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Moorcock, Michael
THE CORNELIUS QUARTET [JCornelius1,2,3,4]
(reprint) omnibus: 1993
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Four Walls Eight Windows
2001

(Tall) Trade paperback
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VG+

Tight and square, spine is flat but slightly dished; light rubbing to front cover; back cover is similar with some light wear to left side. Age tanning is mild to moderate and uniform; no stamps, marks or writing.

Omnibus of The Final Program (1969) + A Cure for Cancer (1971) + The English Assassin (1972) + The Condition of Muzak (1977)

The Final Programme - the first "Jerry Cornelius" book by Michael Moorcock. This is a "fix-up" based on 3 pieces that appeared in New Worlds 1965-1966. The book is layed out as a prologue, then 4 "Phases" and finishes with an epilog - but if you try to compare text based on the titles of the original pieces, you will become rather confused (explanation below.)

preliminary data
Phase 1 - (Chapters 1-5)
Phase 2 - (Chapters 6-8)
Phase 3 - (Chapters 9-16)
Phase 4 - (Chapters 17-18)
terminal data

The prolog "preliminary data" is new to the book. The first 2 chapters of "Phase 1" (with noticable revisions) correspond to "Preliminary Data" - from New Worlds #153 (August 1965.) Chapters 3 and 4 of "Phase 1" (also with noticable revisions) correspond to "Further Information" from New Worlds #157 (December 1965.) The first part of "Phase 2" (Chapter 6) is new to the book. Chapters 7 and 8 from "Phase 2" correspond to "Phase Three" from New Worlds #160 (March 1966 - with only minor revisions.) Original to the book are all of "Phase 3", "Phase 4" and "terminal data."






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