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FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk CT: Easton Press, 2004. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Fine. Number 705 of 900 copies signed by Robinson a special limitation page. Frontis by Walter Velez. Signed Certificate of Authenticity and note card laid in. Bound in brown full leather with lettering and design in gilt. Copper mauve endpapers. A fine and bright, as new copy, issued without dust jacket.
Synopsis
Forty Signs of Rain (2004) is the first book in the hard science fiction "Science in the Capital" trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. The focus of the novel is the effects of global warming in the near future. Its characters are mostly scientists, either involved in biotech research, assisting government members or doing paperwork at the NSF. There are also several Buddhist monks working for the embassy of the fictional island nation of Khembalung.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050338
- Title
- FORTY SIGNS OF RAIN
- Author
- Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk CT
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Terms of Sale
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Talent, Oregon
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