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Vacuum Flowers
by Swanwick, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 087795870X
- ISBN 13
- 9780877958703
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Arbor House, New York, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards). Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Rich O'Donnell  Cover Art. 1/4 black coloured back strip with yellow coloured titles. 3/4 navy blue coloured boards. Colour illustrated dustwrapper, by Richard O'Donnell, yellow coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. An early example of cyberpunk, where a personality of a woman, Rebel Elizabeth Mudlark, escapes the corporation who owns the recording by taking over a another person who rents herself out temporarily for testing of wetware. This is the story of her adventures throughout the solar system. Rubbing of the lower book edges and of the top corners; slight softening of the back strip. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Previous book seller's rubber stamp to the lower edge of the free front end page and a previous owner has covered their details with "whiteout". A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with sunning of the back strip and rear panel. Some marks to the rear panel. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 248 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Rich O'Donnell  Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 087795870X. ISBN/EAN: 9780877958703. Inventory No: 0290219. . 9780877958703
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0290219
- Title
- Vacuum Flowers
- Author
- Swanwick, Michael
- Illustrator
- Rich O'Donnell  Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Boards 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 087795870X
- ISBN 13
- 9780877958703
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Science fiction, artificial memory, interplanetary travel, adventure, Cyberpunk Science Fiction & Fantasy; Rich O'Donnell  Cover Art Unbranded ISBN: 087795870X EAN: 9780877958703 Swanwick, Michael Vacuum Flowers
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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
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- Dustwrapper
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- Text Block
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...