Vintage 1955 The Edge Of Running Water William Sloane Dodd Mead Green HC DJ

$ 18.48

Country of Origin: United States Binding: Hardcover Author: William M. Sloane III Year Printed: 1955 Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company Topic: Science Fiction

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Vintage 1955 The Edge Of Running Water William Sloane Dodd Mead Green HC DJ. Title: The Edge of Running Water. Author: William M. Sloane III (credited on the dust jacket as William Sloane), American editor and science fiction writer also known for To Walk the Night. Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company, New York–based American publishing house. Publication details: copyright 1939 and 1955 by William M. Sloane III, with this mid-century hardcover edition printed in the United States of America. Format: 1955 hardcover volume in the original publisher's dust jacket, with a striking jacket design of swirling green and black lines framing ghostly white figures and bold yellow titling. Content: Science fiction suspense novel blending speculative physics and the supernatural, centered on experimental research in a secluded laboratory and the uncanny consequences that unfold around a small New England community. Subjects: Mid-20th-century American science fiction, supernatural suspense, metaphysical thrillers, and classic speculative literature. Physical details: English-language text set in a readable serif type with traditional chapter divisions and standard front matter including copyright and printing information. Collecting notes: 1955 Dodd, Mead hardcover printing of Sloane's second novel, originally issued in 1939, produced well before modern ISBN and UPC barcode systems, so no contemporary numeric identifiers are present in this volume. Please review all photos for a closer look at the dust jacket artwork, spine, copyright page, and endpapers of this vintage science fiction hardcover.