A young man arrives in the anarchic city of Bellona, in a near future USA. This world has two moons but could otherwise be our own.
The man, known only as 'the Kid', begins to write a novel called Dhalgren that begins where it ends.
Dhalgren is about the possibilites of fiction and about the special demands and pleasures of youth culture.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. SIGNED by author on title page inscribed "Dear Meg" and dated 1978 in N.Y.C. There is light wear around the edges; there is creasing on the spine. This edition reprints the May 1976 Bantam paperback edition (9th printing), with textual changes made by Delany, correcting 108 printing errors found in all Bantam printings to this date. The introduction is by Jean Mark Gawron with a second introduction by Delany.There is NO dust jacket as issued by Gregg Press. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 133732
Book Description Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. This edition contains significant textual corrections by Delany, including several dropped lines of dialogue, many first included in this edition. New introduction by Jean Mark Gawron. 1975 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-315. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 533-38. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#131754). Seller Inventory # 131754
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed to a prior owner and signed by the author. Stated first printing. 879 pp. Hardcover, bound in green cloth. The binding lightly rubbed. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # M19-Bas081
Book Description Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. Signed by Delany. This edition contains significant textual corrections by Delany, including several dropped lines of dialogue, many first included in this edition. New introduction by Jean Mark Gawron. 1975 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-315. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 533-38. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#138059). Seller Inventory # 138059
Book Description Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. Signed by Delany. This edition contains significant textual corrections by Delany, including several dropped lines of dialogue, many first included in this edition. New introduction by Jean Mark Gawron. 1975 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-315. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 533-38. Corners a bit bruised, else a fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#111891). Seller Inventory # 111891