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Earthclan
by Brin, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 156865037X
- ISBN 13
- 9781568650371
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1987. First Edition Thus. Hardcover in blue paper boards and black buckram spine. Near Fine/Near Fine. A thick book containing two novels - "Startide Rising" and "The Uplift War". Very well-preserved book is square and tight. Pages are bright and unmarked throughout. Dust jacket is also near fine with just some light rubbing on corners. Sticker shadow on the rear of the DJ.
Ships with a new Brodart cover.
Ships with a new Brodart cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Librariana Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 782
- Title
- Earthclan
- Author
- Brin, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in blue paper boards and black buckram spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 156865037X
- ISBN 13
- 9781568650371
- Publisher
- Nelson Doubleday, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BOOKS;
Terms of Sale
Librariana Fine Books
- Any item may be returned within 10 days for any reason. Items should be return shipped insured and with prior notice at the owner's expense. It must arrive in the same condition as originally shipped.
- All items have Mylar protection on the dust jacket or are presented in sleeves whenever possible.
About the Seller
Librariana Fine Books
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Librariana Fine Books
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Our mission is to help individuals, families and organizations furnish their bookspaces in a way that reflects their personality and values.
Beginning with fine books, and extending to other "librariana" - art, antiques and collectibles that make a space a library. We also repair books, and consult with home owners, organizations and bookstore owners looking to make their bookspaces into purposeful sanctuaries.
Whether your bookspace is a corner shelf in a bedroom, or a grand corporate space for meetings and work, Librariana can help "improve your library".
Glossary
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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"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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