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Cardography (Ltd. Ed. Signed)
by Card, Orson Scott; Hartwell, David G
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Eugene, OR: Hypatia Press Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hypatia Press Limited Edition 1987. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Bumped to head of spine, title gilt perfect. Text block very clean, with printers stained top edge and speckled fore-edge. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Unread. Near fine condition. Jacket also near fine, with some crimping to the top edge, and 3mm tear to head of spine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A near fine copy of this limited edition volume of 750 copies, this being a publisher's copy and marked PC. Signed by both Card and the David G Hartwell to the limitation page. A collection containing an introduction by Hartwell, five stories and an afterword by Card, followed by a section of maps also by the author.
Synopsis
Cardography (1987) is a short story collection by Orson Scott Card. It contains five stories and an introduction by David Hartwell. All five of these stories were later published in Maps in a Mirror
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007338
- Title
- Cardography (Ltd. Ed. Signed)
- Author
- Card, Orson Scott; Hartwell, David G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Hypatia Press Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Eugene, OR
- Date Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 144
- Size
- 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 4.63 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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