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Universe Four
by Various. Edited By Terry Carr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0234720557
- ISBN 13
- 9780234720554
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dennis Dobson, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Universe Four Anthology edited by Terry Carr. First edition first printings. Hardback book is clean, tight and square. Boards sharp and very clean. Very light bumps to the spine ends. Some very light dust marks to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Previous booksellers pencil price to FEP. Feels carefully read and tight. Near fine condition. Jacket has edge wear and rubs to corners, there is a 25mm tear to top edge of front panel, and a 10 mm tear to the head of the rear panel. The spine is slightly faded. Jacket grades very good. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A tidy copy of the fourth in this highly regarded anthology series, featuring eight new stories by a great array of 70's authors, including Vance, Silverberg, Panshin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006643
- Title
- Universe Four
- Author
- Various. Edited By Terry Carr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0234720557
- ISBN 13
- 9780234720554
- Publisher
- Dennis Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 245
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 1200 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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