{"product_id":"robert-conquest-world-difference-first-edition-1955-124566","title":"A World of Difference.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eFirst edition, first impression of this science fiction novel by the poet and leading Soviet historian Robert Conquest (1917-2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough best known for his academic work revealing the extent of Stalin's terror campaign, and his literary friendships with Larkin and Amis, Conquest was also a science fiction fan and had been a member of the Interplanetary Society since the 1940s. Together with Amis he edited the sci-fi anthology \u003cem\u003eSpectrum\u003c\/em\u003e, and the two also co-authored a novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Egyptologists\u003c\/em\u003e (1965) (\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e obituary August 5, 2015). The present novel, on government mind control, was surely inspired by Conquest's work on the Soviet Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; 8vo; top edge of text block darkened, a few tiny spots to the other edges of the text block, partial toning to free endpapers; original black cloth, titles to spine in cream, a very good copy in the rubbed, toned, and creased jacket with some small chips and short splits; 192 pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CONQUEST, Robert.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487257698679,"sku":"124566","price":136.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/124566_01_69615f37-6ad4-48c1-b9c9-51071cd331cf.jpg?v=1790182808","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/robert-conquest-world-difference-first-edition-1955-124566","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}