THE WASP FACTORY
by Banks, Iain
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1984. First Edition. The Scottish author's first published novel, narrated by a psychopathic teenager living on a remote Scottish island. "Sixteen-year-old Francis Cauldhame contemplates ritual animal and insect sacrifice, casual murder and family secrets as he waits for the cataclysmic return of his older brother, an escaped lunatic" (Barron, Horror Literature: A Reader's Guide 4-19). First Impression. Octavo (22.25cm); brown cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-184pp. Light wear to spine ends, upper corners gently tapped (though still sharp), with some rough erasure to upper front endpaper; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £7.95 net), with mild external wear, and eleven faint patches of tape residue (not actual tape) on verso; Very Good+ or better.
Synopsis
The Wasp Factory was the first novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks. It was published in 1984.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5408
- Title
- THE WASP FACTORY
- Author
- Banks, Iain
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...