The Left Hand of Darkness
by Leguin, Ursula K. & Leo & Diane Dillon (Illust)
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ace Books. Very Good. 1969. First Edition; Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Ace #47800; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 286 pages; 1969 Ace Books #47800. Mass market paperback in glossy covers illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon and with 95 cent cover price. While this example Is frequently marketed as the 1st printing, it is presumably the 2nd paperback printing. While it shares the ACE Book # and cover price with the true 1st, the presence of the Hugo and Nebula Award printed to the cover differs from the 1st and suggests that this printing was reissued with same number and price following the Waker hardcover edition, likely in late 1969 or early 1970. Snugly bound and clean with flat uncreased spine. Publisher's peach colored edge stain solid and uniform. Light shelf bump top front corner with resulting mild stress creasing top corner tips of covers and page stock. Mild shelf rubbing over the spine edges. Moderate but heavier than usual toning in the gutters of the endpages front and rear. Page stock generally bright. Presumably the 3rd overall printing and the 2nd printing of the paperback original edition. About VG .
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52679
- Title
- The Left Hand of Darkness
- Author
- Leguin, Ursula K. & Leo & Diane Dillon (Illust)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ace Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- 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....