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Jizzle
por John Wyndham
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Dennis Dobson, 1954. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 5". None. An eye-catching first edition of this collection of science fiction works by English author John Wyndham. An uncommon first edition of this work, in original publisher's cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. This collection of short stories by John Wyndham gets its namesake from the first story in the collection; Jizzle. This particular story follows a monkey named Jizzle, a mispronunciation of Giselle, who has an incredible, if slightly unusual talent of drawing portraits. There are fourteen other short stories in this work, including Affair of the Heat, Heaven Scent and Technical Slip. John Wyndham was an English writer of science fiction whose novels were often set using classical English surroundings or characters, to imply that the plots were plausible and could happen in our society, despite the unusual plots. With a library stamp of The Times Library to the rear paste down. In original publisher's cloth binding with a clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with minor shelf wear only. Light marks to the boards and fading to the head of the spine. Offsetting and the odd mark to endpapers. The Times Library stamp to the rear endpaper. Dust wrapper in good condition, with chipping to the extremities and the odd closed tear. Loss to the wrap at the head of the spine. The odd spot to the reverse of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with some offsetting to the half title. Very Good Indeed
Avaliações
Em Jun 22 2015, um leitor disse:
This book was a delight when I was a student back in 1962, and Wyndham's tales of lonely dragons and strangely talented monkeys stand the test of time. His characters are lively, his clever use of dialects puts the reader on the scene, and the stories always have a twist at the end. I recommend this book to lovers of the slightly surreal.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 872Q6
- Título
- Jizzle
- Autor
- John Wyndham
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Dennis Dobson
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1954
- Dimensão
- 8" by 5"
- Palavras-chave
- science fiction short stories john wyndham short stories
Termos da venda
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossário
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
