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by Banks, Iain M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671036688
- ISBN 13
- 9780671036683
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition First printing. USA first edition.Book is tight and square. Boards generally sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Bump front board lower corner, and minor bumping to head and foot of spine, Hint of toning to top edge of text block, small remainder mark to lower edge. Near fine condition. Jacket some very light handling marks, and minor crimping to rear jacket top edge. Very nice example. Overall near fine. Looks very nice in the removable archival cover. This Copy Is Not Exlib, Not Priced Clipped And Has No Inscriptions. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A nice collectible example of this USA first edition first printing book, by Banks. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks
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Details
- Seller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000553
- Title
- Inversions
- Author
- Banks, Iain M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0671036688
- ISBN 13
- 9780671036683
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 343
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Culture wasp factory Durdbanks General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 850 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. All books, where possible, are sent by signed and tracked services and our postage prices reflect this. We cannot normally send to overseas PO Box addresses. Purchasers may need to provide a phone number for heavier or valuable items as per our courier requirements. We only use airmail for overseas orders, we will not use surface mail.
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.
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- Remainder Mark
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- Spine
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