'Splendid . . . this absorbing topical tale . . . has the master stamp . . . in pace, ingenuity, coherence, it is completely assured, and with the special Priestley slant of wry observation.' - Evening Standard ' The Shapes of Sleep is not easy to describe, but there is no doubting its quality, in which gaiety and sanity are matched by invention . . . you must read this entertaining fiction; and no doubt you will.' - John Davenport, Observer Mild-mannered Ben Sterndale is an out-of-work investigative reporter who ...
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'Splendid . . . this absorbing topical tale . . . has the master stamp . . . in pace, ingenuity, coherence, it is completely assured, and with the special Priestley slant of wry observation.' - Evening Standard ' The Shapes of Sleep is not easy to describe, but there is no doubting its quality, in which gaiety and sanity are matched by invention . . . you must read this entertaining fiction; and no doubt you will.' - John Davenport, Observer Mild-mannered Ben Sterndale is an out-of-work investigative reporter who likes nothing better than a quiet evening at home with an eighteenth-century novel and a classical music record. But when he is hired to locate a document stolen from a London advertising agency, he quickly finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of international intrigue. By the time he traces the missing paper to a rare stamp dealer, the man is already dead, and the only clue is the cryptic phrase 'the shapes of sleep', uttered with his dying breath. The trail leads Sterndale to Berlin, a divided city where shadowy figures from both East and West are desperate to get their hands on the shapes of sleep. But what are they, and why are so many people willing to kill for them? Are they some kind of weapon, part of a Communist plot, or something even more sinister than Sterndale can possibly imagine? An unusual mix of spy thriller, existential mystery, and wry social commentary, J. B. Priestley's The Shapes of Sleep (1962) is a page-turner that will keep readers guessing until the final page. This edition, the first in almost 20 years, includes a new introduction by Rod Slater.
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Add this copy of The Shapes of Sleep to cart. $8.00, good condition, Sold by Top Notch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tolar, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1962 by Doubleday & Co., Inc..
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Good in Good- jacket. 8vo-7¾"-9¾" Tall. Jacket is scuffed, rubbed and chipped. Boards are dampstained on edges. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Mystery, suspense, action, Fiction) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo. First American Edition; dj w/lite chipping, unclipped price, in mylar; ownr's name inked out on flyleaf; 284 pages.
Add this copy of The Shapes of Sleep to cart. $18.11, fair condition, Sold by Ladylisabooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chester, , UNITED KINGDOM, published 1988 by Everyman.
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Used: Acceptable. Size: 20cm; Paperback in average condition. A mystery, by turn funny, frightening, fascinating. someone lost a piece of paper, he asked his friend to find it. Ben will do anything for an old friend as long as he pays cash.
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Good. First edition copy. Collectible-Good. Good dust jacket. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (thriller, espionage, literature)
