The Gates of Creation
by Philip José Farmer
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0932096085
- ISBN 13
- 9780932096081
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Huntington Woods: Phantasia Press, 1981. Very Good/Very Good. Huntington Woods: Phantasia Press, 1981. Limited Revised Edition of 1000 copies -- 250 were signed and slipcased, with this being one of 750 unsigned trade editions.
Octavo; [ii], 192pp. Illustrated dust jacket with Trade and Special Edition prices intact; book in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket is bright and crisp with very faint rubbing along top edge, but no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are sturdy, with a bit of dulling to spine lettering and a very faint outward bow at fore-edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Revised and first US hardback edition of the second book of Farmer's World of Tiers series, first published as an Ace paperback in 1966.
Octavo; [ii], 192pp. Illustrated dust jacket with Trade and Special Edition prices intact; book in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket is bright and crisp with very faint rubbing along top edge, but no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are sturdy, with a bit of dulling to spine lettering and a very faint outward bow at fore-edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Revised and first US hardback edition of the second book of Farmer's World of Tiers series, first published as an Ace paperback in 1966.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9919
- Title
- The Gates of Creation
- Author
- Philip José Farmer
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0932096085
- ISBN 13
- 9780932096081
- Publisher
- Phantasia Press
- Place of Publication
- Huntington Woods
- Date Published
- 1981
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...