The Impact Zone
signed first edition
1986 · New York
by MALONEY, RAY
New York: Delacorte Press, 1986. First Edition. Signed by the author, Ray Maloney. Presentation copy from Ray Maloney to writer Barnaby Conrad, inscribed: “For Barnaby Conrad, With admiration, respect, and many thanks. Ray Maloney. April 27, 1986. Ventura, California.” Lightly used copy with two thumbnail pieces - one at the top of the spine and the other at the foreedge of the front board in a dust jacket with matching pieces and some slight edge wear and a few nicks. With a flattering blurb by Barnaby Conrad (Matador) on the rear panel of the dust jacket: “Ray Maloney proves himself a major talent with this exciting, touching, and sensitive new novel. Calling it a book about surfing is like saying Lady Chatterley’s Lover is about game management. Winner of the Third Annual Delacorte Prize for an Outstanding First Young Adult Novel. (Inventory #: 13008E)