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BABEL-17
by Delany, Samuel R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very good copy, offsetting and spotting to end papers, soiling and spotting to top edge and fore edge in a very good dust jack
- Seller
-
Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. First edition. A very good copy, offsetting and spotting to end papers, soiling and spotting to top edge and fore edge in a very good dust jacket, shelf wear, mild loss to corners, heel of spine panel, small chip at head of spine panel, mild soiling to yellow background of jacket, some closed tears to rear panel. (8957). Octavo, boards. Co-winner of the 1966 Nebula award for best novel. "Clever, colorful, and highly original..." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-126.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8957
- Title
- BABEL-17
- Author
- Delany, Samuel R
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good copy, offsetting and spotting to end papers, soiling and spotting to top edge and fore edge in a very good dust jack
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- SF . SF Award
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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