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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON.

Keyes, Daniel.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., [1966]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Review slip laid in. The novel won the 1966 Nebula award; the earlier short story won the 1960 Hugo award. Filmed twice, the first as "Charly" in 1968 starring Cliff Robertson who won an Oscar for the title role, and again in 2000 as "Flowers for Algernon" in a made for TV film. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-597. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 802-06. Small faint dampstain to base of spine, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket, with a touch of shelfwear to spine ends, overall a fairly bright copy in nice condition. (13863). Item #13863

Price: $3,000.00