Piers Anthony — Sos the Rope

London, Faber and Faber , 1970. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition review copy of SOS the Rope, retaining its original Faber & Faber review slip and accompanying 1970 publisher"s letter, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding. The first UK edition, an advanced review copy. This copy is accompanied by the original Faber & Faber review slip announcing publication, 28 September 1970, and a contemporary typed publisher"s letter from Uitgeverij J. Hoste N.V. Brussels, forwarding the book for review to a Belgian editorial office.The story follows a man who discovers that reality is structured like a vast, multi-dimensional rope, with parallel strands representing alternate worlds.Piers Anthony (1934-) is best known for his long-running Xanth fantasy series, though his earlier works remain popular for exploring speculative and philosophical science fiction themes. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Very slight fading to boards and extremities with minor damp staining. Very slight shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrapper, excellent. Slight sunning to extremities of rear pale wrap, with the odd minor handling mark and slight soiling. Minor edge wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.