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BARKER**, CLIVE: : FORMS OF HEAVEN: THREE PLAYS

LONDON.HarperCollinsPublishers,1997.

ISBN 00022559

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2.Preceded by US(NY), HarperPrism,1996 HB 1st edn.] FINE/FINE. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase; so NO owner inscrptn,NO price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,maroon background with small colour artwork illustration by Clive Barker, illustrated front dw/dj with capitalised cream-lettered author name,capitalised white-lettered title and sub-title; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name and part-title and publisher’s white+coloured colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with author's colour portrait photograph. Virtually NO shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – and no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges with merest hint of toning but NO foxing/spotting,and surprisingly,both fore+ bottom edges are a bright white without blemish, foxing or spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – unread,other than my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain red cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xvipp+4-478pp [paginated] includes author's Introduction,the 3 Plays each with a Clive Barker b/w illustrated separator page,play's title separator page,Production Notes,a Cast list,a Scenes list,and Acts separator page(s) - some pages [unpaginated]; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,,a Contents list/table,a dedication with advisory note on Copyright and royalty's disclaimer proviso for amateur and non-profit organizations with minimal contractual or financial burden to its reverse,and to the rear,4pp blanks.   Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 25+ year-old age. It is only the fault described that prevents a higher grading. Despite that,that it is still a really exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.                                          Before he wrote the novels that made his name a touchstone of imaginative fiction worldwide, Clive Barker wrote for the theatre - plays which are,like his books,rich and multi-layered journeys into wildly inventive worlds.            A year earlier,1996 (UK) and in 1995 (US),he had published 'Incarnations' which made three of his plays available to readers,actors and directors.This his 2nd collection offers three new journeys,each creating a vividly painted world.These are real workds inhabited by real people,but something is warped,something is going wrong at the edges.                        In 'Crazyface'mwe follow the adventures of a great clown cast adrift in the midst of Europe's Dark Ages,where the line between Comedy and Tragedy is so fine it can be crossed in the blink of a fool's eye. In 'Paradise Street',Barker creates an indelible dramatic portrait of his native Liverpool,whose streets are transformed by an extraordinary band of time travellers.            In 'Subtle Bodies',a play which mingles sensuality and sexulaity in a truly outrageous fashion,we are taken for a swim in the sea of dreams,(which appeared later as Quiddity in Barker's 'Great and Secret Show' and 'Everville').                                    Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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