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To Your Scattered Bodies Go
by Farmer, Philip Jose
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First edition, near fine hardcover shows just a touch of wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a tiny scotch tape mend at spine head area of jacket reverse and edgewear that includes tiny tears, wrinkling, rubbing and inch by inch or so open chip at spine head. 221 pages. Solid copy in jacket of this 1972 Hugo award winner.
Synopsis
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971) is a science fiction novel and the first book in the Riverworld series of books by Philip José Farmer. It won a Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1972 at the 30th Worldcon. The title is derived from the 7th of the "Holy Sonnets" by English poet John Donne: At the round earth's imagin'd corners, blowYour trumpets, angels, and arise, ariseFrom death, you numberless infinitiesOf souls, and to your scattered bodies go.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31871
- Title
- To Your Scattered Bodies Go
- Author
- Farmer, Philip Jose
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books ; Used Books;
Terms of Sale
Barker Books & Vintage
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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