Somewhere East of Life
by Brian Aldiss
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Flamingo; HarperCollins, 1994 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6" . None . A lovely first edition, first impression of the final novel in 'The Squire Quartet' by Brian Aldiss. The fourth and final volume in Brian Aldiss's popular series The Squire Quartet, following the political, professional, and private adventures of a group of linked people. A fictional portrait of Britain's history, set during the last years of the Cold War. The first edition, first impression of this work. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. Mostly known for his science fiction novels and short stories, Brian Aldiss is a popular English author, winner of two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear. The dust wrapper is lovely with minor shelf wear only, unclipped. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very clean with only a faint hint of age toning, a usual due to the type of paper used. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800A62
- Title
- Somewhere East of Life
- Author
- Brian Aldiss
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Flamingo; HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- brian aldiss first editions the squire quartet first editions
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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