Empire of the Sun
by Ballard, J.G
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Dust Jacket Included. Proof copy of the UK edition, very good in a like dust jacket. The proofs were issued with light blue covers that measure 8 1/2 inches high. This copy comes with a first issue dust jacket, with Greene and Carter blurbs on the rear panel, that measures 9 1/8 inches high. There are some tears at the top of the jacket spine in the "unsupported area" where the jacket is taller than the book. There is also some minor dampstaining at the bottom edge of book and jacket. The basis for the Academy Award winning film
Synopsis
Empire of the Sun is a 1984 novel by J. G. Ballard which was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Like Ballard's earlier short story, "The Dead Time" (published in the anthology Myths of the Near Future), it is essentially fiction but draws extensively on Ballard's experiences in World War II. Ballard later wrote a sequel, entitled The Kindness of Women.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007041
- Title
- Empire of the Sun
- Author
- Ballard, J.G
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
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Tulsa Books
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