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Drowned World (SFBC 82)
by Ballard, J. G
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Science Fiction Book Club, 1964. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book Club edition first printing. Hardback book is tight and clean with a little lean. Boards sharp and clean. Text block clean, with moderate light toning to the edges, the top edge has a little dustiness. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Sharp spine ends. Near fine condition. Jacket is very tidy, with only some very light marking to the white of the panels. Overall a near fine copy. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. An attractive copy of this SFBC title, No. 82, that looks great on the shelf in the fitted archival cover, a better copy than usually found.
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Details
- Seller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 007909
- Title
- Drowned World (SFBC 82)
- Author
- Ballard, J. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Science Fiction Book Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 224
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 1.54 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About 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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- 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....
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
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