AN INFINITE SUMMER

by Christopher Priest

$75 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition · Signed

London, Boston: Faber and Faber, 1979 . Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Priest. The author's second collection of short fiction, including two Hugo nominees. Five delicate sf/fantasy stories about time and perception. Most notable are the title piece, 'Palely Loitering' and 'The Watched.' Priest is not really a stylist, but these tales are poetically conceived: he manages to evoke a curious,

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