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Ultimate World.
by Gernsback, Hugo
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Fallon, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Walker and Co.,, 1971.. First edition.. Hardcover.. Publishers cloth, minor shelf wear to edges, some rubbing, bit of bump to spine ends, two small ink initials at top of first blank, else still an excellent copy. Illustrated dust jacket, shelf wear to edges, tear at bottom front/spine corner, repaired, bit of chipping at head of spine, overall still very good in new protective mylar. Priced to go.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27477
- Title
- Ultimate World.
- Author
- Gernsback, Hugo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Walker and Co.,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1971.
- Size
- Hardcover.
Terms of Sale
Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
Biblio member since 2016
Fallon, Nevada
About Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
Early english printed books specializing in occult, science, religion and oddities. We also have a strong emphasis on modern first editions of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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