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Soul Catcher.
by HERBERT, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,, 1972. First edition, first printing, signed by the author on the title page in marker pen, his printed name struck through. Signed copies of Herbert's sole non-science fiction novel are scarce. In this work, Herbert draws from his experiences immersing himself in Native American culture to create "a variation on one of the key Dune themes, of Western man inflicting himself upon his environment, failing to live in harmony with it" (Brian Herbert, p. 241). Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered and stamped with device in black, front cover with black vignette, endpapers green. With dust jacket. Small mark on fore edge and knock to bottom edge, contents clean; bright jacket with couple of nicks and single closed tear at foot of front flap fold, unclipped: a near-fine copy in like jacket. Currey, p. 239. Brian Herbert, Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert, 2003.
Synopsis
Soul Catcher (1972) is a novel by the science fiction writer Frank Herbert.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 166042
- Title
- Soul Catcher.
- Author
- HERBERT, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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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...
- Jacket
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- Fore Edge
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....
- G
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- Title Page
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