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ANCIENT SHORES
by McDevitt, Jack
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, Number 108 of 1,300 copies signed by Jack McDevitt. Additionally signed by James Gunn, who wrote the introduction, and by illustrator Pat Morrissey. Discovering a ten-thousand-year-old sea ship buried on his North Dakota farm, Tom Lasker uncovers a portal to another world and captures the attention of many others, including the Sioux nation, which believes that the portal leads to Eden. Octavo. Full dark green leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, four raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.
Synopsis
Ancient Shores, published in 1996, is a science fiction novel written by Jack McDevitt. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1997.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71568
- Title
- ANCIENT SHORES
- Author
- McDevitt, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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...
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