THE SHEEP LOOK UP
by Brunner, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28561)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1972]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28561). Octavo, quarter cloth with boards. 1972 Nebula nominee. "The most elaborate alarmist novel about industrial pollution." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-72. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 69. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1913-16.
Synopsis
The Sheep Look Up is a science fiction novel by British author John Brunner, first published in 1972. The novel's setting is decidedly dystopian, the book dealing with the deterioration of the environment in the United States. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1972. The title of the novel is a quotation from the poem Lycidas by John Milton: The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread ...
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28561
- Title
- THE SHEEP LOOK UP
- Author
- Brunner, John
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (28561)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London
- Date Published
- [1972]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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