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Pile: Petals from St Klaed's Computer
by Aldiss, Brian; Wilks, Mike
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Issued Without Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 022401739X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017398
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Jonathan Cape, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mike Wilks. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Illustrated glossy boards clean and sharp, with handling marks to the gloss, light scratch to lower board. Small rubs to the top fore edge and joint corners. Text block clean, with a few light spots to both FEPs and pastedowns.The pages are clean. Previous books sellers pencil price to half title page. Previous owners bookplate to front pastedown. Feels gently read. very good condition. No Jacket as issued. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible first edition first printing title, text by Brian Aldiss, images by Mike Wilks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005389
- Title
- Pile: Petals from St Klaed's Computer
- Author
- Aldiss, Brian; Wilks, Mike
- Illustrator
- Mike Wilks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 022401739X
- ISBN 13
- 9780224017398
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 36
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History & Photography;
- 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.
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