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Samuel R Delany Signed Einstein Intersection Ace Linda Marrcas Association
SKU: 20260922-006
Condition: Good vintage condition. Vintage Ace Books mass-market paperback printing of The Einstein Intersection. Covers show age-related rubbing, scuffing, handling wear, edge wear, creasing and worn corners. Spine shows reading wear but remains attached. Pages and exterior page edges are noticeably age-toned. An age-related spot or stain is visible inside the front portion of the book. Binding remains intact and the pages appear complete. The title page is personally inscribed, signed, located and dated by Samuel R. Delany in Cambridge in 1998. Please enlarge and review all photographs carefully for the exact condition and inscription.
Item specifics:
Title: The Einstein Intersection
Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: Ace Books
Original Publication Year: 1967
Edition: Later Ace Books Paperback Printing
Format: Mass-Market Paperback
Binding: Softcover
Language: English
Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, New Wave Science Fiction
Topic: Mythology, Identity, Post-Human Society, Future Earth
Award: Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel
Signed: Yes
Inscribed: Yes
Personalized: Yes
Inscription Recipient: Linda Marrcas
Signature Location: Title Page
Signature Date: 1998
Signature Location Notation: Cambridge
Association Copy: Yes—documented estate provenance
Vintage: Yes
Country of Origin: United States
Vintage Ace Books paperback edition of Samuel R. Delany’s award-winning science-fiction novel The Einstein Intersection. First published in 1967, the novel won the Nebula Award for Best Novel and remains an important work of New Wave and experimental speculative fiction.
This copy is personally inscribed:
“To Linda—
from whom all good
things came
—from
Samuel R. Delany
Cambridge ’98”
Provenance and historical association:
This is a documented association copy inscribed to the late Linda Marrcas, an international poet whose work appeared in Ocarina International poetry publications edited by poet and cultural editor Dr. Amal Ghose.
The book was recovered from Marrcas’s personal collection in the building formerly owned by her. The present owner possesses documentation establishing Marrcas’s ownership of the property, along with poetry publications containing her work and examples of her own handwriting. Together, these materials establish the collection’s chain of ownership and identify the “Linda” named in Delany’s inscription as Linda Marrcas.
The affectionate inscription, signed and dated “Cambridge ’98,” provides a direct literary association between Samuel R. Delany and Marrcas. Supporting provenance documentation is retained by the seller; appropriately redacted verification can be provided to the buyer.
A distinctive collectible for an archive or collector focused on Samuel R. Delany, African American literature, LGBTQ literary history, New Wave science fiction, international poetry or twentieth-century literary networks.
You will receive the exact signed and inscribed book pictured.
Shipping: USPS Media Mail with tracking and insurance. The book will be protected against moisture and securely packed in a box for shipment.
