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It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy
by Laumer, Keith
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0234773286
- ISBN 13
- 9780234773284
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Dobson, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Sharp spine ends, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with white edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished, except that a previous owner has notated the page numbers in neat biro for each of the stories on the title page that lists the titles. Feels very carefully read. Fine condition. Jacket likewise fine, lovely glossy and straight. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. An uncommon title, a collection of five Laumer short stories. Contains The Body Builders, The Planet Wreckers, The Star-Sent Knaves, The War With The Yukks and Goobereality, in beautiful condition. Very much a superior collectors copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007434
- Title
- It's A Mad, Mad, Mad Galaxy
- Author
- Laumer, Keith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0234773286
- ISBN 13
- 9780234773284
- Publisher
- Dobson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 496
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 2100 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. All books, where possible, are sent by signed and tracked services and our postage prices reflect this. We cannot normally send to overseas PO Box addresses. Purchasers may need to provide a phone number for heavier or valuable items as per our courier requirements. We only use airmail for overseas orders, we will not use surface mail.
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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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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