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RIVER RATS
by Stevermer, Caroline (also writes as C. J. Stevermer)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0152008950
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008956
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1992. Book. Illus. by Dennis Nolan;. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 214 pp. Personalized inscription by Caroline Stevermer on the title page. Quarter-bound in red cloth on black boards; gilt lettering on the spine; headband; endpaper maps. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. Dj art by Dennis Nolan..
Synopsis
A paddle wheeler cruises up the Mississippi, delivering mail and hosting an occasional concert. A scene straight out of the nineteenth century? Not quite. This Mississippi is a toxic brown river. And the paddle wheeler is run by the River Rats, a troop of orphans who survived the Flash--a nuclear holocaust. What were once huge cities are now plague-ridden ruins, haunted by gangs of savage children. And the concerts the Rats play are post-apocalyptic rock and roll, a music as rough and ragged as the musicians who perform it. When the Rats rescue a stranger from the river, suddenly all the troubles of the old world threaten to end their travels forever. “This adventure is too good to miss.”-- Booklist
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Details
- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231039
- Title
- RIVER RATS
- Author
- Stevermer, Caroline (also writes as C. J. Stevermer)
- Illustrator
- Dennis Nolan;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0152008950
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008956
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and World
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- sorcery and cecelia; speculative fiction; fantasy; future history; sf; future shock; time travel; space opera; sci-fi; exploration; aliens; invasion; first contact; thriller; new wave;
Terms of Sale
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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