The Constant Travellers
by Basichis, Gordon Allen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399121099
- ISBN 13
- 9780399121098
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Ron Woletsky -- Front Cover. Dark red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dust wrapper, by Ron Woletsky, with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. A novel concerning "... one man's continuing search to unlock life's elusive mysteries." – from the front fault over panel blurb. Softening to the back strip edges with light dustiness of the top text edge. A few handling marks to the text block edges and end pages. Rubbing and chipping to the corners and to the top and bottom spine gutter edges. Grubby marks to the back panel and there is a little browning to the verso. There are also some creases to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9 - 340, [8] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ron Woletsky -- Front Cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0399121099. ISBN/EAN: 9780399121098. Inventory No: 0101867. . 9780399121098
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0101867
- Title
- The Constant Travellers
- Author
- Basichis, Gordon Allen
- Illustrator
- Ron Woletsky -- Front Cover
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399121099
- ISBN 13
- 9780399121098
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Science Fiction -- Novel, North American Indian Shamanism -- Novel, Ron Woletsky -- Cover Art Science Fiction & Fantasy; Ron Woletsky -- Front Cover Unbranded ISBN: 0399121099 EAN: 9780399121098 Basichis, Gordon Allen The Constant Travellers
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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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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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- Rubbing
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