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Threshold.
by LE GUIN, Ursula K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd,, 1980. First edition, first impression, inscribed on the title page to the Australian science fiction writer "To John Baxter, Ursula K. Le Guin". The recipient John Baxter was also a science fiction novelist, alongside publishing many non-fiction works on science fiction in film, in a writing career spanning over half a century. Loosely inserted is a press cutting from a winter 1980 issue, reviewing this book. Octavo. Original green boards, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Corners a trifle bumped, the binding otherwise sharp, internally crisp. A fine copy in near-fine jacket, price-clipped, unfaded.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 147784
- Title
- Threshold.
- Author
- LE GUIN, Ursula K
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Victor Gollancz Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1980
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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