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COUNTER-CLOCK WORLD
by Dick, Philip K
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0839824858
- ISBN 13
- 9780839824855
- Seller
-
Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. First edition thus, first printing . Hardcover. Fine. First US hardcover edition. New introduction by David G. Hartwell. Text offset from the 1967 Berkley edition. Gregg Press published mainly for the library trade so relatively few copies were offered for sale retail. Bound in original dark green buckram. A few light spots of foxing along the top edge of the text block, else fine, issued without dust cover.
Synopsis
Counter-Clock World is a 1967 science fiction novel by author Philip K. Dick. It was expanded from his short story Your Appointment Will Be Yesterday, first published in the August 1966 edition of Amazing Stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 050576
- Title
- COUNTER-CLOCK WORLD
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0839824858
- ISBN 13
- 9780839824855
- Publisher
- Gregg Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- First edition, science ficition, PKD, Philip K. Dick.
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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