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Forty Signs of Rain: **Signed**
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553803115
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803112
- Seller
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carson city, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Spectra, 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. SIGNED by Kim Stanley Robinson on the Title page. Signature only A First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks..
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
- All-Ways Fiction
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024953
- Title
- Forty Signs of Rain: **Signed**
- Author
- Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553803115
- ISBN 13
- 9780553803112
- Publisher
- Spectra
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- DM
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All-Ways Fiction
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