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Motherlines
by Charnas, Suzy McKee
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0399121706
- ISBN 13
- 9780399121708
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Berkley Publishing Corporation, New York, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Fair. Illustrator: Jerry Cosgrove -- Front Cover. 376pp., last 3 blank. Beige coloured cloth with gilt writing on the spine. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and there is staining to the extreme edges of the spine as well. Dust marks another marks to the top paper edge and there are some grubby marks to the lower paper edge. Illustrated dust wrapper, by Jerry Cosgrove, with red and black writing in front panel and spine. Chipping to the dust at the corners, and the lower right-hand corner has been repaired with tape (tape still in situ). There is tape as well to the full-length of the top dust wrapper edge and half of the lower dust wrapper edge, again tape still in situ. The tape has started to discolour. There are various creases and rubbings to the dust wrapper as well. Dust wrapper is somewhat "loose" around the book. The front fold over is creased and price clipped, on the top right-hand corner. The sequel to "Walk to the End of the World". In this book the author "moves to another geographic location in the same future world and chronicles the adventures of Alldera, the escape slave, among the plain-dwelling women of the motherline tribes.". This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Jerry Cosgrove -- Front Cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Gender Studies; ISBN: 0399121706. ISBN/EAN: 9780399121708. Inventory No: 0101924. . 9780399121708
Synopsis
Suzy McKee Charnas is the Nebula Award-winning author of twelve science fiction and fantasy novels.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0101924
- Title
- Motherlines
- Author
- Charnas, Suzy McKee
- Illustrator
- Jerry Cosgrove -- Front Cover
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399121706
- ISBN 13
- 9780399121708
- Publisher
- Berkley Publishing Corporation
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Post Nuclear World -- Novel, Science Fiction -- Novel, Jerry Cosgrove -- Front Cover Science Fiction & Fantasy; Gender Studies; Jerry Cosgrove -- Front Cover Unbranded ISBN: 0399121706 EAN: 9780399121708 Charnas, Suzy McKee Motherlines
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gender Studies;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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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