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THE TOWER AND THE HIVE
by Anne McCaffrey
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 039914501X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399145018
- Seller
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Chamblee, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
US: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Signed. First Edition, First Printing. Quarter purple paper over blue paper-covered boards with blue stamped particulars to spine; debossed crescent to front board. Pages are clean and unmarked. Text block is clean. Boards are clean and bright with rubbing and bumping to ends of spine. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is bright with curling and creasing to corners and ends of spine; moderate creasing and closed tears to lower edge of front cover; circular "signed copy" sticker to front cover.
Synopsis
Anne McCaffrey is the author of Freedom's Landing , Freedom's Choice , and Freedom's Challenge . In 1999 she received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, given by the American Library Association, for lifetime achievement. One of science fiction's most beloved writers, Anne lives in Ireland.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64220
- Title
- THE TOWER AND THE HIVE
- Author
- Anne McCaffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039914501X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399145018
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
Welcome to Atlanta Vintage Books, serving book lovers locally and worldwide for over 30 years. Our 5,000 square foot book store houses over 70,000 vintage, rare and out of print books. You'll be greeted with a smile when you enter but left alone as you browse. Our staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Special orders are happily accommodated, as hard-to-find and out-of-print editions are a specialty. Our store is light and airy with plate glass windows letting in plenty of natural light and wonderfully decorated with antique display cases, old barrister bookcases, and wood book shelves. The wide aisles and scattered seating make browsing a joy. You'll wonder where the time went.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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