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The Player of Games (1st/1st)
by Banks, Iain M
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0333471105
- ISBN 13
- 9780333471104
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean with touch of rubbing to lower edges. Spine ends gently bumped, with rubbing (common with this title), title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with hint toning to edges, slightly more pronounced to the top edge. The pages are unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has very light evidence of handling, and little sunning to spine, as evidenced but a fading of the yellow title, but does not detract too much on the shelf. Overall a near fine copy. 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 worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very square and solid example of this collectible first edition first printing title, by Iain M Banks, the second of the Culture novels, a novel that we enjoyed very much. A great addition to a modern SF collection. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks
Synopsis
The Player of Games is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1988.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007560
- Title
- The Player of Games (1st/1st)
- Author
- Banks, Iain M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0333471105
- ISBN 13
- 9780333471104
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 288
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Durdbanks General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 900 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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- 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...
- Gilt
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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