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The Years of Rice and Salt
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0002246791
- ISBN 13
- 9780002246798
- Seller
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Cheverie, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
A fine first UK Edition/First Printing with the complete number line in a near fine dust jacket, no remainder marks, good straight tight bindings. Full number line to one. Two small tears to dust jacket flaps shown in pictures. A very nice copy, signed by the author on the title page.
Synopsis
The Years of Rice and Salt ([[2002) is an [[alternate history (fiction)|alternate history [[novel with major [[Buddhist and [[Islamic religious elements written by [[science fiction author [[Kim Stanley Robinson, a thought experiment about a world in which neither [[Christianity nor the [[European cultures based on it achieve lasting impact on world history. It won the [[Locus Award for [[Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel|Best Science Fiction Novel in 2003.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6116
- Title
- The Years of Rice and Salt
- Author
- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0002246791
- ISBN 13
- 9780002246798
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
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