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KALKI
by Vidal, Gore
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394420535
- ISBN 13
- 9780394420530
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Vidal's sixteenth novel is set a few years in the future when a man claiming to be the Hindu god Kalki appears in Katmandu. According to Hindu mythology, Kalki's appearance signals the destruction of all mankind except for a few Kalki followers, who will begin a new race of man. Soon Kalki's followers are preaching mankind's imminent destruction in all the world's cities. But all may not be what it seems. This Kalki turns out to be an American, an ex-GI from New Orleans named Kelly, a gifted chemist and an expert on chemical and biological warfare, who may be using religion to hide an international drug ring. Then again, the drug ring may be a front for Kelly/Kalki's plot to destroy the world. Previous owner's inscription in the upper corner of the front paste down, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square; the dustjacket is price-clipped, o/w a bit of rubbing but no other significant flaws.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004310
- Title
- KALKI
- Author
- Vidal, Gore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0394420535
- ISBN 13
- 9780394420530
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- MODERN NOVEL, FIRST EDITION, HINDUISM, PROPHECY, RELIGION,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Novel; Fine Literature;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.