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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON.

Keyes, Daniel.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., [1966]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. 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. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with a couple of tiny nicks at edges and a touch of dust soiling along outer front spine fold. A clean, sharp copy overall. (13864). Item #13864

Price: $2,500.00