Geek Love
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 347pp. Large octavo [24 cm]. 1/2 dark blue cloth with blue paper covered boards. The boards are just a hair warped, the bottom fore-edge corners of the covers are bumped, and there are barely visible damp stains to the bottom fore-edge corners of the pages. In the dust jacket (not price-clipped) with Chip Kidd's original cover art, featuring "mutated" letters and a five-legged Knopf borzoi on the spine. The jacket's spine is moderately sunned (title still bold). The surface of the rear panel is rubbed and has roughly a dozen small indented marks. Very Good / Very Good. Item #64930
ISBN: 0394569024
Dunn's quirky third novel was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1989. In the years since, "Geek Love" has achieved something akin to cult classic status.
This copy is signed by Katherine Dunn on the tipped-in title page.
Price: $900.00