Robbins, Tom

Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

ISBN: 0553107755
New York, NY: Bantam Books, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed & signed by Tom Robbins. "As many readers well know, to describe a Tom Robbins plot does not begin to describe a Tom Robbins novel. Moreover, the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author, with his love of language, nuance, and surprise, is as opposed to story summations as J.D. Salinger." (from front flap) The seventh novel by Tom Robbins, among the most popular & beloved American writers in an unclassifiable Gonzo-countercultural iconoclastic Tradition of One. Ostensibly the story of Switters, a walking bundle of contradictions, this novel (as with all his works) defies any attempt at linear summation. A sweeping roller-coaster epic that is Robbins' longest up to that point. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, first edition, first printing as indicated by number sequence on copyright page. On shorter title page, Robbins has hand-written & signed in bold black felt-tip ink: "To Micha,/ (signed) Tom Robbins." An essential, monumental Robbins collectible in very fine condition: Book with only a bit of wear & a few very small bumps to edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; mostly light spotting & one area with darker spots at upper edge of text block (& one very small spot at nearby upper edge of front cover). Interior very fine, substantially mint. Dust jacket very fine with only slight rubbing to front, back covers, spine & flaps; some tiny bumps, creases & rubbing at thin edges & corners of same. Very Fine / Very fine. [Item #3726]

Price: $65.00