Against A Dark Background
por Banks, Iain M
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1857230310
- ISBN 13
- 9781857230314
- Livreiro
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London : Orbit, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards clean, and sharp. Title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with light toning to edges. Feels nice in the hand, lightly read . Spine ends very gently bumped, Near fine condition. Jacket some light crimping to the edges, with a touch of sunning to spine, that does not detract. Jacket grades as near fine. 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. A nice and solid example of this first edition first printing title, by Iain M Banks, that looks smart on the shelf in the archival fitted cover. A genuine collector's copy. To browse the rest of our extensive Iain M Banks listings search using the keyword: Durdbanks
Sinopse
Against a Dark Background is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1993. It was his first science fiction novel not to be based or set in the Culture, although technically it may be within the same universe and setting.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 007563
- Título
- Against A Dark Background
- Autor
- Banks, Iain M
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1857230310
- ISBN 13
- 9781857230314
- Editorial
- Orbit
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1993
- Páginas
- 488
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Palavras-chave
- wasp factory culture Durdbanks General
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 1100 g
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Membro de Biblio desde 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
Sobre 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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- Gilt
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