CONSIDER PHLEBAS
by Banks, Iain M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); dark blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[2],3-471,[1]pp. Crown gently nudged, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $18.95). Sharp copy of the first volume in Banks's ten-volume Culture series. "Horza, an alien shape changer and one of the most feared spies and assassins in the galaxy, is hired by another alien race, the Idirans, to further their religious crusade against the Culture, a technologically advanced , liberal-minded human civilization" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder II-72).
Synopsis
Consider Phlebas is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1987.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6938
- Title
- CONSIDER PHLEBAS
- Author
- Banks, Iain M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
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Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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