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The Hammer of God
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0575056169
- ISBN 13
- 9780575056169
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Book Club Associates / BCA, 1999. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book Club edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with touch of toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has some minor crimping and creasing to top edge. Overall near fine. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice book club copy of this title, usual Clarke excellence
Synopsis
The Hammer of God is a science fiction novel written by Arthur C. Clarke in 1993. It deals with an asteroid named Kali headed toward Earth. Captain Robert Singh of the spacecraft Goliath is sent to deflect it. Kali is discovered by Dr. Angus Miller, an amateur astronomer on the planet Mars.
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Details
- Seller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005145
- Title
- The Hammer of God
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0575056169
- ISBN 13
- 9780575056169
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates / BCA
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 224
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- City Stars General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 600 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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