, Saul
New York, NY, U.S.A.: The Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author 1970 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover A First Edition/First Printing in Fine condition with slightly faded blue top stain in alike dust-jacket with only minute signs of chipping/rubbing, this copy is signed by author Saul Bellow on the front flyleaf; Mr. Artur Sammler, a survivor of the Holocaust, haunted by memories of his literal escape from the grave, is living out his days in New York City. An intellectual who once thrived on the great works of Western literature and philosophy, he now occasionally lectures at Columbia University. He records the degradations of city life while looking deep into the sufferings of the human soul ( more information) Offered by Books Tell You Why, member IOBA (United States)
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