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The Genocides
by Thomas M. Disch
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£425.00£382.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Ronald Whiting and Wheaton, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". Penny Carey. A scarce copy of Disch's first novel, being a truly powerful work of science fiction. First English edition. With the original illustrated dustwrapper by Penny Carey. In original cloth covered binding with original illustrated unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, cloth is generally smart, though with the spine very slightly cocked. Dustwrapper is smart, with only some light chipping, and minor sunning to the rear. Internally, firmly bound and bright, with instances of light scattered foxing. Near Fine
Synopsis
Thomas Disch lives in New York City.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD11-F-17
- Title
- The Genocides
- Author
- Thomas M. Disch
- Illustrator
- Penny Carey
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ronald Whiting and Wheaton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- disch penny carey science fiction the devil's novice penny carey
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
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