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THE SYNDIC

THE SYNDIC

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THE SYNDIC

by Kornbluth, C.M

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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. First edition. Boards a bit faded (common to this book), foxing to top page edges, some tanning to end-papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some overall soiling and foxing to the verso. (20394). Octavo, "Future America is ruled partly by a Mafia-like mob and partly by a more benign organization referred to as "the fat, sloppy, happy Syndic." An enjoyable adventure story with satirical barbs and an underlying darkness of tone." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 360. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-612. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2211-14.

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Bookseller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
20394
Title
THE SYNDIC
Author
Kornbluth, C.M
Book Condition
Used - Boards a bit faded (common to this book), foxing to top page edges, some tanning to end-papers, a nearly fine copy in a very goo
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication
Garden City
Date Published
1953
Keywords
SF

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