42: Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything
by Gill, Peter
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
- ISBN 10
- 1907616128
- ISBN 13
- 9781907616129
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Beautiful Books Ltd, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover. Very good +. States First Published 2011 with correct number line starting with 1 (987654321), 8vo., pp. 339, decorated paper covers, appendices, caecum A: The 42 explanation, some interesting reads, acknowledgments, errors and omissions, index, about the. author. -- Bottom front corners slightly bumped. -- Overall Condition. "In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, author Douglas Adams famously proposed that the answer to the question "What is the meaning of Life?" was the number 42. Why that number? Over the years, many theories have been put forward, but Adams steadfastly refused to clarify. It has taken a dedicated fan and investigator, Peter Gill, ten years to establish just why 42 is the answer. In this brilliantly detailed, maniacally meticulous and hilariously offbeat volume, Gill gives us a whole range of reasons why 42 really is the answer. On page 42 of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,Harry discovers he is a wizard. Adolf Hitler turned vegetarian at the age of 42. Elvis Presley choked on his hamburger at the age of 42. Washington is the 42nd State. Channel 42 in the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, where Stephen King stayed prior to writing The Shining, shows Kubrick's film of the book in one non-stop loop".-az.
Details
- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10614
- Title
- 42: Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything
- Author
- Gill, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1907616128
- ISBN 13
- 9781907616129
- Publisher
- Beautiful Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Modern Books, Literature, Fiction, Douglas Adams, Science Fiction & Fantasy, First Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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