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To Your Scattered Bodies Go
by Farmer, Phillip Jose
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Berkley Medallion, 1971. The first volume of Farmer's acclaimed "Riverworld " series; somewhat uncommon in decent condition This is a Fine copy of the Book Club Edition, which can serve as a reasonable place-holder until one can afford the First Edition. Red paper-covered boards with black lettering on the spine. Clean and fresh text; 217 pages. The dustjacket is Very Good (Plus): unclipped, with light edgewear, some creasing and a closed tear. In an archival plastic protector.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971) is a science fiction novel and the first book in the Riverworld series of books by Philip José Farmer. It won a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1972 at the 30th Worldcon. The title is derived from the 7th of the "Holy Sonnets" by English poet John Donne: At the round earth's imagin'd corners, blowYour trumpets, angels, and arise, ariseFrom death, you numberless infinitiesOf souls, and to your scattered bodies go.
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Details
- Seller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001105
- Title
- To Your Scattered Bodies Go
- Author
- Farmer, Phillip Jose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- Berkley Medallion
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
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