Perpetual Motion Tapa dura - 1982

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1982. Trace of shelf wear to top and bottom of spine. Canadian author's fourth book, a novel.. First Edition. Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus.

Toronto : McClelland and Stewart , 1982 . First Edition . NF/NF . 8VO . Inscribed and dated Nov 1, 1982 by the author on the half-title. Very light wear to book and unpriceclipped jacket.

McClelland and Stewart. Used - Very Good.

McClelland and Stewart, 1982. HARDBACK BOOK AND UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET [$16.95] IN NEAR FINE CONDITION,SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR,UNDER HIS NAME ON TITLE PAGE. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

McClelland and Stewart, 1982. First. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. pp.283 clean tight copy some shelfwear/bumping to top/bottom spines and slightly to corners, sunned spine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1982 Presumed first, light sun fading to spine, closed tear rear panel of jacket, else fine, not clipped.

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. 0771032919 . Signed by Author; Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 283 pages; Gibson, Margaret Atwood's husband, has signed this on the title page. Set in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth century, at a time when the machine age was coming into its own, Perpetual Motion chronicles the fortunes of settler Robert Fraser, a man obsessed with power and control. Driven by the idea of inventing a perpetual motion machine which will utilize natural energy, he neglects and destroys not only the nature around him but his own family too, as his overbearing rationality becomes a kind of tragic lunacy. .

Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). Canadian First. Inscribed and dated Nov 2/82 by Grahame Gibson on the title page to another Canadian novelist:"For __, with respect & very good wishes. May we have a fine Fall Season! Graeme"; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; age toning to spine; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

McClelland and Stewart,. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771032919 . Ivory / red hard boards with ivory titles to the spine. Good+, tight, bright, unmarked with heavy wear to the bottom spine end, and light wear to the spine end top. The DJ is unclipped, spine browning, with some soiling to the front cover. Scuffing and edgewear. "Set in southern Ontario in the late nineteenth century, at a time when the machine age was coming into its own, "Perpetual Motion" chronicles the fortunes of settler Robert Fraser, a man obsessed with power and control. Driven by the idea of inventing a perpetual motion machine which will utilize natural energy, he neglects and destroys not only the nature around him but his own family too, as his overbearing rationality becomes a kind of tragic lunacy." ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 283 pages .

Toronto, on.: McClelland and Stewart [0-7710-3291-9] 1982, 1st edition, 1st printing. (hardcover) 283pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. DJ clean with miniscule tear at top, back. Previous owner's name, John Metcalf, to the ffep. As well. Inscribed by author to John. Book is in very good condition. Clean and tight throughout, with an insignificant amount of edgewear at bottom. Inscription: "To John - Long after the "Dipper"- with good wishes, Graeme."..