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Comet
by Sagan, Carl; Druyan, Ann
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394549082
- ISBN 13
- 9780394549088
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First edition, near fine oversized hardcover shows touch of rubbing to cover edges and bumping to cover corners, small faint stain at fore edge of front end paper and some other light trace wear, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows just a ligth bit of shelf wear including bit of wrinkling at bottom of front flap and top of front panel. 398 pages very nicely illustrated. Still a nice looking copy of this popualr work on comets from the author of Cosmos and others.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22796
- Title
- Comet
- Author
- Sagan, Carl; Druyan, Ann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394549082
- ISBN 13
- 9780394549088
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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