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Rite of Passage
by Panshin, Alexei
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Item Price
£10.45£6.27
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Ace Books, 1968. A nice copy of this fine Nebula award winner. Interiors are tightly bound and lightly tanned. Soft cover wraps show rubbing and chipping. Spine is lightly creased. A solid copy and a great read.. First Edition - First Printing. Vintage Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Leo & Diane Dillon - Cover Art. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
Rite of Passage is a science fiction novel by Alexei Panshin. Published in 1968, this novel about a Shipboard teenager's coming of age won that year's Nebula Award. It was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1969.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookmarc Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015768
- Title
- Rite of Passage
- Author
- Panshin, Alexei
- Illustrator
- Leo & Diane Dillon - Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition - First Printing
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Award Winner; Science Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookmarc Books
Biblio member since 2011
Campbell River, British Columbia
About Bookmarc Books
We are a small independent, carbon-neutral bookroom located in Campbell River, BC. Open to the public by appointment only, we specialize in Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Weird Fiction. Throw in some Occult options and we think we've got a nice assortment, but by all means, have a look for yourself. If you need more info or a scan, just let us know.If you are a local or are visiting the Campbell River area, you can always pick your book up in person...at an agreed upon time, please. We also feature Free Local Delivery!
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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