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Dying of the Light
by George R.R. Martin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- Seller
-
Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Simon and Schuster, 1977. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Book club edition with gutter code, "I 20". One of the first novels published by the acclaimed author the high fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, the basis for the HBO series, A Game of Thrones. Jacket is protected in archival sleeve but with very faint shelf wear around the edges and are slightly rubbed. Boards are straight and clean with spine ends and board corners mildly worn. Binding is tight, spine is straight and all pages are clean and unmarked.
Synopsis
Dying of the Light is a 1977 science fiction novel by George R. R. Martin. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1978, and the British Fantasy Award in 1979.
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Details
- Seller
- Sparrow's Bookshop
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 08255
- Title
- Dying of the Light
- Author
- George R.R. Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1977
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sparrow's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2021
Denver, Colorado
About Sparrow's Bookshop
Sparrow's Bookshop is a Denver based vintage & rare bookstore specializing in hard-to-find items, unique titles and first editions. Member IOBA.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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