THE SALMON OF DOUBT: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time.**

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn, and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, colour illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly an unread copy? Publisher's sharp-cornered,bright,clean,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and b/w headband and immaculate dark blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xxxvpp+3-299pp [paginated] includes editor's note,a contents list/ table,a prologue,an introduction,3 chapters (Life,The Universe,And Everything),an epilogue,Order of Douglas Noel Adams's Memorial service,editor's acknowledgements (both to rear),plus [unpaginated] b/w vignetted half-title+title pages,a dedication,and 4 separator pages. 'The Salmon of Doubt' contains ten chapters of the novel on which Douglas Adams was working at the time of his death in May 2001,along with an astonishing collection of pieces recovered from his beloved Macintosh computer.The plot of 'The Salmon of Doubt' is as intriguing as its title and sees Dirk Gently simultaneously on the trail of half a cat and an actor whose sudden appearance is perhaps not as random as it seems.Starring alongside the pizza-addicted detective are Thor,Norse God of Thunder, Dave of Daveland and a highly confused rhinoceros called Desmond. Other fictional stories include 'Young Zaphod Plays It Safe',featuring the intergalactic star of the 'Hitchhiker' series,and 'The Private Life of Ghengis Khan',written with Graham Chapman,in which the emotional needs of a barbaric marauding killer are revealed.Non-fiction pieces range from an earnest twelve-year-old Douglas's letter to Eagle magazine, through insights into a teenage mind full of adoration for the Beatles and loathing for short trousers,to lectures reflecting Adams's exceptional understanding of our natural,technological and philosophical worlds. Here too are articles on subjects as diverse as religion, the 'little dongly things' making a mess of computers, the letter 'Y' and Douglas's love affair with two dogs in New Mexico.For fans and new readers alike,'The Salmon of Doubt' is the ultimate smorgasbord of the insanities,urbanities and wondrous workings of life,the universe and everything. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.
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