Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Bob Fowke -- Cover Art. Very pale green boards with gilt coloured titles to the spine. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the top to book corners. Dust marks to the paper edges. A few handling marks to the endpapers. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Bob Fowke, with red and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and spine. Bumping to the top dustwrapper corners and rubbing to the lower and there are a few chips to the top paper edges. There is a stain to the top back dustwrapper panel, top edge,? ink. Dustwrapper is our little rubbed and faded as well. A race of aliens from the planet Annulus have set up the colony on earth. The colony is on the verge of failing. A relief ship from the home planet has arrived but even that is no guarantee of the colony's ultimate success. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 188 pages, last blank.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Bob Fowke -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Adolescent; Children. ISBN: 0192714414. ISBN/EAN: 9780192714411. Inventory No: 0102606. . 9780192714411

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0102606
Title: King Creature, Come
Author: Townsend, John Rowe
Illustrator: Bob Fowke -- Cover Art
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0192714414
ISBN 13: 9780192714411
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Place of Publication: Oxford
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: BZDB2 Children's Fantasy, Alien Colonisation of Earth, Adolescent Reading Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction -- Adolescent; Children. Bob Fowke -- Cover Art Unbranded ISBN: 0192714414 EAN: 9780192714411 Townsend, John Rowe King Creature, Come
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction -- Adolescent;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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