THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW The First Book of The Art

CLIVE BARKER

ISBN 10: 000223453X / ISBN 13: 9780002234535

Published by COLLINS, LONDON, 1989

About this Item

Black Boards with Gilt titles to spine, Illustrated end papers, 240 x 160 mm approx. 698 pp. First Edition 1st Imp. 1989. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Near Fine/ As New(Book- no previous owner name or insc. Minor dust spotting/ soiling to edges of book block. Dust Jacket - no defects Collins price label £12.95 still affixed. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve).

Seller Inventory # 129461

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW The First Book of The Art
• Publisher: COLLINS, LONDON
• Publication Date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 000223453X
• ISBN 13: 9780002234535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Manuel San Julian
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern First Editions
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

This fantasy novel by the author of "Weaveworld" describes a race to find the secret of "The Art" - a state of being or consciousness which allows its owner to transcend their humanity and enter into a heightened spiritual state - by Fletcher and the evil-intentioned Jaffe.

Review

"A powerful and fascinating write with a brilliant imagination."-- J.G. Ballard"Barker has an unparalleled talent for envisioning other worlds." -- "Washington Post Book World" "A cross between "Gravity's Rainbow" and J.R.R. Tolkein's "Lord of the Rings, " allusive and mythic, complex and entertaining. Extravagantly metaphorical, wildly symbolic." -- "New York Times" "Rich and absorbing...vivid...incisive and elegant." -- "Time" "[Clive Barker] is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination...His ambition and audacity are unparalleled; we know that we are in the presence of a vision that is genuine, unique and lasting." -- "The Washington Times"