Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town -- Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when ...
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Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town -- Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when the massive dam being built downriver is completed. The town's inhabitants come vividly to life as past and present forces prepare them for a climactic new beginning to their world.
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Add this copy of Flood, a Romance of Our Time to cart. $4.49, very good condition, Sold by Richard J. Walters rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Yaphank, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Random House.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Cover is rubbed with edgewear. Uncut pages lightly tanning in margins. Book is tight and good with gilt lettering on spine.
Add this copy of Flood: a Novel (Voices of the South) to cart. $5.05, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of Flood: a Novel (Voices of the South) to cart. $5.06, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by LSU Press.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of Flood: a Romance of Our Time to cart. $5.99, very good condition, Sold by Bradley's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Florence, CO, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by Random House.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in dark green cloth, blind-stamped illustration to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, a bit rubbed. Top-stained in red, lightly smudged at bottom page tips. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 440 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Add this copy of Flood: a Romance of Our Time to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by My Dead Aunt's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Signet Books.
Add this copy of Flood: a Romance of Our Time to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Random House.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean green cloth boards with gold lettering on spine and blind stamp of wave illustration on cover and on spine. Tiny bump to one corner tip. Bright yellow endpapers with small crossed out name at top edge of front free endpaper. Pages and edges are clean and bright, topstained yellow page edges. 440 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, has a small chip at top spine edge, a few small closed edge tears, some abrasion along rear panel edge near spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Fiction.
