Life in the West
by Aldiss, Brian W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0297777440
- ISBN 13
- 9780297777441
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper by Michael Litherland, with red and black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. The first contemporary novel of the science-fiction writer Brian W. Aldiss. A novel that ranges from England, Sicily, Singapore and Yugoslavia, and of the misadventures of Thomas C. Squire as he lurches from worldly success to private dysfunction. Minor rubbing to the book edges and faint dust marks and foxing to the top textblock edge. A few other marks to the front fore text edge. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels. The major fault with the dustwrapper has been sunning to all edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (10), 310 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: fiction; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0297777440. ISBN/EAN: 9780297777441. Inventory No: 0112605. . 9780297777441
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0112605
- Title
- Life in the West
- Author
- Aldiss, Brian W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297777440
- ISBN 13
- 9780297777441
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Fiction, literature, Stalinism fiction; Literature & Literary. Unbranded ISBN: 0297777440 EAN: 9780297777441 Aldiss, Brian W. Life in the West
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- First Edition
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