ROBERTS, ADAM — Salt
London, England: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 2000. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0575068965. Illustrated by Chris Moore. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has aNear Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Salt is a crystal compound of Sodium and Chlorine; facted and transparent. Simple and pure. What life could there be without salt? It is known as God's diamond, by which we should be aware of the infinite variability of scale for the divine perspective. Ever grain is a landscape, a world. And us? We are fragile. We dissolve in immensity like salt in water. And after thirty-seven years of travel through the vastness of space we arrived on the planet Salt. And we took Heaven and Hell with us." Only 900 copies available of this first novel which was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
