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A Spectre Is Haunting Texas
by Leiber, Fritz
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Book Club, London, 1970. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Poor. Illustrator: Terry James -- Cover Art. 246 pages, last blank. 1/4 black spine boards with gilt writing and 3/4 grey and black mottled boards. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the top book corners. Illustrated dust wrapper, by Terry James, with white writing on the front panel and spine. A science fiction novel from the 1960s. Shelfwear to the lower book edges. Foxing to the top paper edge and very light browning to the other paper edges. The spine is very slightly cocked. Rubbing and chipping to the dust wrapper corners. There is some chipping to the top and bottom spine edges. The dust wrapper panels and edges have been very heavily rubbed. On the verso of the dust wrapper has some splits to the dust wrapper edges, and have been repaired with tape, tape still in situ. There is staining which runs the full length of the spine and there are few foxing spots to the verso of the dust wrapper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Terry James -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0104532. .
Synopsis
A Spectre is Haunting Texas is a science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber, first published as a novel in 1969. It was originally published as a three-part serial in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1968.
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Details
- Seller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0104532
- Title
- A Spectre Is Haunting Texas
- Author
- Leiber, Fritz
- Illustrator
- Terry James -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- BZDB2 science fiction -- 1960s, Science Fiction Book Club -- 164 Science Fiction & Fantasy; Terry James -- Cover Art Unbranded Leiber, Fritz A Spectre Is Haunting Texas
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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....
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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