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Perdido Street Station
by Mieville, China
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0333781724
- ISBN 13
- 9780333781722
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and clean with a slight lean. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Text block clean, with the barest hint of toning to the edges. Feels very carefully read. Light bumping to foot of spine, near fine condition. Jacket grades fine, looks superb and has had a in archival fitted cover since purchase. 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. Please note : this book is very heavy (1500g) overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. A near fine copy of this collectible first edition first printing title, that looks superb on the shelf in archival cover. To browse the rest of our extensive China Mieville listings search using the keyword: Durdchina
Synopsis
Perdido Street Station is the second published novel by China Miéville, and the first in a series that is set in the fictional world of Bas-Lag, a world where both magic (referred to as 'thaumaturgy') and steampunk technology exist. Perdido Street Station is set in Bas-Lag's large city-state of New Crobuzon. The novel was nominated for the 2002 Nebula Award for Best Novel and Hugo Award for Best Novel. It won the British Fantasy Society's August Derleth Award in 2000, the Arthur C.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007546
- Title
- Perdido Street Station
- Author
- Mieville, China
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0333781724
- ISBN 13
- 9780333781722
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 704
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Durdchina General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 1500 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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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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