The Platypus of Doom and Other Nihilists
by Cover, Arthur Byron
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0446880795
- ISBN 13
- 9780446880794
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Warner Books, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First paperback edition first printing. Book is tight clean and square. Wraps sharp and clean, with a couple of minor creases to the fore-edge corners. Sharp spine ends. Text block clean, with a little fading to the publishers stain on the top edge. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels tight and lightly read, no reading creases to spine. Near fine condition. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid original printing copy of this very uncommon cult novel, described as Psycho SF, humourous, bizarre, weird, whist at the same time an examination of such things as love, hate, motivation, and the meaning of existence itself. Features the stories: The Platypus of Doom, The Armadillo of Destruction, The Aardvark of Despair and The Clam of Catastrophe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007542
- Title
- The Platypus of Doom and Other Nihilists
- Author
- Cover, Arthur Byron
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0446880795
- ISBN 13
- 9780446880794
- Publisher
- Warner Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 222
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 2100 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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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
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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....