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No Enemy But Time
by Michael Bishop
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, 1991. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Near Fine condition. Very minor shelf and handling wear to edges; first page is age toned around edges. Otherwise, overall, a clean, solid copy with minimal signs of use. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
Synopsis
No Enemy But Time is a 1982 science fiction novel by Michael Bishop. It won the 1982 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and was also nominated for the 1983 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. The novel follows the story of a modern black American man who is able to mentally project himself back to pre-human Africa, where he meets (and eventually mates) with humanity's prehistoric ancestors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M1009
- Title
- No Enemy But Time
- Author
- Michael Bishop
- Illustrator
- Ellen Farley
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk
- Date Published
- 1991
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Easton Press;
Terms of Sale
Barbed Wire Books
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About the Seller
Barbed Wire Books
Biblio member since 2019
Longmont, Colorado
About Barbed Wire Books
Barbed Wire Books is an independantly owned real bookstore in northern Colorado. We've been in business since 2009 and are proud of our award-winning, 5-star reputation for excellent customer service. Our store stocks all sorts of books with note-worthy Western Americana and Children's sections. Not all inventory is listed online so please contact us for specific titles.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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