Beggars in Spain.
by Kress, Nancy
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, gilt cover decorations faded, otherwise fine, tight and unread, no dust jackets as issued.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk. : Easton Press. , 1993. 1st Edition.. Full red leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker. . Very good, gilt cover decorations faded, otherwise fine, tight and unread, no dust jackets as issued.. 21x14 cm. . Signed by the author on the signature page. Blank Easton bookplate laid in. weight: 1.8 lb.
Synopsis
Beggars in Spain is a 1993 science fiction novel by Nancy Kress. It was originally published as a novella in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine and as a limited edition paperback by Axolotl Press in 1991. Kress expanded it, adding three new volumes and eventually two sequels, Beggars and Choosers and Beggars Ride. It is held to be an important work, and is often hailed for its predictions of emerging technologies and society. The original novella won the Hugo Award and Nebula Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 290739
- Title
- Beggars in Spain.
- Author
- Kress, Nancy
- Format/Binding
- Full red leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, gilt cover decorations faded, otherwise fine, tight and unread, no dust jackets as issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press.
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 428 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- SF/Fantasy;
- Size
- 21x14 cm.
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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