London: Faber & Faber, 1965 G/VG-. 12mo. original scarlet cloth gilt (ex-library with tape marks, rsm etc. to outer leaves, cloth slightly rubbed, spine canted, some general spotting, thumbing and staining) in dustwrapper priced 18s net (rubbed & a little frayed, slight chipping at spine ends, a little marked); pp. 198 (last blank). A reading copy. The fourth book in the 'Cities in Flight' series.. Second Impression. Hard Cover. G/VG-.

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Seller: Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
Seller's Inventory #: 026588
Title: A Clash of Cymbals [Cities in Flight 4]
Author: Blish, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - G
Jacket Condition: VG-
Edition: Second Impression
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: James Blish Clash of Cymbals Cities in flight Science Fiction

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Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....