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The Year of the Comet
by Christopher, John (pseudonym of Christopher Samuel Youd)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0722123035
- ISBN 13
- 9780722123034
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Sphere Books, London, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Colour illustrated paperback binding with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. The Author's first book, of a time when businesses run the world. Minor rubbing of the book edges and panels. Some fading to the back strip with light tanning of the text block edges and pages. A previous owner has placed three digit number to the top left hand corner of the verso of the front panel and to the top right hand corner of the half title page. first publication by this publisher. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 256 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0722123035. ISBN/EAN: 9780722123034. Inventory No: 0287429. . 9780722123034
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0287429
- Title
- The Year of the Comet
- Author
- Christopher, John (pseudonym of Christopher Samuel Youd)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0722123035
- ISBN 13
- 9780722123034
- Publisher
- Sphere Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Science fiction, dystopian future, megacompanies Science Fiction & Fantasy; Unbranded ISBN: 0722123035 EAN: 9780722123034 Christopher, John (pseudonym of Christopher Samuel Youd) The Year of the Comet
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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