Book by Irwin Robert
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Finally available again in the United States, The Limits of Vision is Robert Irwin's irrepressibly entertaining and imaginative novel about a young housewife named Marcia and the war she wages against dirt. Set over the course of a single day as Marcia goes about her quotidian activities-having the girls over for coffee, tidying the house, making dinner-it becomes increasingly clear that her sanity is unraveling at an alarming rate. Irwin is at his creative best here, as he describes Marcia's conversations with Mucor, the "mouthpiece for the Dirt, the Empire of Decay and Ruin, the Principle of Evil," as well as such scientists and artists of the past as William Blake, Charles Dickens, Leonardo da Vinci, and Charles Darwin.
"Binds together philosophy and mayhem . . . The Limits of Vision ranks as a genuine (and rare) work of the imagination." (Jeanette Winterson)
"Unique, a ravishing product of pure imagination." (Ruth Rendell)
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Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. N° de réf. du vendeur L10K-02002
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Vendeur : ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0140088865I5N00
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Vendeur : Else Fine Booksellers, Tacoma, WA, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : Good. Light creasing and wear to edges of wraps, some smudging and foxing to back cover. Pages starting to tan from age but text appears unmarked and the binding is solid. N° de réf. du vendeur 006200
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Vendeur : The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Penguin Edition. Paperback. Why, Marcia asks herself, is she the only housewife in history to comprehend the menace of Mucor and his legions of rubbish? Mathematics graduate and now South London housewife, Marcia is only too aware of dirt in all its manifestations. Dust, smears, mould, dandruff, grease, stains are, she believes, a terrible threat to civilization. But who will help her in the great struggle? 120 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). N° de réf. du vendeur 077524
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Vendeur : Jake's Place Books, Clarksville, TN, Etats-Unis
Soft cover. Etat : New. New and lovely. Slight fading on paper (it's almost 40 years old!). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1730316343950
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Vendeur : SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. PAPERBACK 1987. Clean and tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref b32. N° de réf. du vendeur 049949
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