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Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars (3 vols 1st/1st)
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0246138815
- ISBN 13
- 9780246138811
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Harper Collins, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printings. Three volume set in the Mars trilogy. Hardback books are all tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text blocks clean. Red Mars has white edges, Blue Mars, as is common has light toning to edges, also binding slightly stressed at half title page. Green Mars has light toning, a couple of light bumps to the board edges, and a gift inscription to the front pastedown that is mostly hidden by the front flap. All volumes feel lightly read, with a little bowing at head of spine due to weight and size of text block. Books grade near fine. Jackets have bold colours to the panels and straight and clean with a little crimping to the edges and head of the spines. Red Mars has two score marks to the front panel and one to the spine, which in the fitted archival cover are virtually invisible. Green Mars jacket is price clipped. Blue Mars has a touch of sunning to the spine. Jackets grade very good. These books are fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. Please note : this set of books are very heavy (3500g) overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. For UK customers this set of books will be delivered by courier. A very good and very solid set of this collectible trilogy, which in the fitted archival covers look great on the shelf. A super addition to a collector's SF shelves.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007651
- Title
- Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars (3 vols 1st/1st)
- Author
- Robinson, Kim Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0246138815
- ISBN 13
- 9780246138811
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 501
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- martians General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 0 g
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- Price Clipped
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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