1997 Stated First Edition.
This is a postmodernist novel that concentrates on the collaboration of the historical Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in their astronomical and surveying exploits in Cape Colony, Saint Helena, Great Britain and along the Mason-Dixon line in British North America on the eve of the Revolutionary War in the United States.
It is a frame narrative told from the focal point of one Rev. Wicks Cherrycoke - a clergyman of dubious orthodoxy - who attempts to entertain and divert his extended family on a cold December evening (partly for amusement, and partly to keep his coveted status as a guest in the house). Claiming to have accompanied Mason and Dixon throughout their journeys. Cherrycoke tells a tale intermingling Mason and Dixon's biographies with history, fantasy, legend, speculation and outright fabrication.
Overall, the book is in NF- Condition. The jacket has very light wear and it is not price clipped. The boards have very light wear - a few small stains in the spine tape. Internally, it is firmly bound and the pages have very light wear. There is writing on the front end page by a previous owner.
Some other small dings here and there. Not perfect, but generally a nice copy. Please email with questions and see my store for other great items.
Inventory R-Box 36
