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Visions of Space
by Hardy, David A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1850280983
- ISBN 13
- 9781850280989
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Guild Publishing / Paper Tiger, 1989. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book Club edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Bumped to head and foot of spine, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has some minor creasing to edges. Rubs to the corners and joint ends. Light handling marks to the gloss. Jacket very good. 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. Please note : this book is very heavy (1250g) overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. A solid example of this great large format title, featuring many colour artworks by some of the great names of Space Art, with mini biographies, all chosen by Dave Hardy one of the very best artists in this fine art field. Despite the rubs to corners the book looks great on the shelf in the archival cover.
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Details
- Seller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005412
- Title
- Visions of Space
- Author
- Hardy, David A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1850280983
- ISBN 13
- 9781850280989
- Publisher
- Guild Publishing / Paper Tiger
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 176
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- General, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- SF Art and Art Illustrated Books;
- X weight
- 0 g
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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