Description: This is the 1976 *first edition* of THE ALTERATION by KINGSLEY AMIS . Nice copy of Amis’s elusive alternative history title set within a parallel world where England’s Protestant Reformation never happened and Britain is still Catholic. A boy is found to have a beautiful voice which the church decrees renders compulsory his castration — but the youth has other ideas … Hardback, around 4.75 inches by 7.75 tall, retains its Tom Adams pictorial dust jacket, over its publisher's original olive cloth. Tilting to the back-strip protecting the spine all original gilt. First edition published by Jonathan Cape, London, as ISBN 9780224013055 in 1976. Free from permanent inscription and markings to the text. Although interior condition is overall very good, because this original letterpress book is old, it does display minor signs of use and age — such as the usual discolouration to old paper — consistent with a printed object of this vintage. All 208 pp main text are complete and otherwise correct. ¶ Sir Kingsley William Amis (1922–1995) Pringle 100 SF # 80; Pringle Ultimate SF #10. 1977 John W Campbell Memorial Award Winner. ¶ ⁂ Beyond the corporeal, The Alteration also apparently refers to an alternate history, a book-within-a-book, The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick. ⁂ Your book, anywhere within the UK, is sent to you FREE. Feel free to contact seller with any questions, or if you'd like to examine it in person at a mutually convenient time. Bid with confidence to secure.
Price: 24 GBP
Location: Richmond
End Time: 2025-01-30T20:20:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30.06 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Year Printed: 1976
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Fiction Subject: General & Literary Fiction
Binding: Cloth
Original/Reproduction: Original
Original/Facsimile: Original
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
