Approaching Oblivion, Road Signs on the Treadmill Toward Tomorrow (signed and Inscribed by the Author with a foreword by Michael Crichton)

New York: Walker and Co, 1974. First Edition. Octavo. 238 pages. Eleven uncollected stories by Ellison. Michael Crichton's foreword discusses how he was warned about Ellison's allegedly anti-social behavior and followed by Ellison's insightful introduction. If you only read the introduction, you will understand how you and every person desirous of self-knowledge will appreciate how our tortured childhoods can be transcended though never fully escaped. The rest is labelled sci-fi but certainly is dystopian and full of what an "untamed cynic" sees of life. Bound in orange paper covered boards, spine lettering dark brown, previous owner's gift inscription, A near fine copy in very good unclipped pictorial dust jacket lettered in orange and white, some even fading to spine. In all, a very handsome copy. (Inventory #: 032605)