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THE THIRST QUENCHERS
by Raphael, Rick
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG++/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1968* Publisher: Panther S.F.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers showing a solarised psychedelic pattern. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal age & shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Is in clear polythene protective cover. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Text clean, crisp & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, some very light paper colouration throughout especially to page margins and edges. Some tape marks to inside of covers. VG+* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 142 pp. text. ii pp. advertisements at rear.* Product Description: Four short stories:- The Thirst Queries, Guttersnipe, The Mailman Cometh, Odd Man In. The Thirst Quenchers and Guttersnipe: The drama, agony and challenge of an overpopulated world where water (supplies rapidly dwindling) is more precious than gold? The Mailman Cometh: Two young operators in the Galactic Postal Service dream nostalgically of the girls they?ve left behind ? until a beautiful redhead emerges with space-ship trouble? Odd Man In: How an anachronistic old cattle-rancher struggles to maintain his freedom in the regulated new world?* This is a VG+ text copy of the 1st./1st. with minimal shelf wear & some slight age to contents.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3307
- Title
- THE THIRST QUENCHERS
- Author
- Raphael, Rick
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG++/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
- Publisher
- Panther
- Place of Publication
- London UK. 144
- Date Published
- 1968-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Bumps
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
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