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The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe
by Adams, Douglas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Book Club Associates, 1981. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mike Litherland Cover. Book Club Associates, London, by arrangement with Arthur Barker. With Mike Litherland artwork on dust jacket. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, and white, except for toning to top edge. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Minor bump to foot of spine, near fine condition. Jacket fine, clean and straight with no marks or issues. 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 worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely BCA example of this collectible title. A nice collectors copy.
Synopsis
Douglas Adams was born in 1952 and educated at Cambridge. He was the author of five books in the Hitchhiker’s Trilogy, including The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ; Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ; and Mostly Harmless . His other works include Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency ; The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul ; The Meaning of Liff and The Deeper Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd); and Last Chance to See (with Mark Carwardine). His last book was the bestselling collection, The Salmon of Doubt , published posthumously in May 2002. You can find more about Douglas Adam's life and works at douglasadams.com. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Seller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005131
- Title
- The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe
- Author
- Adams, Douglas
- Illustrator
- Mike Litherland Cover
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Book Club Associates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 187
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.10 lbs
- Keywords
- Thhgttg General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Book Club Edition
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- Tight
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- Text Block
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Crisp
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