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Knees Up Mother Earth
by Rankin, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0575073152
- ISBN 13
- 9780575073159
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gollancz, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Feels lightly read. Minor bump to head and foot of spine, Light toning to text block edges, Near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping to edges, looks nice in archival cover. 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 quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid example of this collectible first edition first printing book.To browse the rest of our extensive Robert Rankin listings search using the keyword: Durdrank
Synopsis
Knees Up Mother Earth is the seventh book by Robert Rankin in the Brentford Trilogy, as well as the second book in the The Witches of Chiswick Trilogy. The plot centers on the efforts of Jim Pooley and John Omalley to save Brentford F.C. 's football ground from demolition as part of a satanic conspiracy to awake the serpent from the Garden of Eden.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005173
- Title
- Knees Up Mother Earth
- Author
- Rankin, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0575073152
- ISBN 13
- 9780575073159
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 376
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Brentford Brighton Durdrank General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
- X weight
- 900 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.
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