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Looking for Jake and Other Stories (1st/1st Signed Association copy)
by Miéville, China
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1405048301
- ISBN 13
- 9781405048309
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Feels lightly read. Sharp spine ends, off white text block edges. Feels lightly read. Fine condition. Jacket very glossy and clean, no issues, a fine jacket. Signed and dedicated to title page by the author. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A fine signed example of this collectible first edition first printing book. This copy is signed and dedicated to the title page, "To Peter / With huge / thanks as always / for all of it / China". This volume comes from the collection of Peter Laverey, who was China Mieville's editor at Pan MacMilian, a great association copy for a collector. To browse the rest of our extensive China Mieville's listings search using the keyword: Durdchina
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007638
- Title
- Looking for Jake and Other Stories (1st/1st Signed Association copy)
- Author
- Miéville, China
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1405048301
- ISBN 13
- 9781405048309
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 352
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Durdchina General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 1550 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
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