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Against A Dark Background
de Banks, Iain M
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1857230310
- ISBN 13
- 9781857230314
- Librería
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
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 and clean with a very slight lean. The Boards are clean, and very sharp. Title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with a hint of light toning to edges. Previous owners neat name and date to top corner of half title page. Feels nice in the hand, lightly read . Sharp spine ends. Near fine condition. Jacket has a 2mm rub to the top fore-edge corner, else very glossy and unmarked, overall a near fine book. 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 great 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
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 007598
- Título
- Against A Dark Background
- Autor
- Banks, Iain M
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1857230310
- ISBN 13
- 9781857230314
- Editorial
- Orbit
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1993
- Páginas
- 488
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palabras clave
- wasp factory culture Durdbanks General
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 1100 g
Términos de venta
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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Sobre el vendedor
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Miembro 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
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
