signed first edition
1994 · (New York)
by Vollman, William T.
(New York): Viking, 1994. First printing. Fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first edition of this story of Sir John Franklin's doomed 1845 Arctic expedition, and its echoes in the 1990s — part of Vollman's sprawling SEVEN DREAMS series. Each novel in Vollman's historical series SEVEN DREAMS: A BOOK OF NORTH AMERICAN LANDSCAPES focuses on an episode of conflict between the indigenous peoples of North America and the settlers that would come to colonize the lands they occupied. The series is projected to span seven novels, five of which have been published so far. Though THE RIFLES serves as the sixth volume, it was the third to be printed. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter black cloth, grey paper boards, gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($22.95) photographic jacket designed by Daniel Rembert. Pictorial endpapers. [14], 412. Signed by Vollman on half-title. Jacket with touch of edgewear. Book fresh, tight.
(Inventory #: 53328)
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