Room by Harrison Harry, First Edition (9 results)

Condition: New. 2021. 01st Edition. Paperback. . . . . .

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st. Special order direct from the distributor.

Soft cover. Condition: VERY GOOD Minus. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. *** CANADA BUYERS; (This is a THICK BOOK, thus can only be shipped by Expedited Mail in CANADA; Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates ONLY APPLY in Manitoba & Saskatchewan; Other Canadian Provinces will Need to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges); *** 309 pages; IMDB Notes about the Film; In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans. In New York City, when Soylent's member of the board William R. Simonson is murdered apparently by a burglar at the Chelsea Towers West where he lives, efficient Detective Thorn is assigned to investigate the case with his partner Solomon "Sol" Roth. Thorn comes to the fancy apartment and meets Simonson's bodyguard Tab Fielding and the "furniture" (woman that is rented together with the flat) Shirl and the detective concludes that the executive was not victim of burglary but executed. Further, he finds that the Governor Santini and other powerful men want to disrupt and end Thorn's investigation. But Thorn continues his work and discovers a bizarre and disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green. >>Cover creaisng; 1" paper tear to upper left front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. *** CANADA BUYERS; (This is a THICK BOOK, thus can only be shipped by Expedited Mail in CANADA; Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates ONLY APPLY in Manitoba & Saskatchewan; Other Canadian Provinces will Need to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges); *** 309 pages; IMDB Notes about the Film; In 2022, Earth is overpopulated and totally polluted; the natural resources have been exhausted and the nourishment of the population is provided by Soylent Industries, a company that makes a food consisting of plankton from the oceans. In New York City, when Soylent's member of the board William R. Simonson is murdered apparently by a burglar at the Chelsea Towers West where he lives, efficient Detective Thorn is assigned to investigate the case with his partner Solomon "Sol" Roth. Thorn comes to the fancy apartment and meets Simonson's bodyguard Tab Fielding and the "furniture" (woman that is rented together with the flat) Shirl and the detective concludes that the executive was not victim of burglary but executed. Further, he finds that the Governor Santini and other powerful men want to disrupt and end Thorn's investigation. But Thorn continues his work and discovers a bizarre and disturbing secret of the ingredient used to manufacture Soylent Green. >>Edge wear to covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Suggestions for further reading. Illustrated paperback binding with white and lavender coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book was made into the film Soylent Green, set in 1999 when you live in a world with 7 billion other hungry people, and 35 million of them are right there beside you, and the only natural resources left are you and them. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with a reading crease to the back strip. There is a slight bend of the covers and text block to the top right hand corner. Light browning of the text block edges and pages. first publication by this publisher. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [8], 9 - 223, [1] pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0290044.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Berkley medallion edition, Jult, 1967 #X1416 unread one crease.

1st ed. thus card covers Nice copy small octavo 224pp., Light toning as usual o/w a nice tight copy with a nice spine. Cover art by Alan Aldridge.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8.5 x 5.75", cloth, 213pp, extremities a bit worn, pp a bit toned else a nice copy in a lightly rubbed and edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED "Jerry- Make room for this one on your shelves" AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, HARRY HARRISON, ON A PAPER LABEL AFFIXED TO FRONT FLY. The movie "Soylent Green" was loosely based on the book.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Publisher's review slip laid in. In New York in the year 1999, a city where 35 million people compete for water and space, a police detective seeks the killer of a racketeer. "A classic novel of overpopulation and pollution . An archetypal example of 1960s alarmism." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-500. Source for the disappointing film "Soylent Green," directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Charlton Heston and co-starring Edward G. Robinson (in his last role). [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-500. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 50. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1312-16]. A little very light foxing to top page edges, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear to the spine ends and upper corner tips. An attractive copy. (31922).